Gujarat Local Body Election Results 2026 Highlights: BJP wins all 15 Municipal Corporations; PM Modi says bond between saffron party and Gujarat gets stronger

Congress leader Ami Ravat has sought recounting of votes in Ward 1 of VMC

Of the 76 VMC seats, results have been declared for 41. BJP has won 36 and Congress 5 so far. Congress has also won 7 of the 52 seats in Karamsad Anand Municipal Corporation and 9 out of the 52 seats in Nadiad Municipal Corporation so far. BJP has won 31 seats in Karamsad Anand and 29 in Nadiad so far

The newly-carved taluka of Chikhda in Narmada district sees AAP sweeping 15 of the 16 seats in the maiden election for Chikhda Taluka Panchayat.

AAP Gujarat working president and Dediapada MLA Chaitar Vasava had campaigned massively in Chikhda -- carved out of his home turf of Dediapada and Sagbara talukas of the district.

Incidentally, following an FIR of attempt to murder filed by a BJP leader against Chaitar in July 2025, the AAP MLA had been prohibited from entering Dediapada Taluka as part of the condition of his bail granted by the Gujarat HC on September 9, 2025.

Chaitar spent most of his days in Chikhda with a high-octane campaign.

On April 23, the Gujarat High Court had granted relief to Chaitar, allowing him to enter his home taluka of Dediapada in Narmada District until April 30 for the elections.

BJP leader and social media star Ankita Parmar wins the Por seat of Vadodara district panchayat by over 6,000 votes.

BJP leader and social media star Ankita Parmar wins the Por seat of Vadodara district panchayat by over 6,000 votes.

Out of total 48 wards in Ahmedabad, nine won by BJP. These are Isanpur, Thaltej, Vejalpur, Nava Vadaj, Asarwa, Gota, Jodhpur, Chandkheda and Amraiwadi.

The 48 wards in Ahmedabad are: Chandkheda–Motera, Sabarmati, Naranpura, Nava Vadaj, SP Stadium, Navrangpura, Paldi, Vastrapur, Vasna, Shahpur, Dariapur, Jamalpur, Khadia, Asarwa, Shahibaug, Gomtipur, Odhav, Vastral, Bhaipura–Hatkeshwar, Thakkar Bapanagar, Saraspur, Sardarnagar, Naroda, Kubernagar, Saijpur Bogha, Gota, Chandlodiya, Ghatlodiya, Thaltej, Bodakdev, Behrampura, Indrapuri, Khokhra, Maninagar, Danilimda, Lambha, Isanpur, Vatva, Sarkhej, Jodhpur, Vejalpur, Maktampura, Ranip, Amraiwadi, Ramol–Hathijan, Nikol, Viratnagar, Bapunagar, India Colony.

In another setback for Congress in Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), party’s sitting Corporator Rajshri Kasari from Chandkheda ward has been defeated. In 2021, among the four seats, Kesari was the only Congress Corporator in Chandkheda ward. This time, BJP has won on all the four seats.

In a setback for Congress in Ahmedabad city, party’s sitting corporator from Amraiwadi ward Jagdishbhai Rathod has been defeated.

Out of four seats from Amraiwadi ward, Congress had only one corporator while BJP had won three in 2021.

In the results now declared, BJP has won all the four seats in the ward.

BJP has won all four seats in each of other wards including Thaltej, Isanpur and Nava Vadaj too have won.

As counting of votes for 192 seats across 48 wards in Ahmedabad is underway, all four BJP candidates of BJP have been declared winners in Gota Ward number 1 under Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation.

The winners are namely Payalben Patel, Hina Patel, Vishnubhai Prajapati and Ketankumar Patel.

Out of total 192 seats two seats —Vasna and Thaltej— were won unopposed by the BJP.

In Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation elections, the BJP has fielded 190 candidates, while Congress and AAP nominated 185 and 151 contenders.

Bharuch: 4 out of 34 seats

Narmada: 4 out of 22 seats

In Vadodara, BJP has won 5 out of 34

Kheda: 4 out of 42 seats

Anand 5 out of 40 seats

Mahisagar: 5 out of 28 seats

Panchmahal: 5 out of 28

BJP has a clear lead in Vadodara Municipal Corportion and has so far won 10 out of 76 seats.

Two seats were won uncontested earlier.

The party is also ahead in 16 out of 52 seats of the newly-formed Karamsad Anand Municipal Corporation (Anand district) and in 11 out of 52 seats of Nadiad Municipal Corporation (Kheda district), in the maiden civic body polls for both.

In Ward No 1 of Bharuch Municipality, the Congress panel of four has won-- candidates Imran Umarji Patel, Zuber Yakub Patel, Rabia Daud Patel and Sunita Suresh Raval

Inn Godhra Municipality of Panchmahal district of Central Gujarat, the BJP has won four out of 44 seats so far

In early trends emerging for the local body polls, BJP is leading in most municipalities in central Gujarat.

In Anand district, the BJP has won 10 out of 36 seats in Petlad Municipality, 4 out of 25 in Kapadvanj Municipality, 7 out of 24 in Thasra Municipality, and two out of the 28 seats in Umreth Municipality so far.

One seat each in Kapadvanj and Thasra have been won by independents.

Voter turnout in the Gujarat local body polls—the first elections held in the state after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll—has been lower in urban areas than in rural areas.

The counting of votes polled in Gujarat local body elections began at 8 am. We will bring to first updates as soon as early trends are out.