Vadodara: The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) election results saw the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retain its dominance with 69 seats, while the Indian National Congress (Congress) was reduced to just six seats, despite limited gains in a few wards.

The BJP’s comfortable majority was on expected lines. The party had already secured two seats unopposed after Congress candidates withdrew their nominations. Its stronghold was evident as full BJP panels swept 15 wards.

Although the BJP lost three seats compared to the previous election, two in Ward 14 and one in Ward 15, it compensated with gains in Ward 1 (two seats) and Ward 13 (one seat), largely at the Congress’s expense.

A major upset was recorded in Ward 1, traditionally a Congress bastion. After sweeping the ward in the last two elections, Congress managed to win only one seat this time. The BJP secured two seats, while Congress rebel Harish Patel won as an independent, becoming the first independent corporator elected to the VMC since 2008.

Overall, while the BJP retained firm control of the VMC, the results reflected localized shifts, rebel influence, and setbacks for Congress in its traditional strongholds. DeshGujarat

Here is the list of ward-wise winners: