Thousands of residents of a village in Gujarat’s Bharuch district had their drinking water supply cut for nearly four days, allegedly following the panchayat election loss of a BJP candidate whose father heads the committee that controls the water supply. The district police on Saturday arrested Khalid Malek and his son Shakil Malek, a local BJP leader who was defeated in the Jambusar Taluka Panchayat election from Kavi-2 (Dehgam) seat. Both were later released on bail. The water supply to Dehgam village, which has a population of nearly 10,000, was cut on April 28, the day the results of the April 26 elections to local self-government bodies in Gujarat were announced. The supply was restored after police intervention on Friday evening. The elections saw the BJP winning a majority of the self-governing bodies across Bihar, and in the 22-seat Jambusar taluka panchayat, the BJP returned to power by winning 14 seats. The Congress won six seats, while AAP and an Independent won one each.…