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

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma known as it a “historic win”.

Guwahati:

The BJP as we speak swept the civic polls in Guwahati, profitable 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 Celebration’s Masuma Begum gained in ward no. 42. Regional social gathering Assam Jatiya Parishad gained in a single ward.

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

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

Welcoming the outcomes, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma known 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 huge mandate, folks have  reaffirmed their religion on our improvement journey beneath 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 vital 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 social gathering’s ally, Asom Gana Parishad, contested seven wards. The Congress contested 54 wards, AAP 38, Assam Jatiya Parishad 25 and CPM 4.