BJP has shocked the Congress by getting a clear majority in the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation elections. This was the first major election since the BJP changed leadership and replaced Vijay Rupani with Bhupendra Patel as chief minister. Bhupendra Patel is relieved to have won this election. BJP state president C.R. The election of Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation was a big challenge for Patil too and Patil has met this challenge again.
In fact Bhupendra Patel and C.R. The victory of the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation is very important for Patil as the BJP has won a clear majority in the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation elections for the first time. What could not have happened in his rule when Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat was Bhupendra Patel and C.R. Patil's duo has done it.
Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation came into existence in 2010 and the first election of Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation was held in April 2011. Though Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister at that time, BJP did not win. The Congress captured the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation with a clear majority. Even then, the BJP could not get a clear majority in the 2016 elections. This time the BJP has won with a clear majority.
The counting of votes for 44 seats of Gandhinagar Corporation has started from 9 am. Manpana with 11 wards has come up against the result of 5 wards. In which BJP has won 19 out of 20 seats. While only one seat has gone to Congress. So far Aam Aadmi Party has not been able to open an account. While the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation needs 23 seats for a majority, the BJP has now won 19 seats. Now 4 more seats are required for a majority.