Gujarat municipal election results 2021 live: BJP sweeps civic polls; setback for Congress as AAP makes inroads
Gujarat municipal election results 2021 live: BJP sweeps civic polls; setback for Congress as AAP makes inroads
The Bharatiya Janata Party is set to retain power in all six municipal corporations of Gujarat, winning at least 483 of the total 576 seats. The Congress has won 55, AAP 27, BSP three, AIMIM seven while one seat has been won by an independent candidate. Stay with TOI for the latest updates.
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Feb 23, 2021, 22:28:29 IST
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Result of all seats except one seat in Ahmedabad declared. In all, BJP wins 483 seats; Congress: 55; AAP: 27; BSP: 3; AIMIM: 7 and Independent: 1
Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) marked its debut in Gujarat polls by winning seven seats in the civic body of Ahmedabad. Results of polls to six municipal corporations were declared on Tuesday, and AIMIM, which fielded 22 candidates in six wards, ended up with seven wins in two wards. In Gujarat, each ward of a municipal corporation has four seats. While a panel of four candidates won in Jamalpur ward, three out of its four contestants won in Maktampura ward in Juhapura area of the city. Those who won in Jamalpur included former Congress corporators Mohammad Rafiq Shaikh and Mushtaq Khadiwala, while the third victor, Bina Parmar, was a new face.
Updated Feb 23, 2021 | 20:58 IST
Tejashwi Yadav also questioned Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on the performance of the policy changes made by his government for the agriculture sector. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar (File photo) | Photo Credit: ANI
Patna: Legislators of the ruling NDA locked horns against the opposition on Tuesday as the state legislature saw the day s proceedings. While the opposition continued mounting pressure on the NDA-led Bihar government on issues of its choice, the NDA representatives refused to relent.
It all started when the leader of the opposition, Tejashwi Yadav, started his deliberation in Bihar Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. Launching an all-out attack on the Nitish-led NDA in the state, Tejashwi alleged that Nitish misused his office to usurp power by mishandling the postal ballot.
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