Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today said that BJP win in Gujarat by-polls is a trailer of upcoming local body elections.

Different areas of Gujarat cast votes, different communities participated in this 8-seat by-polls. There were Patidar, Koli, Muslim, tribal influenced areas. We have not just won but won with huge victory. For example, margin in tribal populated Dang seat is unprecedented and never before. In Abdasa, Congress is not even on second number. An independent candidate is ahead of congress there.

Rupani said, ‘with today’s victories, BJP’s strength in the State assembly will increase to 111.’

Rupani speaking to media persons later denied any possibility of cabinet expansion in near future.

Rupani condoled accidental deaths of two BJP leaders from Surendranagar district who died when on visit to pilgrim places Badrinath, Kedarnath after by-polls.

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