BJP Retains Control of Gandhinagar, Thara and Okha Municipalities

The Bharatiya Janata Party retained control of Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation, winning 38 of 44 seats in results declared Tuesday, while the Congress increased its representation and the Aam Aadmi Party won none. The State Election Commission’s results showed the Congress taking five seats and an independent candidate winning one. The BJP remains in control of the civic body in Gujarat’s capital, despite losing three seats compared with the previous election in October 2021. Congress gained three seats over its 2021 tally, while AAP lost the one seat it had held. The election covered all 44 seats across 11 wards and featured 130 candidates. Gandhinagar recorded turnout of 59.25%, according to figures released by the commission. Polling took place Sunday, October 11, and counting began Tuesday morning. The BJP also retained control of Thara and Okha municipalities. In Thara, it won 19 of 24 seats, with the Congress taking the other five. Turnout there was 81.18%. In Okha, the BJP secured 33 of 36 seats. It won 29 of the 32 seats contested on polling day, while the Congress won three; four additional seats had been uncontested, with BJP candidates remaining in the race.