BJP wins all four assembly seats in Gujarat by-polls
May 23, 2019
Gandhinagar: With victory in four-seat assembly by-polls, ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has touched 104 mark in 182-member State assembly. In 2017 general elections of assembly, BJP had won 99 seats.
BJP candidates have emerged victorious on Manavadar, Unjha, Dhrangadhra and Jamnagar Rural assembly seats with comfortable margines.
In all four seats, Congress MLAs had resigned from the party and also from the assembly.
The names of victorious candidates are Dr. Ashaben Patel (Unjha), Parshottam Sabariya (Dhrangadhra), Raghavji Patel (Jamnagar Rural) and Jawahar Chavda (Manvadar).
Chavda is cabinet minister in Vijay Rupani government.
Meanwhile, with election of several BJP MLAs as Lok Sabha MPs, fresh by-polls of assembly seats are certain in near future.
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