Gujarat local body polls: BJP wins in urban pockets, suffers setback in rural centres

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• 02 Dec 2015, 07:30 PM

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• 02 Dec 2015, 06:30 PM

  Gujarat election result in % pic.twitter.com/XBydkTjJXG

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  Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel with BJP workers in Ahmedabad celebrating results of local body elections in Gujarat. pic.twitter.com/2adGXSYb41

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• 02 Dec 2015, 05:30 PM

  The situation currently in Gujarat. Congress has make big inroads in rural areas
  

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• 02 Dec 2015, 04:55 PM

   The Congress is leading in district and taluka panchayats and the saffron party is ahead in corporations and municipalities as initial counting trends in the crucial civic polls in Gujarat start pouring in from across the state.

  The BJP had held almost all the local bodies earlier in the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The civic elections have also assumed significance for the ruling party in the backdrop of Patel quota agitation and being the first major political battle for Chief Minister Anandiben Patel.

  The Congress has surged ahead in nine district panchayats of the state, while the BJP is leading in four out of the total 31 district panchayats that went to polls.
  In the last election, the Congress had only won the Tapi district panchayat. 

  The BJP, however, is ahead in all the six municipal corporations that went to polls, including Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar and Vadodara. All the municipal corporations were earlier held by BJP.
  The ruling party is also doing reasonably well in the 56 municipalities.

  However, in the 230 taluka panchayats, the Congress is doing well at the initial stage, State Election Commission officials said. 

  In the prestigious Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation polls, the BJP is ahead in more than 50 seats, while the Congress is leading in 15 seats out of total of 192 seats.

  
• 02 Dec 2015, 02:25 PM

  BJP workers in Ahmedabad celebrate results of local body elections in Gujarat pic.twitter.com/y27FDdnJPu

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• 02 Dec 2015, 02:05 PM

  Jamnagar- BJP 31, Congress 17. Ahmedabad- BJP 79, Congress 31. Bhavnagar- BJP 34, Congress 18

  
• 02 Dec 2015, 12:51 PM

  Congress wins both Zila Parishad and municipal corporation in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home district Mehsana.

  
• 02 Dec 2015, 12:46 PM

  * As per the Election Commission, in 230 Taluka or block panchayats results for total 4,778 wards,

  * BJP is leading/won on 950 seats, Congress is leading/won on 850 seats.

  
• 02 Dec 2015, 11:44 AM

  Rajkot- BJP 16, Congress- 14 | Vadodara - BJP 11, Congress - 10 | Surat (leads)- BJP 50, Congress 30.

  
• 02 Dec 2015, 11:43 AM

  * As per trends available around 11 am, BJP is said to be leading in all 6 municipal corporations.

  * BJP wins seat in Patel quota row leader Hardik Patel's home ward.

  
• 02 Dec 2015, 11:23 AM

  Junanagar Zila Panchayat chief loses.

  
• 02 Dec 2015, 11:28 AM

  Ahmedabad mayor Meenakshiben Patel wins.

  
• 02 Dec 2015, 11:20 AM

  Counting of votes underway

  

  
• 02 Dec 2015, 11:19 AM

  BJP leads in 5 Municipal Corporations – Vadodara, Bhavnagar, Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Jamnagar. Congress leads Surat.