BJP’s big victory in civic elections: Prime Minister Modi said – Gujarat again chose development and good governance

New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the people of Gujarat voted in favor of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the local body elections considering the politics of good governance and the excellent work of the state government. He also assured that the party will work harder in the times to come and take Gujarat to new heights of development.

As counting of votes continued on Tuesday in Gujarat’s local body elections, the ruling BJP is headed towards a decisive victory, winning 6,472 seats out of more than 9,900. Modi, in a post on

He said that the public has appreciated the hard work of BJP over the years. The Prime Minister said, “I assure the people of Gujarat that we will work even harder in the times to come and take Gujarat to new heights of development.” He said, “I want to appreciate the huge family of Gujarat BJP workers for the efforts made at the grassroots level. He has always been among the people and solving their problems. This is why our party has been the favorite party of Gujarat time and again.

According to the latest data shared by the State Election Commission (SEC), Congress has secured 1,412 seats while other parties including Independents, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) have won 597 seats. Officials said that BJP has so far won nine out of 15 municipal corporations. According to SEC data, the BJP has won more than half of the total seats in the municipal corporations of Surendranagar, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Karamsad-Anand, Nadiad, Navsari, Vapi, Surat and Morbi.