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{{Short description|Overview of the procedure of elections in the Indian state of Gujarat}}
'''Elections in [[Gujarat]]''' are being conducted since 1962 to elect the members of the [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly|Gujarat Vidhan Sabha]] and the members of the lower house of the [[Parliament of India|Indian Parliament]], the [[Lok Sabha]]. There are 182 [[List of constituencies of Gujarat Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]] and 26 [[Lok Sabha]] constituencies in the state.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.elections.in/gujarat/ | title=Elections in Gujarat | publisher=elections.in | accessdate=2013-05-30}}</ref>
'''Elections in [[Gujarat]]''' are being conducted since 1962 to elect the members of the [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly|Gujarat Vidhan Sabha]] and the members of the lower house of the [[Parliament of India|Indian Parliament]], the [[Lok Sabha]]. There are 182 [[List of constituencies of Gujarat Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]] and 26 [[Lok Sabha]] constituencies in the state.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.elections.in/gujarat/ | title=Elections in Gujarat | publisher=elections.in | accessdate=2013-05-30}}</ref>


== Major Political Parties ==
== Major Political Parties ==
The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP), the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) and [[Aamm Aadmi Party]] (AAP) are the most powerful parties in the state. Other parties which have been influential in the past include [[Swatantra Party]], [[Praja Socialist Party]] (PSP), [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)]] (NCO), [[Janata Party]], [[Janata Dal]], [[Janata Dal (Gujarat)]] (JDG), [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]] (AIMIM) and [[Rashtriya Janata Party]] (RJP).
The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) are the most powerful parties in the state. Other parties which have been influential in the past include [[Swatantra Party]], [[Praja Socialist Party]] (PSP), [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)]] (NCO), [[Janata Party]], [[Janata Dal]], [[Janata Dal (Gujarat)]] (JDG), [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]] (AIMIM) and [[Rashtriya Janata Party]] (RJP).


== Lok Sabha elections ==
== Lok Sabha elections ==
It is worth noting that Gujarat was a part of the erstwhile [[Bombay State]] till 1960.  
Gujarat was a part of the erstwhile [[Bombay State]] till 1960.  
{| class="wikitable" width="70%" style="font-size: x-big; font-family: verdana"
{| class="wikitable"  
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Lok Sabha Election
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Lok Sabha Election
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|1962
|1962
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1962|Third Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1962|Third Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|Total: 22. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 16, [[Swatantra Party]]: 4, [[Praja Socialist Party|PSP]]: 1, NJP: 1
|Total: 22. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 16, [[Swatantra Party]]: 4, [[Praja Socialist Party|PSP]]: 1, NJP: 1
|----  
|----  
|1967
|1967
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1967|Fourth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1967|Fourth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Swatantra Party}}" |
|Total: 24. [[Swatantra Party]]: 12, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 11, Independent:1
|Total: 24. [[Swatantra Party]]: 12, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 11, Independent:1
|----  
|----  
|1971
|1971
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1971|Fifth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1971|Fifth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|Total: 24. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 11, [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|NCO]]: 11, [[Swatantra Party]]: 2
|Total: 24. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 11, [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|NCO]]: 11, [[Swatantra Party]]: 2
|----  
|----  
|1977
|1977
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1977|Sixth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1977|Sixth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal}}" |
|Total: 26. [[Janata Party|Janata Party/BLD]]: 16, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 10
|Total: 26. [[Janata Party|Janata Party/BLD]]: 16, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 10
|----  
|----  
|1980
|1980
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1980|Seventh Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1980|Seventh Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|Total: 26. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 25, [[Janata Party]]: 1
|Total: 26. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 25, [[Janata Party]]: 1
|----  
|----  
|1984
|1984
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1984|Eighth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1984|Eighth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|Total: 26. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 24, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 1, [[Janata Party]]: 1
|Total: 26. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 24, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 1, [[Janata Party]]: 1
|----  
|----  
|1989
|1989
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1989|Ninth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1989|Ninth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal}}" |
|Total: 26. [[Janata Dal|JD]]: 11 + [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 12, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 3
|Total: 26. [[Janata Dal|JD]]: 11 + [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 12, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 3
|----  
|----  
|1991
|1991
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1991|Tenth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1991|Tenth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
| Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 20, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 5, [[Janata Dal (Gujarat)|JD(G)]]: 1
| Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 20, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 5, [[Janata Dal (Gujarat)|JD(G)]]: 1
|----
|----
|1996
|1996
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1996|Eleventh Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1996|Eleventh Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
| Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 16, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 10
| Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 16, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 10
|----
|----
|1998
|1998
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1998|Twelfth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1998|Twelfth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
| Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 19, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 7
| Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 19, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 7
|----
|----
|1999
|1999
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1999|Thirteenth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1999|Thirteenth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
| Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 20, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 6
| Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 20, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 6
|----
|----
|2004
|2004
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 2004|Fourteenth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 2004|Fourteenth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
|Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 14, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 12
|Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 14, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 12
|----
|----
|2009
|2009
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 2009|Fifteenth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 2009|Fifteenth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
|Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 15, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 11
|Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 15, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 11
|----
|----
|2014
|2014
|[[Indian general election, 2014 (Gujarat)|Sixteenth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election, 2014 (Gujarat)|Sixteenth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
|Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 26, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 0
|Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 26, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 0
|-
|-
|2019
|2019
|[[Indian general election, 2019 (Gujarat)|Seventeenth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election, 2019 (Gujarat)|Seventeenth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
|Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 26, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 0
|Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 26, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 0
|----
|----
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==Vidhan Sabha elections==
==Vidhan Sabha elections==
The elections for the Gujarat Vidhan Sabha are being held since 1962.
Elections for the [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] (Vidhan Sabha) have been held since 1962.
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" style="font-size: x-big; font-family: verdana"
{| class="wikitable"  
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Vidhan Sabha Election
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Vidhan Sabha Election
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|1962
|1962
|[[1962 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Second Assembly]]
|[[1962 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Second Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|Total: 154. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 113, [[Swatantra Party|Swatantra]]: 26, [[Praja Socialist Party|PSP]]:7
|Total: 154. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 113, [[Swatantra Party|Swatantra]]: 26, [[Praja Socialist Party|PSP]]:7
|[[Balwantrai Mehta]] <br /> [[Hitendra Desai]]  
|{{•}}[[Balwantrai Mehta]] <br /> {{•}}[[Hitendra Desai]]  
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|----
|----
|1967
|1967
|[[1967 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Third Assembly]]
|[[1967 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Third Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|Total: 168. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 93, [[Swatantra Party|Swatantra]]: 66
|Total: 168. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 93, [[Swatantra Party|Swatantra]]: 66
|[[Hitendra Desai]]
|{{•}}[[Hitendra Desai]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|----
|----
|1972
|1972
|[[1972 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Fourth Assembly]]
|[[1972 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Fourth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|Total: 168. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 140, [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|NCO]]: 16
|Total: 168. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 140, [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|NCO]]: 16
|[[Ghanshyam Oza]] <br /> [[Chimanbhai Patel]]
|{{•}}[[Ghanshyam Oza]] <br /> {{•}}[[Chimanbhai Patel]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|----
|----
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! style="background-color: grey" |
! style="background-color: grey" |
|Total: 182. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 75, [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|NCO]]: 56, [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh|BJS]]: 18, KLP:12  
|Total: 182. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 75, [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|NCO]]: 56, [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh|BJS]]: 18, KLP:12  
|[[Babubhai J. Patel]]  <br /> [[Madhav Singh Solanki]] <br /> [[Babubhai J. Patel]]   
|{{•}}[[Babubhai J. Patel]]  <br />{{•}} [[Madhav Singh Solanki]] <br />{{•}} [[Babubhai J. Patel]]   
|[[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|NCO]] <br /> [[Indian National Congress|INC]] <br /> [[Janata Party|JP]]
|[[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|NCO]] <br /> [[Indian National Congress|INC]] <br /> [[Janata Party|JP]]
|----
|----
|1980
|1980
|[[1980 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Sixth Assembly]]
|[[1980 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Sixth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
| Total: 182. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 141, [[Janata Party|JP]]: 21, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 9
| Total: 182. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 141, [[Janata Party|JP]]: 21, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 9
|[[Madhav Singh Solanki]]  
|{{•}}[[Madhav Singh Solanki]]  
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|----
|----
|1985
|1985
|[[1985 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Seventh Assembly]]
|[[1985 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Seventh Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
| Total: 182. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 149, [[Janata Party|JP]]: 14, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 11  
| Total: 182. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 149, [[Janata Party|JP]]: 14, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 11  
|[[Madhav Singh Solanki]] <br /> [[Amarsinh Chaudhary]] <br /> [[Madhav Singh Solanki]]
|{{•}}[[Madhav Singh Solanki]] <br /> {{•}}[[Amarsinh Chaudhary]] <br />{{•}} [[Madhav Singh Solanki]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|----
|----
|1990
|1990
|[[1990 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Eighth Assembly]]
|[[1990 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Eighth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal}}" |
| Total: 182. [[Janata Dal|JD]]: 70 + [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 67, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 33  
| Total: 182. [[Janata Dal|JD]]: 70 + [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 67, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 33  
|[[Chimanbhai Patel]] <br /> [[Chhabildas Mehta]]
|{{•}}[[Chimanbhai Patel]] <br /> {{•}}[[Chhabildas Mehta]]
|[[Janata Dal|JD]]/[[Janata Dal (Gujarat)|JD(G)]]/[[Indian National Congress|INC]] <br /> [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[Janata Dal|JD]]/[[Janata Dal (Gujarat)|JD(G)]]/[[Indian National Congress|INC]] <br /> [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|----
|----
|1995
|1995
|[[1995 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Ninth Assembly]]
|[[1995 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Ninth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
| Total: 182. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 121, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 45
| Total: 182. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 121, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 45
|[[Keshubhai Patel]] <br /> [[Suresh Mehta]] <br /> [[Shankersinh Vaghela]] <br /> [[Dilip Parikh]]
|{{•}}[[Keshubhai Patel]] <br /> {{•}}[[Suresh Mehta]] <br /> {{•}}[[Shankersinh Vaghela]] <br /> {{•}}[[Dilip Parikh]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] <br /> [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] <br /> [[Rashtriya Janata Party|RJP]] <br /> [[Rashtriya Janata Party|RJP]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] <br /> [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] <br /> [[Rashtriya Janata Party|RJP]] <br /> [[Rashtriya Janata Party|RJP]]
|----
|----
|1998
|1998
|[[1998 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Tenth Assembly]]
|[[1998 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Tenth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
| Total: 182. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 117, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 53
| Total: 182. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 117, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 53
|[[Keshubhai Patel]] <br /> [[Narendra Modi]]
|{{•}}[[Keshubhai Patel]] <br />{{•}} [[Narendra Modi]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|----
|----
|2002
|2002
|[[2002 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Eleventh Assembly]]
|[[2002 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Eleventh Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
| Total: 182. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 127, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 51
| Total: 182. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 127, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 51
|[[Narendra Modi]]
|{{•}}[[Narendra Modi]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|----
|----
|2007
|2007
|[[2007 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Twelfth Assembly]]
|[[2007 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Twelfth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
| Total: 182. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 117, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 59
| Total: 182. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 117, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 59
|[[Narendra Modi]]
|{{•}}[[Narendra Modi]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|----
|----
|2012
|2012
|[[2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Thirteenth Assembly]]
|[[2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Thirteenth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
| Total: 182. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 120, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 57
| Total: 182. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 120, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 57
|[[Narendra Modi]] <br /> [[Anandiben Patel]] <br /> [[Vijay Rupani]]
|{{•}}[[Narendra Modi]] <br /> {{•}}[[Anandiben Patel]] <br /> {{•}}[[Vijay Rupani]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|----
|----
|2017
|2017
|[[2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Fourteenth Assembly]]
|[[2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Fourteenth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
| Total: 182. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 99, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 78, [[Bharatiya Tribal Party|BTP]]: 2, [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]: 1, [[Independent (politician)|IND]]: 2  
| Total: 182. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 99, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 78, [[Bharatiya Tribal Party|BTP]]: 2, [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]: 1, [[Independent (politician)|IND]]: 2  
|[[Vijay Rupani]]
|{{•}}[[Vijay Rupani]]<br /> {{•}}[[Bhupendrabhai Patel]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|----
|----
|}
== Gujarat local body Elections 2015 ==
*With more than half its population of 63.8 million went to the polls on November 22 and 29, the elections to 323 local self-government bodies in Gujarat. 
*The six municipal corporations registered only 45% voter turn-out, but elsewhere it was over 60%.<ref>http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-gujarat-local-body-polls-counting-of-votes-today-crucial-test-for-bjp-2150965</ref>
*The BJP won '''all the six municipal corporations''' but not before ceding a lot of seats to the Congress in cities like Rajkot, Jamnagar, and Bhavnagar
*The BJP bagged the 72-member Rajkot corporation, it managed only 38 seats as against 34 of the Congress. In 2010, the BJP had won 49 and the Congress got 10 in the then house of 59.
*In the small towns, the BJP won 40 of the 56 municipalities and the Congress 8. The Congress had 10 municipalities out of a total of 53 last time.
In the villages, it was a total role reversal, with Congress winning 21 of the 31 district panchayats compared to the 2 it held last time. The BJP which held 24 seats in 2010 was reduced to a mere 6.-The Congress made deep inroads into the Patidar pockets in Saurashtra, north and south Gujarat—including at Morbi, Jamnagar, Amreli, and Mehsana, which are traditionally BJP strongholds.
Of the 230 taluka panchayats, the Congress grabbed 133 while the BJP’s tally fell from 162 to 72. Out of a total of 4778 seats, Congress won 2509, while BJP bagged 1981.
<ref>Hiral Dave, Hindustan Times, Ahmedabad 3-12-2015.</ref><ref>http://www.dnaindia.com/india/gujarat-local-body-polls-counting-of-votes-underway-crucial-test-for-bjp-2151036</ref>
*The comparative results of BJP and Congress in 2015 & 2010 polls ( Congress has performed better than in 2010. The remaining seats & Bodies are won by "Others". (www.dnaindia.com/india)
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! 2015 results !! Total No !! Won by BJP !! Won by Cong
|-
!Local bodies !!2010 in Brackets !!2010 in Brackets !!2010 in Brackets
|-
|| City corporations|| 6 || 6 (6) || 0 (0)
|-
|| Total seats || 558 || 271 (443) || 124 (100)
|-
|| Zilla parishat || 31 (24) || 8 (22) || 23 (2)
|-
|| Total seats || 988 (804) || 292 (547) || 472  (244)
|-
|| Municipalities || 55 (66) || 41 (51) || 12 (9)
|-
|| Total seats ||2088 (1824) || 984 (1194) || 587 (392)
|- || || ||
|| Taluk Panchayats || 230(208 ) || 77 || 151
|-
|| Total seats ||4778 (4048) || 1718 (2460) || 2102 (1428)
|-
|}
|}


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