Updates on Junagadh Municipal Corporation Election Results: BJP wins JMC, PM and CM congratulate part workers

Junagadh, 22 July, 2014

Updates at 2:40 pm

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi said: Happy to hear about BJP’s spectacular victory in Junagadh Municipal Corporation elections. Thanks to people & congrats to Karyakartas.

Chief Minister of Gujarat Anandiben Patel said: We will surely live up to the trust put on us by the people of Gujarat in every election.Thank you Junagadh! Congratulations to Team BJP

Updates at 12:55

60 total seats – 41 seats to BJP , 16 to Congress, 02 to BSP, 01 Independent

Updates at 12:15 pm

BJP has won 44/54 seats so far ; counting is going on in ward number 15 & 20.

Update at 11:55 am:

BJP wins 42 of 60 seats

Update at 11:00 AM

BJP has won Junagadh Municipal Corporation with clear majority. This was the last bastion ruled by Congress in Gujarat at present.

There are total 60 seats. Results of 39 seats are out. 31 of them are now with BJP. Congress 6. BSP 2. BJP workers are now celebrating the victory. They say once the results of all seats are out, they shall get 2/3rd majority. State BJP president is likely to join victory celebration and address party workers today.

Update at 10:45 AM

BJP has won 22 seats, Congress 4( 3 from ward no. 3 and 1 unopposed), BSP 2 ( in ward no. 1 where BJP has won the third seat )

At 10:30 AM

BJP is marching ahead in Junagadh Municipal Corporation polls, the counting of which is going on at present.

Congress was declared victorious unopposed on one seat. Barring that there are no news of Congress victory from any ward so far.

Congress has in fact lost deposit in ward no.6.

BJP has won Four wards by 10:30 am(12 seats). BSP has won 2 seats in ward no.1. BJP has won 1 seat in same ward.

The picture therefore by 10:30 is this: BJP 13, BSP 2, Congress 1(unopposed).

There are total 20 wards involving 60 seats. Watch out this page for update.

In another news: BJP has won Songadh Municipality By-election. Congress has won Vijapur Municipality by-election. BJP has won by-polls at Amreli and Anjar Municipalities.