Gujarat civic body polls: over 700 seats decided unopposed as three-way contest sharpens in State

The upcoming section assemblage elections successful Gujarat are acceptable to trial shifting elector dynamics, with the State’s governmental scenery inching towards a three-cornered contest. Even earlier polling, 733 seats, the bulk of them held by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), person been decided uncontested aft the withdrawal of nominations. The result is expected to service arsenic an aboriginal indicator of shifting governmental dynamics up of the Assembly predetermination owed successful 2027.

Last week, the State Election Commission said 43 seats crossed 15 municipal corporations were won unopposed. In nagarpalikas (municipalities), 385 seats saw nary contest, portion 51 seats successful territory panchayats and 251 successful taluka panchayats were besides decided without voting. Elections volition present beryllium held for the remaining seats crossed 15 municipal corporations, including Ahmedabad, Surat and Rajkot, on with 84 nagarpalikas, 34 territory panchayats and 260 taluka panchayats. Polling is scheduled for April 26, with counting connected April 28.