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Gujarat Polls 2017 News
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Adityanath said the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh results show support for the Centre's policies.
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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
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Gujarat elections 2017: BJP wins trade centres, as GST, demonetisation turn damp squibs for Congress
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
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Fresh voting will be held at two booths each in Viramgam and Savli constituencies and one each in Vadgam and Daskroi constituencies.
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Siding with the Congress, Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) convener Hardik Patel on Thursday said the outcome of the Gujarat Assembly elections will be exceptional.
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Counting of votes for both Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh will take place on December 18.
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Counting of votes for both Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections will take place on December 18.
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Counting of votes will be held on December 18.
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The campaigning had seen intense exchange of words between the two old rival parties.
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A host of VVIPs, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and BJP chief Amit Shah cast their vote.
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"Such rides are not exempted under the Representation of the People Act and has to be included as travel expense of a 'star campaigner'," Naik said.
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Rahul also disapproved of PM Modi's insinuation that his predecessor Manmohan Singh and other leaders of his party connived with Pakistan to influence the Gujarat Assembly elections, saying it was unacceptable.
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The counting of votes will take place along with Himachal Pradesh on December 18.
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Mani Shankar Aiyar had called PM Modi a 'neech aadmi'
He was suspended from the primary membership of the Congress party
Yoga guru Ramdev has called for ending the evil of casteism
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The Congress has accused the PM of self-promotion.
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Chidambaram questioned PM Modi's questioning of a meeting between Congress leaders and the Pakistan High Commissioner.
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