amit chavda

Gujarat's local body elections saw the BJP secure a massive victory, highlighting their strong grassroots presence and the Congress's inability to capitalize on public grievances. Despite issues like crop losses and infrastructure, the BJP's organization and the Modi brand proved decisive. The AAP's presence also impacted the results, with the BJP dominating across various local bodies.

BJP reaffirmed its dominance in Gujarat by sweeping all 15 municipal corporations and most local bodies. While the saffron party secured a strong mandate, opposition parties Congress and AAP registered key wins in rural areas, with AAP wresting a district panchayat and Congress reclaiming a BJP stronghold.

Gujarat has enacted its Uniform Civil Code Bill 2026, establishing a common legal framework for marriage, divorce, succession, and live-in relationships across all communities, excluding scheduled tribes. The bill mandates registration for marriages and live-in unions, bans polygamy, and criminalizes forced marriages, aiming to secure women's rights and promote social harmony.

The leader of the Congress party in the Gujarat assembly, amit chavda, on Tuesday said that 7,100-odd village panchayats in the state will now have administrators because of the "inaction of the state government to implement OBC reservation in local self-government bodies".