BJP wins 9 out of 10 municipality seats in by-polls in Gujarat


Ahmedabad, 22 July, 2014

Gujarat BJP today termed BJP’s victory in the Junagadh Municipal Corporation elections and 9 seats of Municipalities as achievement of BJP government and organization.

State party spokesperson IK Jadeja in a statement said that Junagadh was the only Municipal Corporation ruled by Congress. After the election results today Congress is washed out from civic bodies. The voters have given clear verdict and supported BJP’s policies.

He said BJP has won 41 of 60 seats of Junagadh Municipal Corporation. Congress has won only 16 seats, BSP 2, independent 1. Thus Gujarat’s all eight cities are now BJP governed.

He further said, out of the ten Municipality seats belonging to nine Municipalities of 9 districts that witnessed by-polls, BJP has won nine seats(Congress won one seat in Vijapur in north Gujarat).

State party president RC Faldu and General Secretary Vijay Rupani have also congratulated people of Junagadh for making BJP victorious.