The BJP swept the local body elections in Gujarat on Tuesday, registering a landslide victory in municipal corporations, municipal corporations, district panchayats and taluka panchayats, while the Congress finished a distant second and the Aam Aadmi Party recorded limited gains. The results also saw the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) opening their accounts in the state for the first time. House of Representatives elections are scheduled to be held in the state late next year. The Bharatiya Janata Party has been in power in the state since 1998.
The BJP registered its biggest win in the 2026 Gujarat local body polls, sweeping all 15 municipal corporations and winning around 6,472 seats out of over 9,900, including over 730 seats unopposed. In 2021, it won all six companies at that time and secured 6,236 of the 8,470 seats.
Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi termed this as the “biggest ever victory” for the BJP in the local body elections, and credited the grassroots workers and development agenda in the state.
“The relationship between Gujarat and BJP has become stronger! My gratitude to the people of Gujarat for the comprehensive mandate in the Mahanagarpalika, Nagarpalika, Taluka Panchayat and Zilla Panchayat elections held across the state. People voted for good governance policies and saw the excellent work done by the state government. They blessed the hard work done by BJP over the years. I assure the people of Gujarat that we will work even harder in the times to come,” wrote Prime Minister Narendra Modi in X. Gujarat to new heights of progress.
The elections, held on April 26, covered 15 municipal corporations, 84 municipalities, 34 district panchayats and 260 taluka panchayats – one of the largest popular electoral processes in the state’s history, with the number of eligible voters reaching more than 41.8 million.
Municipal corporations recorded a voter turnout of 55.1%, municipal corporations 65.53%, district panchayats 66.64%, and taluka panchayats 67.26%.
