Gujarat civic polls: BJP ahead in 43 seats, Cong in 25 as counting begins

Ahmedabad: Counting for Gujarat Municipal Corporation polls started earlier on Monday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) assuming an early lead in 43 municipalities while the Congress is leading in 25. Other parties are leading in three municipalities in the state.

The civic polls which took place on Saturday saw a voter turnout of 64.4 per cent and cover 28 districts of Gujarat. BJP currently rules 59 out of the 75 municipal corporations in the state. The civic polls are crucial for the BJP as well as the Congress, coming right after the keenly-contested Gujarat Assembly elections in December, 2017.