Summary:
The Bharatiya Janata Party has swept the Junagadh Municipal Corporation elections, winning 54 of 59 seats, with opposition Congress bagging just one seat. Of the 60 seats in JMC, voting was held for 56 seats as three BJP candidates had already won uncontested. The people of Junagadh have put their trust in the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah," said state BJP unit president Jitu Vaghani. Of the 52 seats for which bypolls were held across district panchayats and taluka panchayats, the BJP won 42 seats. From a total of 111 seats, the BJP has got 96, Congress 8, NCP 4 and others 3..