The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday registered a landslide victory in the Gujarat local body polls. The BJP swept the local body elections by winning
all 15 municipal corporations and 33 out of 34 district panchayats in the state. The saffron party also remained victorious in 253 taluka panchayats and 33 district panchayats. Meanwhile, the Congress improved its tally as compared to 2021 polls but still lagged far behind to pose a challenge to the BJP. The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) also underperformed in these polls. Results Of Key Municipal Corporations: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation: The BJP registered a sweeping win in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). Out of 192 Municipal Corporation seats across 48 wards, the BJP bagged 160 seats, while the Congress remained victorious on the remaining. Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM and AAP failed to even open their account. Surat Municipal Corporation: The BJP agains registered a thumping victory in the Surat Municiapl Corporation polls. Out of 120 seats, the saffron party bagged 115 wards, the AAP won four, and the Congress managed open its account by winning one seat. Vadodara Municipal Corporation: Out of the 76 seats, the BJP secured 69 wards. The Congress finished a distant second by winning only six wards. Meanwhile, one seat was bagged by one other candidate. Notably, this time, the BJP dropped five key leaders from the candidates list, including the mayor and the deputy mayor. Rajkot Municipal Corporation Result: The saffron party bagged 85 out of 72 wards. The Congress managed to win only seven seats. Meanwhile, the AAP failed to open its account in the Rajkot Municipal Corporation polls. The party nearly swept Surendranagar and Nadiad, winning 51 of 52 seats in each, and achieved complete victories in Morbi and Porbandar, winning all 52 seats in both corporations. Further wins included Bhavnagar (44 of 52), Navsari (50 of 52), Vapi (37 of 52) and Karamsad-Anand (43 of 52). Panchayat Poll Results: At the district level, the BJP formed governments in 33 of 34 district panchayats, and at the taluka level it won 253 of 260 bodies, with the remaining going to Congress and the AAP. The only district panchayat not won by the BJP was Narmada, where AAP secured 15 of 22 seats against the BJP’s seven.
AAP also registered a milestone in Amreli district by winning the Bagasara taluka panchayat, marking its first control of a panchayat body.
At District Panchayat Level, BJP Dominates Key Regions.:
In Kachchh, it won 30 of 38 seats, while Congress secured four. In Banaskantha, the BJP won 32 seats against Congress’s 16. In Mehsana, it secured 38 of 42 seats, including three unopposed.
In the Ahmedabad district, the BJP won 32 of 34 seats, while Congress took two. In the Rajkot and Surat districts, the BJP won 34 of 36 and 35 of 36 seats, respectively. In districts such as Surendranagar, Porbandar, Amreli, and Kheda, the party either swept or faced limited opposition.
The 2026 results are almost similar to the 2021 local polls, when the BJP had secured all municipal corporations and consolidated its position in urban centres, while the AAP emerged as a third-party contender.
