The BJP’s overall contested seat share in the urban local bodies polls rose by a marginal 0.7% in 2022 as compared to 2011, driven largely by its victories in Kanniyakumari district alone where the party won in 200 wards, across all segments, of the total 308 wards secured.
Fighting the polls alone after walking out of the AIADMK alliance, the BJP, however, could not open its account in 10 districts. The party won 230 town panchayat wards, 56 municipality wards and 22 corporation wards, including one in Chennai.
Fighting alone in 2011 as well, the party had a seat share of 2.2% in town panchayats, which rose to 3.01% in 2022. In municipalities, its seat share was 1% in 2011 and it has increased marginally to 1.45%. The party’s seat share also increased from 0.5% in 2011 to 1.67% in corporation wards in 2022 [The number of Corporations have increased from 10 in 2011 to 21 in 2022].
