BJP leads in majority of municipal elections in Gujarat

As the counting for the local body elections in six Municipal Corporations in Gujarat progresses on Tuesday, the trending figures show that the BJP is leading in majority of the seats, but it is the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which is giving surprising results in Surat.

The AAP has won 27 seats in the Surat Municipal Corporation. BJP has won 93 seats in the election.

The BJP is leading in 401 seats, Congress in 50 seats, AAP in 27 seats and All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) in four seats.

Results for the total 576 seats will be declared on Tuesday evening.

In Rajkot, BJP has won all the 24 seats of six wards.

In Ahmedabad, the BJP won the Sardarnagar, Jodhpur, Thaltej, Gota and eastern Ahmedabad wards winning all 20 seats.

The Dariyapur ward was captured by the Congress and it is also leading in Danilimda and Behrampura wards.

In Bhavnagar, out of the total 52 seats, the BJP is leading in 32 seats.

According to the State Election Commission (SEC), an average 46.08 per cent voter turnout was recorded during the polls.