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BJP candidates have maintained decisive lead in 13 out of 16 Municipal Corporations for Mayoral posts in Uttar Pradesh. Counting at Ayodhya Faizabad Municipal corporations has been completed BJP candidate has maintain lead against its Samajwadi Party rival. Formal announcement of result is awaited.
BSP has maintained its lead in Meerut, Jhansi, and Agra Municipal corporations.
622 results of ward members of Municipal Corporations, Nagar Palika Parishads and Nagar Panchayats have been declared. Of them 308 have gone in the favour of BJP, Bahujan Samaj Party has won 113, Samajwadi Party 157 wards. Congress has won only 44 wards.
Bharatiya Janata Party has successfully maintained its grip on its strongholds in Urban Local Bodies. Party has maintained its lead in Bareily and Allahabad Municipal corporations where party had lost in 2012 elections. Party has also shown encouraging trends in newly constituted Saharanpur, Firozabad, Faizabad and Mathura Municipal corporations.
But Jhansi Meerut and Agra Corporations are likely to go in the favour of BSP where In 2012 election BJP was the winner.Main opposition Samajwadi Party and Congress are unable to open their accounts for mayoral posts. In Naga Palika Parishad and Nagar Panchayat elections Samajwadi Party and BSP both have given a tough fight to the ruling BJP. Independent candidates have also shown encouraging performance in the poll. It was the first major election after Yogi Adityanath Government came into power in the state and BJP has performed very well.
BJP is leading in most of the Nagar Palika and Nagar Panchayats for Chairmen posts. counting of votes of 652 Urban Local Bodies Elections is underway in peaceful manner under tight security.
