Gujarat Municipal Elections HIGHLIGHTS: Victory Celebration On As BJP Sweeps Rajkot, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar

Welcome to the ABP News HIGHLIGHTS for February 23, 2021: Counting of votes for the polls in six municipal corporations of Gujarat, including Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Bhavnagar and Jamnagar began at 9 AM on Tuesday morning amid high security. Voting for the 576 seats in 144 wards across six Gujarat civic bodies was held between 7 am and 6 pm on Sunday.

Background

Counting of votes for the polls in six municipal corporations of Gujarat, including  Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Bhavnagar and Jamnagar began at 9 AM on Tuesday morning amid high security.

Voting for the 576 seats in 144 wards across six  Gujarat civic bodies was held between 7 am and 6 pm on Sunday. The State Election Commission said that an average 46.08 percent turnout was registered during voting. 

In a released issued by the SEC, the poll body stated that Ahmedabad recorded the lowest turnout of 42.51 percent. Jamnagar saw the highest turnout of 53.38 percent, followed by 50.72 percent in Rajkot, 49.46 percent in Bhavnagar, 47.84 percent in Vadodara and 47.14 percent in Surat.

19:19 PM (IST)  •  23 Feb 2021

PM Modi On Gujarat Win

Today’s win across Gujarat is very special. For a party that is serving in a state for over two decades to record such a phenomenal win is noteworthy. It is heartening to see widespread support from all sections of society, particularly the youth of Gujarat towards BJP.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 23, 2021

16:57 PM (IST)  •  23 Feb 2021

BJP Wins Big In Gujarat

Polling for the 576 seats in 144 wards across six civic bodies - Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara, Bhavnagar and Jamnagar - was held on Sunday. The BJP ruled all these civic bodies for last several terms.

After three hours of counting, the SEC said the BJP has till now emerged victorious in 40 seats, including five in Ahmedabad, eight in Rajkot, four in Surat, nine in Vadodara, and seven each in Jamnagar and Bhavnagar.

16:00 PM (IST)  •  23 Feb 2021

BJP leads after winning 40 of 576 seats

Bharatiya Janata Party continues to maintain lead  even after winning 40 seats so far out of the total 576. Check latest trends here: 

Ahmedabad (194)
BJP leading in 101
Congress 18 
AAP 0
AIMIM 0
Others 0

Surat (120): 
BJP  ahead in 51, 
Congress 0,
AAP 13, 
Others 0

Vadodara (76): 
BJP takes lead in 53, 
Congress on 7, 
AAP 0 
others 0

Rajkot (72): 
BJP 67,
Congress 1, 
AAP 0
Others 0

Jamnagar (64): 
BJP 51, 
Congress 10, 
AAP 0, 
Others 3

Bhavnagar (52): 
BJP 40,
Congress 8, 
AAP 0 
Others 0

15:52 PM (IST)  •  23 Feb 2021

BJP Wins Big In Rajkot, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar, Victory Celebration On

While the final results for all the seats across 6 corporations are yet to be anounced, the trends so far suggest the Bharatiya Janata Party nearing the majority mark. So far, the saffron party has won 24 seats out of 72 in Rajkot, 32 out of 64 in Jamnagar and 15 out of 52 seats in Bhavanagar.

Meanwhile, Gujarat BJP has announced a public function to celebrate its victory in the state civic body polls. The function to be held at its Ahmedabad party office in the evening will see Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Deputy CM Nitin Patel and Gujarat BJP party chief C R Patil as guests. 

14:21 PM (IST)  •  23 Feb 2021

Gujarat Municipal Election Results: BJP Secures Majority In 4 Civic Bodies, Leading In 2 Others

As per the latest data, the ruling BJP is set to sweep all six civic corporations including Jamnagar, Surat and vadodara. check latest trends here

Surat (120 seats)
BJP - 51
AAP - 13
Cong- 0 

Vadodara (76 seat)
BJP - 33 
Cong- 7 

Jamnagar (64 seats)
BJP - 40 
Cong- 5 
BSP - 3 

Rajkot (72 Seats)
BJP leaing on 48
Congress 0
AAP 0 
Others 0