Gujarat Assembly poll results News

The BJP's record-breaking victory has boosted its already high hopes of retaining power in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls Its loss of power in Himachal Pradesh to the Congress showed that the BJP is not an invincible force The Congress, which was seen organisationally weak, focussed on local issues and satraps to drive its campaign in Himachal

The Aam Aadmi Party has emerged as a direct challenger to the BJP, which clinched 23 out of 27 ST seats in Gujarat The new entrant in the state's politics was in a direct fight with the ruling party in nine ST-reserved seats Although AAP could win only one seat, and the Congress could win merely 3 seats, tribals seem to have found a new political ally in the AAP

The counting for Gujarat Assembly polls began across 37 centres amid tight security at 8 am In the 2017 general elections in Gujarat, 2,94,64,326 votes were polled with a voter turnout of 68.39 per cent Of this BJP had polled 1,47,24,031 with a vote share of 49.05 per cent and had won 99 seats The Congress had polled 1,24,37,661 votes with a vote share of 41.44 per cent and 77 seats