Early trends in Gujarat’s local body elections indicate the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is ahead in both urban and rural areas. By 11 a.m., the BJP had secured 51 seats in Municipal Corporations, with 41 uncontested. In Municipalities, the BJP led with 428 seats, while the Congress had 25 and others had seven.
In District Panchayats, the BJP won 64 seats, with the Congress securing only one. The BJP was also leading in Taluka Panchayats with 357 seats, followed by the Congress with 24 and others with 14. Among individual municipalities, the BJP won all 24 seats in Gandevi Municipality and Patdi Municipality.
In Viramgam Municipality, the BJP had crossed the halfway mark in the 36-member body, with 13 candidates elected unopposed and six more seats won as counting continued. In Dholka Municipality, the BJP had won 11 seats unopposed and 10 through polling, with results declared for 21 of the 36 seats.
The State Election Commission organized the counting at designated centers following the polling on April 26. The elections covered various bodies with varying voter turnouts. The polls, contested by major parties and Independents, are crucial for assessing political strength at the grassroots level.
Counting is ongoing at various centers, with more results expected throughout the day.
