Gujarat Assembly polls 2017 News

BJP won 68 of the 70 seats in urban districts It managed wins in only 31 of the 112 rural seats Massive margins in urban seats raised the BJP's vote share

BJP won in both Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Gujarat: BJP won 99/182 seats; Congress won 77 Himachal Pradesh: BJP won 44 of 68 seats; Congress won 21

The difference in vote shares of the BJP and Congress shrunk 0.83 percent But this saw BJP score 16 seats less than it did in 2012 This could give anti-BJP formations a greater chance of cutting away at the BJP's margins in the future

The Congress on Monday termed its outing in the Gujarat assembly polls under the stewardship of party president Rahul Gandhi as its "moral victory".

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said on Monday the BJP's victory in the Assembly elections showed people's "unshakable faith in the agenda of development, caste-less and classless society".

Rahul thanked the people of Gujarat and Himachal He tweeted that he accepted the verdict of the people of the two states He had taken charge as Congress chief after last phase of polling in Gujarat

The BJP was upbeat about wresting power from the Congress in poll-bound Karnataka after its victory in the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections on Monday.

Adityanath said the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh results show support for the Centre's policies.

As the BJP is set to retain power in Gujarat for the record sixth time, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said today that the mandate is for the party's politics of "vishwas" and "vikas".

Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Monday congratulated the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for winning Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, adding that the election results show Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a lot of respect in the nation.

Demonetisation and GST failed to deliver enough votes to the Congress yet again Rahul Gandhi had mocked GST as 'Gabbar Singh Tax', and repeatedly attacked the Centre over it Eight states head to the polls in 2018 and Congress may have to recalibrate its strategy

The victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat shows the strength of the connect between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of his home state, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said here on Monday.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday said that the trends emerging from vote counting in Gujarat are heartening as the party is showing a much improved performance compared to the last assembly elections.

The Shiv Sena on Monday said the people were not happy with the BJP in Gujarat, going by the trends of the Assembly election counting.

BJP has won in regions with significant business clout Traders were said to be voting against GST and demonetisation Whether BJP's vote share in these regions has been affected will become clear only by the end of the day

The Congress may take heart from the fact that it has made significant gains from the 61 seats it won in 2012 and run the BJP close.

BJP candidate and state fisheries minister Babubhai Bokhiriya on Monday won the Porbandar seat, defeating senior Congress leader Arjun Modhvadia.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel on Monday said the Gujarat results could have "been different" if the Congress had aligned with his party.

The BJP today said the poll trends in its favour indicated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity was intact in his home state Gujarat and it was on its way to form government with a "comfortable majority".

Congress`s Gujarat in-charge Ashok Gehlot on Monday said his party was the winner in Assembly elections even if it didn`t succeed in ousting the BJP in the state.