‘Unbreakable bond’: PM Modi hails BJP sweep in Gujarat local body polls | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday thanked the Gujarat voters for giving a decisive mandate to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the local body polls held throughout the state.
The ruling BJP swept the polls in Gujarat by profitable the Junagadh Municipal Corporation (JMC) in addition to 60 municipalities out of 68 and all three taluka panchayats the place voting was held on February 16.
Hailing the victory in the local elections, PM Modi mentioned it was humbling how the folks of Gujarat again and again reposed religion in the BJP.
“Gujarat’s bond with BJP is not only unbreakable but also getting stronger by the day! I thank the people of Gujarat for blessing the BJP with their support in the local body elections held across the state. This is yet another victory for politics of development. It is humbling how the people of Gujarat are time and again reposing their faith in us,” PM Modi wrote on X.
He additionally praised the BJP employees for his or her efforts on the bottom.
“These special blessings give us even more energy to work in service of the people. I would like to appreciate every BJP Karyakarta for their efforts on the ground, which have contributed to this outstanding result,” PM Modi mentioned.

This time, the BJP has managed to wrest no less than 15 municipalities from the Congress in a state the place the ruling celebration continued its electoral dominance with a sweep in the 2022 meeting polls. The saffron celebration gained 25 of the 26 Lok Sabha seats final 12 months.
The Congress gained only one municipality, whereas the Samajwadi Party (SP), a regional outfit, did higher by bagging two municipalities.
This was the maiden electoral contest for local our bodies based mostly on a 27 per cent quota for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in panchayats, municipalities and civic companies introduced by the Gujarat authorities in 2023, reported information company PTI.