Modi sweep: Muslim majority town elects all BJP candidates

February 12, 2013 17:41

Meanwhile, in Gujarat: It was a straight fight and the BJP created history by winning all 27 seats of town municipality in Salaya, a Muslim-majority town in Dwarka district.

Salaya is know for its mega power project and now it will be known for giving Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi another triumph in the development agenda.Among BJP's 27 candidates, 24 were Muslims while remaining three were Hindus including one ST candidate. More

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