BJP Wins a By-Poll to Gujarat Assembly Seat, Now Has 112 MLAs in House
The opposition Congress saw its tally in the 182-member House declining steadily from 77 seats it had won in the assembly elections held in December 2017 to the current 65 due to defections and defeat in the by-polls held earlier.
A BJP supporter waves the party s flag. Photo: Adnan Abidi/Reuters
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Ahmedabad: With its candidate winning the by-election to the Morva Hadaf assembly constituency on Sunday, the ruling BJP’s tally in the Gujarat legislative assembly has gone up to 112.
On the other hand, the opposition Congress saw its tally in the 182-member House declining steadily from 77 seats it had won in the assembly elections held in December 2017 to the current 65 due to defections and defeat in the by-polls held earlier.
BJP s tally rises to 112 in Gujarat House on bypoll win; Congress at 65
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Last Updated: May 02, 2021, 08:42 PM IST
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At the same time, the BJP s number rose from 99 seats it had won in 2017 to the current 112 due to victories in by-elections, mainly necessitated due to resignations by MLAs of the Congress.
With its candidate winning the byelection to the Morva Hadaf Assembly constituency on Sunday, the ruling BJP s tally in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly has gone up to 112. On the other hand, the opposition Congress saw its tally in the 182-member House declining steadily from 77 seats it had won in the Assembly elections held in December 2017 to the current 65 due to defections and defeat in the bypolls held earlier.
Hardik Patel: Gujarat election is about 6 crore Gujaratis, not BJP and Congress
Hardik Patel: Gujarat election is about 6 crore Gujaratis, not BJP and Congress
Congress On Saturday Extended Invitation To Caste-based Leaders Including Patidar Leader Hardik Patel To Jointly Contest The Gujarat Election. Hardik Patel, However, Has Said That Gujarat Election Should Not Be Construed As Only A Congress-BJP Fight.
News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Rahul Mishra | Updated on: 21 Oct 2017, 05:50:22 PM
New Delhi:
Patidar leader Hardik Patel kept the Congress guessing on Saturday after being invited by the grand old party to join hands against BJP in the upcoming Gujarat assembly elections. Hardik Patel, however, said that although he believes it is necessary to unite against BJP, it isn’t only a BJP-Congress election and 6 crore people of Gujarat’s future depend on it.
Congress is having a deja-vu moment post Gujarat civic polls
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Congress candidates who were denied tickets start a smear campaign on the officially-nominated candidate and keep away from campaigning for the party, which eventually leads to their defeat.
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What however may spell serious trouble for Congress is the fact that the results of the civic polls are often touted as the semi-final before the 2022 assembly elections. The elections may well see the breaking of Congress veteran Madhavsinh Solanki’s record of 149-seat win by the BJP
There seems to be a pattern emerging among the Congress cadre and leadership after every defeat of their party in Gujarat. First, allegations of corruption surface during ticket distribution, then the workers go off field, and defeat follows. Then, the respective presidents tender in their resignations.
Bharuch district panchayat, which has 34 seats, was ruled by the Congress and Jhaghadia MLA Chhotu Vasava's BTP which was formed following a split in the JD(U).