BJP Sweeps Polls to Municipal Corporations in Gujarat; AAP, AIMIM Make Inroads With Congress on Backfoot The BJP on Tuesday swep...

BJP Sweeps Polls to Municipal Corporations in Gujarat; AAP, AIMIM Make Inroads With Congress on Backfoot

The BJP on Tuesday swept elections to six municipal corporations in Gujarat by winning 483 out of 576 seats. The ruling party retained power in all the six municipal corporations in the state -- Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Jamnagar and Bhavnagar. The polls had been held on February 21.

The main opposition Congress got a drubbing, as it won only 55 seats and failed even to open account in Surat. On the other hand, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) put up an impressive show by winning 27 seats, all in Surat, and emerged as the main opposition in the Surat Municipal Corporation.