Date: 2026-05-17Category: Press ReleaseState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah inaugurates and lays foundation stones for various development projects of Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation worth Rs. 620 crore in Gujarat
**Executive Summary**
On 17 May 2026, Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for development projects worth Rs. 620 crore for the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation in Gujarat. The projects focus on civic and infrastructure works aimed at providing better public amenities and continuing the state’s development journey. The event also served to highlight the party's recent electoral victories across Gujarat and India, attributing these successes to performance-based public service and the dedication of booth-level workers.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Development and Infrastructure**
* Inauguration of various civic and infrastructure projects in Gandhinagar totaling Rs. 620 crore.
* The Gujarat Government and Municipal Corporation have launched these initiatives to ensure holistic development and improved public services.
* The development model initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is described as continuing uninterrupted in the state.
**Electoral Achievements in Gujarat**
* The ruling party secured victories in all 15 municipal corporations during recent local body elections.
* Success was achieved in 77 out of 84 municipalities.
* The party won 33 out of 34 district panchayats and 253 out of 260 taluka panchayats.
**National Political Context**
* The party and its alliance currently hold power in approximately 80 percent of the country.
* Governments led by the party are established in states along the Ganga, including Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal.
* Prime Minister Narendra Modi has entered a third consecutive term.
* In West Bengal, the party and its alliance secured 207 seats, which was attributed to public dissatisfaction with previous "misrule."
**Social Service and Party Dedication**
* Party workers were recognized for their service during the COVID-19 pandemic, including facilitating hospital transfers, testing, and vaccinations.
* Electoral victories are attributed to a "people-centric approach" and the efforts of booth-level workers rather than arrogance.
**Impact Analysis**
**Gandhinagar Residents**
**Impact**
They will receive improved civic facilities and infrastructure as a result of the Rs. 620 crore investment in municipal projects.
**Action Required**
Beneficiaries are expected to utilize the enhanced public amenities provided by the Municipal Corporation.
**Party Leadership and Workers**
**Impact**
The document reinforces their responsibility to maintain the "tradition of victory" through continuous engagement with citizens. Booth-level workers are specifically credited for the party's widespread electoral success.
**Action Required**
Leadership and workers must continue their people-centric approach and public service to maintain trust and secure future electoral victories.
**Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation**
**Impact**
The corporation is responsible for the execution and management of the newly inaugurated development projects.
**Action Required**
Ensure the effective implementation and maintenance of the various civic and infrastructure works launched by the Union Home Minister.
Key Entities Referenced
Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation: The local government entity for which development projects worth Rs. 620 crore, related to civic and infrastructure works, were inaugurated.
Shri Amit Shah: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation who inaugurated the development projects and highlighted the state's progress and political stability.
Gandhinagar, Gujarat: The central location where the foundation stones for the infrastructure projects were laid and where the inauguration event took place.
Ministry of Home Affairs: The primary central ministry under whose authority the Union Home Minister acted and which issued the official announcement.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home Minister and Minister of
Cooperation Shri Amit Shah inaugurates and lays
foundation stones for various development
projects of Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation
worth Rs. 620 crore in Gujarat
The development journey of Gujarat initiated by Prime
Minister Shri Narendra Modi continues uninterrupted even
today
The leaders of the main opposition party should understand
that they will not get an opportunity in Gujarat for the next
seven births
In Bengal, the people tormented by misrule blessed our party
with both hands and gave it 207 seats, forming our party’s
government under the leadership of PM Modi
Today, from Uttarakhand to Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Bengal,
our party and our alliance are in power in about 80 percent of
the country
In the recent local body elections in Gujarat, the our party
hoisted the victory flag in all 15 municipal corporations and
the people completely wiped out the opposition
Out of 34 district panchayats, our party won 33, and out of
260 taluka panchayats, our party’s flag flew on 253
Posted On: 17 MAY 2026 8:35PM by PIB Delhi
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah today inaugurated and laid the
foundation stones for various development projects of the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation in Gujarat.
Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel and several other dignitaries were present on the occasion.Addressing the gathering, Shri Amit Shah said that development projects worth Rs. 620 crore related to
various civic and infrastructure works in Gandhinagar were inaugurated and launched today. He said that
the Gujarat Government and the Municipal Corporation have taken several important initiatives to ensure
holistic development and provide better public amenities in Gandhinagar.
Shri Amit Shah said that the development journey of Gujarat initiated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra
Modi during his tenure as Chief Minister continues uninterrupted even today. He said that this continuity
in development is the reason why the people have overwhelmingly supported our party in recent local
body elections.
Union Home Minister said that the confidence of our party leaders about future electoral victories is not
based on arrogance but on the self-confidence generated through the party’s performance and public
service. He said that our party secured victory in all Municipal Corporations, won 77 out of 84
municipalities, 33 out of 34 district panchayats and 253 out of 260 taluka panchayats in Gujarat. Shri Shah
said that maintaining this tradition of victory is the responsibility of both the party leadership and its
workers.
Shri Amit Shah said that the strong trust reposed by the people of Gujarat in our party and its workers is
rooted in the party’s people-centric approach and continuous engagement with citizens to resolve their
issues. He said that during the COVID-19 pandemic, our party workers across Gujarat stood with people
in need without worrying about their own safety. They helped patients reach hospitals, facilitated testing
and vaccination arrangements and supported citizens during difficult times. Shri Shah noted that several
party workers were themselves affected by COVID-19 and some even lost their lives while serving
society. He said that their dedication and commitment further strengthened public confidence in the party.
Union Home Minister said that our party has recently secured a major victory in West Bengal. He said that
despite intense heat and temperatures of 42 degrees Celsius, massive crowds gathered at Prime Minister
Modi’s public meetings. Wherever we went, slogans of "Jai Shri Ram" were being raised. Shri Shah said
that the people of West Bengal entrusted our party with a major responsibility by giving the party and its
alliance 207 seats.
Shri Amit Shah said that if someone had made a film on Gujarat of 1964, people would have seen what the
villages, cities, and facilities here were like at that time. And if a film is made on the present condition of
Bengal, I am confident that Gujarat of 1965 would appear two steps ahead. He said that in Bengal, there
was no development activity for 50 years. In every purchase, the party in power used to take commissions.
The then ruling party had reduced such a big state to this condition. He said that at the time ofIndependence, Bengal used to be the richest state of the country. The people, who were fed up with 50
years of misrule, blessed us with both hands and formed our government under the leadership of PM
Modi.
Union Home Minister said that the Ganga flows from Gangotri in Uttarakhand to Gangasagar in West
Bengal, and governments led by our party are in power across the states through which it flows, including
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal. Shri Shah said that our party and its allies are
currently in power in nearly 80 per cent of the country and that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has
become Prime Minister for a third consecutive term. He added that the credit for every electoral victory
goes to the party’s booth-level workers.
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