Gandhinagar: According to the State BJP media department, 49 of 75 municipalities that went for polling are now ruled by BJP with appointments of BJP office bearers. 'In last two days, 68 of 75 municipalities witnessed the process of appointment of office bearers, of which 49 have witnessed election of BJP office bearers,' said BJP statement. 'BJP has come to power on its own in 43 municipalities, while in Kaalol, Dhandhuka and Tharad it has been supported by others. There was a situa...Read More

Gandhinagar/Ahmedabad: Claiming to have won more seats in the 74 municipalities, counting for which held today, ruling BJP today alleged that unable to digest its defeat Congress was spreading lies about the polls results. Congress on the other hand claimed that it has won in 16 local bodies while in 8 its supported candidates have emerged victorious. It also said that in the last elections the party had won only 12 seats and owing to conspiracies of BJP it was in rule in onl...Read More

Gandhinagar: According to the State Election Commission, BJP has won 47 municipalities in 75-municipality elections, results of which are declared today. Congress has won 16 municipalities, NCP 1, BSP 1, Independents 4, while 6 municipalities have hung body. Out of total 2,060 seats that went for polling, BJP has won 1167 seats while Congress has won 630 seats followed by independents 202, NCP 28 and BSP 15. Notification had been issued originally for 2,116 seats, of which 52 were won u...Read More

Gandhinagar: Even as BJP despite overall lead is looking slightly behind the tally of last time during the counting of votes in 74 municipalities today, it has registered convincing win in the home town of PM Narendra Modi. Of the 28 seats of total 7 ward Vadnagar town of Mahesana district, BJP has won 27 to regain the power in the local body which has a big symbolic importance for it being the home turf of PM Modi. Congress has got just one seat in this saffron hub. ...Read More

Gandhinagar: State BJP today said the Congress party has not found candidate to contest in local polls even in the area of the leader of opposition. The BJP in a note said: today was the last day to file nomination for district panchayat and taluka panchayat elections. BJP candidate Ratiben Khunt has been elected unopposed on Untvad seat of Babra taluka panchayat of Amreli district which is reserved for Schedule Tribe candidate. Earlier in Amreli district, BJP had secured all 28 seats of...Read More

The Jafrabad Muncipality in Amreli district of Gujarat, which has been clinched unopposed by ruling BJP, creating a history of sorts, will get a grant of Rs one crore from the state government under the Samras scheme. On the last day for withdrawal of names for the seven ward (28 member seats) local body which was earlier also under the rule of BJP, the remaining 5 independent candidates in the ward number 7 today left the fray. With this all the 28 seats have no other candidat...Read More