BJP Sweeps Guwahati Civic Polls, PM Tweets “Thank You”

Guwahati:

The BJP right this moment swept the civic polls in Guwahati, successful in 58 out of the entire 60 wards together with its allies.

Polling in 57 wards of the Guwahati Municipal Company was held on Friday. In three wards, BJP candidates had been declared elected unopposed.

Whereas the Congress did not open its account, the Aam Aadmi Social gathering’s Masuma Begum received in ward no. 42. Regional get together Assam Jatiya Parishad received in a single ward.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked the folks of Guwahati for the “resounding mandate”.

“Thanks Guwahati! The folks of this pretty metropolis have given a powerful mandate to @BJP4Assam to construct on the agenda of growth. They’ve additionally blessed the hardwork of the state authorities underneath CM @himantabiswa. My gratitude to each BJP Karyakarta for the hardwork,” he tweeted.

Welcoming the outcomes, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma referred to as it a “historic win”. “I bow my head to the folks of Guwahati for giving @BJP4Assam & its allies a historic win in #GMCElections. With this large mandate, folks have  reaffirmed their religion on our growth journey underneath the steerage of Adarniya PM Shri @narendramodi ji,” he mentioned in a Twitter submit.

A turnout of over 52 per cent was recorded within the civic polls this time. These civic polls in Guwahati are additionally important because it was the primary time EVMs had been utilized in all cubicles. A complete of 197 candidates contested these polls.

The BJP had fielded nominees in 53 seats, out of which three had been elected uncontested. The ruling get together’s ally, Asom Gana Parishad, contested seven wards. The Congress contested 54 wards, AAP 38, Assam Jatiya Parishad 25 and CPM 4.