Uttar Pradesh local body elections 2017 results: Live updates

Yogi Adityanath credited BJP's victory to PM Narendra Modi's vision and BJP chief Amit Shah's electoral strategies.

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The ruling BJP on Friday raced ahead of its rivals, by registering a win in 14 out of 16 mayoral seats in Uttar Pradesh, where the civic bodies polls were held in three phases in November.

In a surprise development, the Bahujan Samaj Party won one seat and continues to lead in the remaining one seat, as per the latest trends. The Mayawati-led party made considerable leads in at least four seats in the first round of counting. 

The counting of votes for all 652 urban local bodies began at 8:00 am today and the results are expected to be announced in evening today.

The civic polls are being seen as a referendum of Yogi Adityanath government's performance in the past seven months.

Uttar Pradesh urban bodies election 2017 results: Here are live updates

01 December 2017

17:01 IST

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh congratulates BJP for the victory in UP

निकाय चुनाव में मिली जीत के अवसर पर मुख्‍यमंत्री श्री @MYogiAdityanath, भाजपा प्रदेश अध्‍यक्ष @DrMNPandeyMP, #DYCM श्री @kpmaurya1 व @drdineshbjp ने पार्टी मुख्‍यालय पर एक दूसरे को मिठाई खिलाकर खुशी का इजहार किया।#VikasKiJeet pic.twitter.com/230IzGrWTa

— BJP Uttar Pradesh (@BJP4UP) December 1, 2017

16:29 IST

निकाय चुनाव में मिली जीत के अवसर पर मुख्‍यमंत्री श्री @MYogiAdityanath, भाजपा प्रदेश अध्‍यक्ष @DrMNPandeyMP, #DYCM श्री @kpmaurya1 व @drdineshbjp ने पार्टी मुख्‍यालय पर एक दूसरे को मिठाई खिलाकर खुशी का इजहार किया।#VikasKiJeet pic.twitter.com/230IzGrWTa

— BJP Uttar Pradesh (@BJP4UP) December 1, 2017