Bharuch: After contesting the civic body election on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket, an autorickshaw driver, Atul Mistry, has become a councillor of Bharuch Municipality. Mistry, who won the polls from Ward No. 9, is also the general secretary of the Jai Bharat Autorickshaw Association and secured widespread support from voters. Known for his social work, Mistry is often called “108 service,” and his victory is being embraced by the driver community as their own. The win has sparke...Read More

Gandhinagar/Vadodara: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit his home state of Gujarat on May 11, with programmes planned in Vadodara and Gandhinagar. In Vadodara, the Prime Minister is expected to inaugurate the Sardar Dham Hostel, a ₹150-crore residential and educational complex built by the Patidar community near Knowledge City on National Highway-8 along Waghodia Road. The facility, equipped with modern amenities, has the capacity to accommodate around 2,000 students. The inau...Read More

Surat: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) sweeping victory in Gujarat’s municipal corporation elections has resulted in 10 out of 15 civic bodies falling short of the mandatory 10% seat threshold required to appoint a Leader of Opposition (LoP). In two corporations, Morbi and Porbandar, there is no opposition representation at all, as the BJP won every seat. In eight others namely, Mehsana, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Nadiad, Vadodara, Navsari, and Surat, the party secured over 90% of ...Read More

Surat: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered a sweeping victory in the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) elections, winning 115 out of 120 seats and reinforcing its three-decade dominance in the city. The scale of the mandate left the opposition with minimal presence. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which had emerged as a key challenger in 2021 with 27 seats, saw its tally drop sharply to just four seats. The Indian National Congress (Congress) managed to secure only one seat. Voter turnout st...Read More

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 los...Read More

Japan K Pathak, Gandhinagar: Out of total 9,999 seats that were up for polls in Gujarat local body elections 2026(including local by by-polls), the ruling BJP won 7,501 seats which is 75.02% domination on the results. The main opposition Congress party could win 1,740 of 9,999 seats meaning 17.40% seats won. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) didn't match the hype and won 490 or 4.90% seats, which is less than even 5%. DeshGujarat  Read More

Japan K Pathak, Gandhinagar: Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has achieved 52.51% vote share in Municipality elections, also known as Nagarpalika polls. The party had got 52.52% vote share in 2021 polls in Municipal elections. Thus the party has maintained its vote share. Among oppositions, Congress has got 30.68% vote share in 2026, which is little more than  28.98% in 2021. AAP has 4.49% vote share in 2026 which is similar to 4.14% in 2021. AIMIM has increased its vote share from 0.70% ...Read More

Japan K Pathak, Gandhinagar: Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) achieved 52.23% vote share in District Panchayat elections in 2026, which is similar to 52.88% votes share it enjoyed in 2021 local polls, which was up from 45.42% in 2015 local polls(post Patidar quota agitation). The main opposition Congress party's vote share however is down from around 38% to around 33% between 2021 and 2026. AAP vote share has gone up from 2.59% to 12.4% between 2021 and 2026. If you look at the seats won...Read More

Gandhinagar: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has registered a massive win across the Gujarat local polls, winning 33 out of 34 district panchayats that went to polls, according to data released by the State Election Commission on counting day today. Out of the 34, Narmada is the lone district panchayat that the BJP lost to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). While counting is still ongoing on some seats, the BJP has delivered sweeping victories across key district panchayats, including: Kac...Read More