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BJP wins 38 of 44 seats in Gandhinagar

By Drooid · Oct 14, 2026, 4:01 AM UTC · How we work

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BJP blames ticket disputes

The State Election Commission announced on October 13 that the Bharatiya Janata Party won 38 of 44 Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation seats.
BJP officials said the result shows support but blamed ticket-distribution disputes for losing six seats, framing it as a prelude to the 2027 assembly election.
130 candidates contested the 44 seats across 11 wards.
Congress swept all four Ward 6 seats, raising its total to five.

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Supporters praise voter trust

The State Election Commission announced on October 13 that the Bharatiya Janata Party won 38 of 44 seats in the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation election.
BJP supporters, including leaders Jagdish Vishwakarma and Harsh Sanghavi, celebrated with sweets, fireworks and X messages praising voter trust.
Congress rose to five seats, up from two, while AAP fell to 4.4% vote share.
Voter turnout was 59.25% according to the State Election Commission.

Blindspot

BJP officials said the election result shows public support but attributed the loss of six seats to internal ticket-distribution disputes, framing it as a prelude to the 2027 state assembly election.
Within this story's sources, this causal attribution appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Right-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

In the March 14 1995 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election, the Bharatiya Janata Party won 121 of 182 seats, bringing Keshubhai Patel to the chief ministership and ending Congress’s long rule. Since then the BJP has swept local contests, and in the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation election it secured 38 of 44 seats with 59.25 % turnout. This pattern underscores dominance ahead of the 2027 state election.

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BJP blames ticket disputes

The State Election Commission announced on October 13 that the Bharatiya Janata Party won 38 of 44 Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation seats.
BJP officials said the result shows support but blamed ticket-distribution disputes for losing six seats, framing it as a prelude to the 2027 assembly election.
130 candidates contested the 44 seats across 11 wards.
Congress swept all four Ward 6 seats, raising its total to five.

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