BJP secures landslide win in Gujarat civic polls

• Pramod Thomas
• 05 October, 2021

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By: Pramod Thomas

THE ruling BJP on Tuesday (5) registered a landslide victory in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar municipal corporation (GMC) elections by winning 41 seats out of 44.

Following the victory of the party, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi expressed gratitude towards the people saying that it has reaffirmed the deep-rooted bond between the people of Gujarat and BJP.

“The by-election results of Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation and other local bodies of Gujarat confirm the inseparable relationship between the people of Gujarat and the BJP. Thank you to the public for continuing to bless. @BJP4Gujarat I appreciate the hard work of the activists. Congratulations to all… !!!” Modi tweeted in Gujarati.

ગાંધીનગર મહાનગરપાલિકા તથા ગુજરાતની અન્ય સ્થાનિક સ્વરાજયની સંસ્થાઓની પેટાચૂંટણીઓના પરિણામ ગુજરાતની જનતા અને ભાજપ વચ્ચેના અતૂટ સંબંધની પુષ્ટિ કરે છે. સતત આશીર્વાદ આપવા બદલ જનતાનો આભાર. @BJP4Gujarat ના કાર્યકર્તાઓના ભગીરથ પ્રયત્નોની પ્રશંસા કરું છું. સૌને અભિનંદન…!!!

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 5, 2021

In GMC, BJP has won a majority for the first time in 10 years. Out of 44 seats in 11 wards of Mahanagar Palika, BJP has won 41 seats. While Congress has grabbed two seats, one seat has been taken by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

The AAP has contended the GMC elections in Gujarat for the first time.

This was the first major election after Bhupendra Patel took charge as the chief minister of Gujarat recently.

A total of 161 candidates contested the GMC poll, with the BJP and Congress fought in all 44 seats and the AAP in 40 seats.

In the GMC elections, five years ago, both Congress and BJP won 16 seats each. But Congress councillor Pravin Patel switched sides and helped the BJP come to power in the civic body.

The election was supposed to be held in April but postponed due to the pandemic.

Modi’s BJP had registered a thumping win in the local bodies polls held in February this year. The state assembly polls are due next year.

Elections were held to the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC), three other municipalities in the state on Sunday (3) along with bypolls for 104 vacant seats of various other local bodies.