Gujarat Panchayat Election Results 2021 updates: BJP reigns supreme, AAP impresses again
India
Updated: Tuesday, March 2, 2021, 23:09 [IST]
Ahmedabad, Mar 02: The ruling BJP recorded a massive victory in the local body polls in Gujarat on Tuesday by winning clear majority in all 31 district panchayats as well as in 196 out of 231 taluka panchayats and 74 out of 81 municipalities.
The Congress, the main opposition party in the state, won a clear majority in only one municipality and 18 taluka panchayats, while AIMIM and AAP also made their presence felt. Newest First Oldest First
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The results (local body elections) are contrary to our expectations. We accept the public mandate. I accept defeat as the party president here. We will continue to work for the people: Gujarat Congress leader Amit Chavda
Gujarat Panchayat Election Results 2021: State Cong chief, opposition leader quit
India
Updated: Tuesday, March 2, 2021, 20:05 [IST]
Ahmedabad, Mar 02: In view of the Congress debacle in the elections to local bodies in Gujarat, state unit president Amit Chavda and Leader of Opposition Paresh Dhanani resigned from their posts on Tuesday.
Gujarat unit president Amit Chavda
Chavda said people had raised doubts about EVMs and all these things should be probed.
A party spokesperson said it was now up to the top brass of the Congress to decide the future course of action. Taking the responsibility of the election results as state Congress chief, I have submitted my resignation to party president Sonia Gandhi, Chavda told reporters, adding that he would work as a common party worker from now on.
Gujarat Panchayat Election Results 2021: AIMIM wins 17 seats in debut polls in 3 municipalities
India
Updated: Tuesday, March 2, 2021, 22:56 [IST]
Ahmedabad, Mar 02: Putting an impressive show in its debut election in Gujarat, Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM won 17 seats in three municipalities in the state, where votes were counted on Tuesday.
Asaduddin Owaisi
As per the final results declared by the State Election Commission (SEC), of the total 24 candidates fielded by the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in three municipalities of Modasa, Godhra and Bharuch, 17 have emerged victorious.
In two of these three municipalities, the AIMIM bagged the second position after the BJP relegating the Congress to the third slot.
After BJP headed for a clean sweep in Gujarat local boy poll results, PM Narendra Modi thanked the people of the state for their unwavering faith and affection towards BJP .