Trends from 181 seats in the state, gave the BJP a lead in over a 100 seats while the Congress was following with 69. The simple majority mark in the 182-member Assembly is 92.
India News: Gujarat’s countryside was painted saffron on Tuesday as BJP captured all 31 district panchayats, the majority of the 81 municipalities and over 200 of
Gujarat municipal election results 2021 live: BJP sweeps civic polls; setback for Congress as AAP makes inroads
Gujarat municipal election results 2021 live: BJP sweeps civic polls; setback for Congress as AAP makes inroads
The Bharatiya Janata Party is set to retain power in all six municipal corporations of Gujarat, winning at least 483 of the total 576 seats. The Congress has won 55, AAP 27, BSP three, AIMIM seven while one seat has been won by an independent candidate. Stay with TOI for the latest updates.
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Feb 23, 2021, 22:28:29 IST
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22:20 (IST) Feb 23
Result of all seats except one seat in Ahmedabad declared. In all, BJP wins 483 seats; Congress: 55; AAP: 27; BSP: 3; AIMIM: 7 and Independent: 1
NEW DELHI: The BJP is set to retain power in all six municipal corporations of Gujarat, winning at least 449 of the total 576 seats till Tuesday evening. Counting is still under way in a few constituencies.
The result will come as a shot in the arm for the saffron party, which suffered a sound defeat at the hands of the Congress in the recent Punjab civic polls. Grand victory
With the BJP headed for a landslide, Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the victory as very special and said it is noteworthy for a party that has been serving in a state for over two decades to record such a phenomenal win.