UP Nikay Chunav 2023: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday (May 13) that the BJP's victory in the Uttar Pradesh Nikay Chunav (UP Local Body Polls) demonstrates people's support for the state's "unprecedented" development under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's leadership. PM Modi also congratulated Uttar Pradesh BJP workers and candidates on their "stupendous win" on Twitter.
The ruling BJP won mayoral elections in 10 of the 17 municipal corporations in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, effectively adding a third engine to its "double-engine" government.
The municipal elections were held in two stages, on May 4 and May 11, to elect 17 mayors and 1,401 corporators. According to the State Election Commission, nineteen corporators were elected unopposed.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath wrote on Twitter in Hindi, "Hearty congratulations to all the dedicated and hardworking BJP workers and the people of Uttar Pradesh who love good governance on the BJP's massive victory in the Uttar Pradesh municipal elections." This massive victory reflects the successful leadership of respected Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji, as well as widespread public trust in the double-engine government's pro-people, developmental, and all-inclusive policies".
Voting was also held to elect 198 chairpersons and 5,260 members of nagar palika parishads, 542 chairpersons and 7,104 members of Nagar panchayats, and 542 chairpersons and 7,104 members of Nagar panchayats. In total, 162 public representatives were elected unopposed, despite the fact that there were 83,378 candidates running for 14,522 positions.
There were three phases in the previous urban local body elections in 2017, and the overall voter turnout was 53%. The BJP had won 14 of the 16 municipal corporations, while the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) had won the remaining two, Meerut and Aligarh.