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UP municipal election results 2023 LIVE: BJP leads on 16 mayor seats, BSP on 1

The high-voltage Uttar Pradesh urban local body (ULB) elections will end today with the declaration of results for mayors and corporators in 17 municipal corporations, and for chairpersons and members of nagar palika parishads as well as nagar panchayats. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state would be hoping to continue its dominance by sweeping the urban local bodies while the opposition parties like Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Congress would be eyeing to regain the lost ground.

An exit poll projection by News18 suggests that the BJP is winning in at least 10 municipal corporations, while Akhilesh Yadav's SP and Mayawati's BSP are set to take at least one nagar nigam each. It is believed that there will be a close contest on five seats, according to the . The results of the ULB polls hold significant importance, as the party that secures the majority of seats will aim to showcase its strength ahead of the crucial 2024 general elections. Uttar Pradesh, being the state with the maximum representation of 80 Members of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, holds strategic importance in national politics.