BJP clinches Junagadh civic body from Congress
23 July 2014 5:55 AM IST
In a setback to Congress, ruling BJP in Gujarat here on Tuesday snatched the Junagadh Municipal Corporation (JMC) from the Opposition party in the civic body election by winning 41 out of 60 seats. JMC was the only municipal corporation ruled by the Congress in the state out of a total of seven big cities of Gujarat.
The BJP’s victory comes after they trounced the Congress in the Lok Sabha election.
‘BJP has emerged as the majority party by winning 41 seats, while the Congress has obtained 16 seats out of 60 seats of 20 wards in Junagadh Municipal Corporation (JMC). Two seats went to Bahujan Samaj Party and one independent candidate managed to get one seat,’ city election officer and Collector of Junagadh Alok Kumar Pandey said.
The elections for the corporation were held on Sunday and counting took place today. The civic body comprises 60 seats of 20 wards.
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