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Daman\/Silvassa, November 8, 2025:<\/strong> The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has scored a resounding victory in the local body elections across the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (DNH & DD), winning an overwhelming 91 out of 96 seats across municipalities and district panchayats. The landslide win \u2014 including dozens of uncontested victories \u2014 has triggered a major political row, with the Congress alleging large-scale manipulation and \u201chijacking\u201d of the electoral process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to official figures released by the Union Territory administration, the BJP swept nearly all local bodies \u2014 including municipal councils, district panchayats, taluka panchayats, and gram panchayats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mahesh Agari<\/strong>, the BJP\u2019s Union Territory president, hailed the outcome as a \u201chistoric endorsement\u201d of the party\u2019s development-oriented governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe people of Dadra, Nagar Haveli, Daman, and Diu have once again expressed their trust in the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP\u2019s model of transparent and progressive administration,\u201d Agari said while addressing supporters in Daman.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The Indian National Congress (INC) has outrightly rejected the results, calling them the product of an \u201cengineered\u201d election process. \u201cNearly 80% of our candidates\u2019 nomination papers were rejected without valid reason. This is not an election \u2014 it\u2019s a hijack of democracy. The entire process was compromised to ensure the BJP wins uncontested,\u201d Thakare told reporters in Mumbai.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The Congress further claimed that nominations were rejected en masse during the scrutiny stage, especially in Diu and Silvassa, preventing any meaningful contest. The party has filed a petition in the Bombay High Court seeking judicial intervention and an inquiry into what it terms \u201ca coordinated electoral scam.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Legal experts say the Congress petition is likely to question both the Election Commission\u2019s impartiality and the local administration\u2019s role in overseeing the polls. Meanwhile, the BJP dismissed the allegations as \u201cbaseless excuses\u201d by a defeated opposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhen the people reject them, the Congress blames the system. The BJP has worked tirelessly for the welfare of the people here \u2014 that\u2019s why we won overwhelmingly,\u201d said BJP spokesperson Sunil Bhagat in Silvassa.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The victory further consolidates the BJP\u2019s control over western coastal territories, adding to its stronghold in Goa, Gujarat, and Maharashtra\u2019s Konkan belt. Analysts say the result also reflects the party\u2019s deep organizational reach in small Union Territories that often serve as political test beds for national trends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Bombay High Court is expected to hear the Congress petition in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, the newly elected BJP-led local bodies are set to take oath later this month amid tight political and public scrutiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The controversy has once again reignited debates on electoral fairness in Union Territories, where administrative power and political influence often intersect \u2014 raising questions about the balance between democratic process and central control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Daman\/Silvassa, November 8, 2025: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has scored a resounding victory in the local body elections across the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (DNH & DD), winning an overwhelming 91 out of 96 seats across municipalities and district panchayats. The landslide win \u2014 including dozens of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6979,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[282,281],"class_list":["post-6978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maharashtra","tag-bjp-sweeps-dadra","tag-nagar-haveli"],"yoast_head":"\nBJP\u2019s Dominant Performance<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Congress Alleges Electoral Manipulation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Manikrao Thakare, AICC in-charge for DNH & DD, accused local election authorities of colluding with BJP leaders to ensure a one-sided victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Legal and Political Fallout<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Political observers note that if the allegations hold, it could raise questions about electoral transparency in centrally governed Union Territories, where administrative control often overlaps with political authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Significance of the Win<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
What\u2019s Next<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n