Japan K Pathak, Gandhinagar: Over 47 lakh people in Gujarat cast their votes in the February 2025 local elections. Now these elections for local bodies of self-governance took place across a variety of areas—urban, semi-urban, rural, and tribal. Now this 47 lakh count, to say precisely 47.87 lakh count, is a considerably big sample, and no survey agency can come up with this sample size if they go out to survey to know the political situation on the ground in Gujarat. So considering these 47.8...Read More

Salaya: After the results of the recently held local body polls, the main opposition party, Congress, has managed to form the board in just one of the 68 municipalities that went to elections. This municipality is Salaya in Dwarka, where it secured a majority. Meanwhile, the Samajwadi Party (SP) took charge in two municipalities in Porbandar. In Salaya, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will serve as the Opposition after winning 13 out of 28 seats, with the remaining seats going to Congress. Julekhaben...Read More

Gandhinagar: Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has declared the names of the office bearers selected by party's State parliamentary board for various positions in municipalities, taluka panchayats, district panchayats and municipal corpoations it won in the polls of local bodies of self governance last month. Though the names were decided on Tuesday in Parliamentary Board meeting, the office bearers were formally elected today to their positions. The party has today shared the details of the p...Read More

Gandhinagar: To select the office bearers for 65 municipalities, Junagadh Municipal Corporation, and three taluka panchayats (Gandhinagar, Kathlal, Kapadvanj), the state BJP's Parliamentary Board is meeting today here. The selection of more than 220 office bearers, including mayors, deputy mayors, standing committee chairmen, and ruling party leaders, will be finalized in the meeting. It is learned from BJP sources that the names will likely be announced by Tuesday evening, and the new office be...Read More

Junagadh: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to return to power in Dakor Municipality after seven elected independent candidates extended their support to the party. The results of the municipal elections held in Gujarat were announced on Tuesday. In Dakor Municipality, both the BJP and independents secured 14 seats each. With a total of 28 seats, the majority mark was 15. With the support of seven independent candidates, the BJP has now crossed the majority mark, securing its control ov...Read More

Junagadh: The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) is going to come back to power in Mangrol Municipality after decades, as the four elected members of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) have extended their support to the BJP. The results of the municipality elections held in Gujarat were announced on Tuesday. In Mangrol Municipality, both the BJP and the Congress won 15 seats each. Meanwhile, four seats in Ward No. 1 were won by BSP candidates, while two seats went to AAP and an independent candidate. Wit...Read More

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi hailed Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)'s grand victory in the local polls, results of which were declared today. The Prime Minister tweeted - 'Gujarat's bond with BJP is not only unbreakable but also getting stronger by the day! I thank the people of Gujarat for blessing the BJP with their support in the local body elections held across the state. This is yet another victory for politics of development. It is humbling how the people of Gujarat are time ...Read More

Gandhinagar: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won a massive mandate in the Gujarat municipal elections. Of the total 68 municipalities that went to the polls, the BJP secured a clear majority in 59 municipalities. Yet, the party is likely to form the ruling body in 65 municipalities, as stated by Gujarat BJP Chief CR Patil. The six municipalities where BJP is not in the majority but is set to form the local body with the support of independent winning candidates are Bavla, Dakor, Khe...Read More

Gandhinagar: Union Minister & Gujarat BJP Chief CR Patil thanked the voters of Gujarat for giving the mandate to the party in the local body polls and stated that the party has won with a strike rate of 96% in the election of 68 municipalities, 3 taluka panchayats, and 1 municipal corporation. Addressing the press conference at the state BJP headquarters Shri Kamalam in Gandhinagar, Patil said, "We are very grateful for the magnificent victory that the voters of Gujarat have bestowed upon...Read More

Jamnagar: While achieving 96 percent victory ratio in the local elections Gujaratwide, results of which were out today, BJP has failed to win even a single seat in 28-seat Salaya municipality. So why BJP could not win even a single seat in Salaya Municility election? The answer lies in demography. Salaya is majorly populated by Muslim voters who conventionally prefer to vote for Congress. However in the election results declared today, it appears that significant number of Muslims have shifte...Read More