Congress candidate celebrates his victory in Rajkot
Rajkot: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) could not repeat its stellar show of Surat in Rajkot. But the party, which did not win a single seat here, was the Congress’ nemesis and helped
The Congress, which was reduced to just four seats from 33, conceded that AAP was a spoiler for them.
“AAP damaged us a lot. The traditional voters voted for AAP, which benefited BJP in some of the Congress stronghold areas,” claimed Hemang Vasavada, a senior Congress leader.
Nearly two dozen Congress heavyweights including the city president Ashok Dangar, Gayatriba Vaghela and Atul Rajani were sent home packing as the party failed to capitalize on issues like skyrocketing fuel prices, joblessness due to Covid-induced lockdown and resentment over heavy mask penalties which even the BJP feared could dent its chances in some wards.
Gujarat: BJP retains all six civic bodies with big margins, AAP makes a mark in Surat
As per the latest trends, the saffron party went past the majority mark in all cities, except Surat. Updated Feb 23, 2021 · 11:07 pm Voters undergo thermal screening before casting their votes during the Gujarat Municipal Corporation elections in Ahmedabad on February 22. | PTI
The Bharatiya Janata Party was set for a landslide victory in Gujarat local body polls on Tuesday as counting of votes for 575 seats in six municipal corporations – Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Jamnagar and Bhavnagar – continued till late night, reported
The Indian Express. As per the latest trends, the BJP went past the required majority mark in all the municipal corporations, apart from Surat, where it was also approaching victory, NDTV reported.
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.
Gujarat Local Polls 2021: BJP wins Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Vadodara
Polling to elect the new bodies of Municipal Corporations in Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Vadodara was held on Sunday February 21
Tuesday February 23, 2021 5:44 PM, ummid.com News Network
Gujarata Local Election 2021 Live Result Update: As the counting of votes for the municipal corporations in Gujarat nears the end on Tuesday, the final picture of four cities has emerged as the ruling BJP is set to form the local bodies in Vadodara, Rajkot, Jamnagar and Bhavnagar.
In Vadodara, the BJP has captured 66 seats out of the total 76 of the VMC, the rest going to the opposition Congress.
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File photo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting ahead of the state assembly election, in Hooghly district.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday thanked Gujarat after BJP registered a massive victory in the municipal corporation election. Taking to Twitter, PM Modi said results clearly show unwavering faith people have towards politics of development and good governance. Today s win across Gujarat is very special. For a party that is serving in a state for over two decades to record such a phenomenal win is noteworthy. It is heartening to see widespread support from all sections of society, particularly the youth of Gujarat towards BJP. I would like to appreciate the efforts of each and every Karyakarta of @BJP4Gujarat, who reached out to people and elaborated on our Party s vision for the state. The Gujarat government s pro-people policies have positively impacted the entire state. Thank yo