Junagadh: The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) is going to come back to power in Mangrol Municipality after decades, as the four elected members of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) have extended their support to the BJP.

The results of the municipality elections held in Gujarat were announced on Tuesday. In Mangrol Municipality, both the BJP and the Congress won 15 seats each. Meanwhile, four seats in Ward No. 1 were won by BSP candidates, while two seats went to AAP and an independent candidate.

With a total of 36 seats in Mangrol Municipality, the majority mark is 19. With the support of BSP, the BJP has now reached that mark, securing its control over the municipality after 25 years. The winning candidates of the BSP, namely Shahana Rathod, Shaikna Sarvadi, Mahmud Hajiba, and Abdullah Saiyed, have extended their support to the BJP.

Mangrol was one of the few municipalities where the BJP could not secure a majority due to its demographics. Here is why ? DeshGujarat