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Gujarat Local Electioins 2026: Godhra, a city which is remembered for the communal riots 2002, has sent a communal harmony message after Apekshaben Naineshbhai Soni, an independent Hindu woman candidate, registered a thumping victory from Ward Number 7 in the Gujarat local elections 2026, a ward where 100% of the voters belong to the Muslim community.

The result of the Ward Number 7 in Godhra has fundamentally altered the political narrative of the region, where a candidate from the dominant community is considered a safe contestant. With focussiing on local issues of the ward, she managed to win the trust of the Muslim population. Her victory is praised by the people as they saw it as a symbolic win of harmony in the city, which witnessed deadly communal riots over two decades ago.

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BJP Wins 15 Municipal Corporations In Gujarat

Meanwhile, the ruling party, BJP, emerged victorious in all 15 municipal corporations where elections were held on April 26. The saffron party made a clean sweep in Morbi and Porbandar Municipal Corporations, bagging all 52 seats in both the local bodies. Of the 17 municipal corporations in the state, elections were held in 15.

The term of the remaining two corporations is yet to expire. As per the State Election Commission, the ruling party also won the municipal corporations of Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar, Gandhidham, Surendranagar, Mehsana, Anand, Nadiad, Navsari and Vapi.

Results of Ahmebadad

In Ahmedabad, the BJP bagged 160 seats out of the total 192, while Congress won 32. In the previous March 2021 elections, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) had won seven seats in the city, but this time it drew a blank. In Surat Municipal Corporation, the BJP won 115 out of 120 seats, while Congress won only one seat. The Aam Aadmi Party, which had won 27 seats last time, managed to win only four.

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BJP Bags 65 Out Of 72 In Rajkot

The BJP secured 65 out of the total 72 seats in the Rajkot Municipal Corporation, while Congress won 7. In Vadodara Municipal Corporation, the BJP won 69 out of 76 seats, while Congress won 6, and another candidate secured one. The saffron party also won the municipal corporations of Jamnagar and Bhavnagar with huge margins.

The BJP lost only one seat each in Surendranagar and Nadiad corporations. All newly formed municipal corporations -- Navsari, Gandhidham, Morbi, Vapi, Anand, Nadiad, Mehsana, Porbandar and Surendranagar -- where polling was conducted for the first time witnessed BJP's victory.
(With PTI inptus)


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