Wednesday, October 13, 2010

BJP romps home to power in city for 3rd time

SURAT: Putting all doubts to rest about its victory in the civic elections, BJP swept to power once again on Tuesday by winning 98 of the total 114 seats of Surat Municipal Corporation. The Congress came a poor second with 14 seats and MahaGujarat Janata Party (MJP) failed to open its account. One independent and one NCP candidate though registered their victories.

However, neither the BJP nor the Congress have been able to significantly increase their vote percentage despite nearly 3.5 per cent higher voting in this elections than in 2005. The BJP, which had secured 54.03 per cent votes last time, got about 52 per cent this time. The Congress, which secured 30.19 per cent votes last time, got about 32 per cent this time.

The MJP despite not winning any seat secured about 5 per cent votes same as that got by the independents. Over all, other parties including the independents have increased their vote share from 15.78 per cent to nearly 20 per cent this time.

CR Patil, BJP MP from Navsari, the man who directed the BJP's campaign in the city, said, "We don't have to say anything now. People of Surat have said everything. Now it is our duty to fulfill all the promises that we have made and take Surat to No. 1 position in the country."

Shambhu Prajapati, city unit Congress president, said, "We accept people's verdict but believe they ignored the issues of corruption and development to vote sentimentally. We will play the role of a constructive opposition."

A look at the over all result of the city shows that Congress has managed to capture four wards of Mughal Sarai, Salabatpura, Bamroli and Bhestan. Apart from that it won single seats in ward no. 26 of Anjana and ward no. 29 of Limbayat. The NCP, which opened its account this time, has won from Ward No. 27 of Dumbhal where as the independent Prakash Desai won from Ward no. 30. All other seats were captured by the BJP

Source: Times of india

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