Gujarat election

NEW DELHI: Voting is currently under way on 93 seats for the Gujarat assembly in 14 districts in the second and final round. Voting began at 8 am across 14,975 polling stations. The electoral fate of CM Bhupendra Patel and 832 other candidates including 285 independents will be decided in the second phase. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah, Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel, Aam Aadmi Party's chief ministerial candidate Isudan Gadhvi and Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Sukhram Rathva were among those who cast votes. Gujarat polls key points: Voting ends in second phase of assembly elections; PM Modi, Amit Shah cast vote in Ahmedabad Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an appeal to the young as well as women voters to exercise franchise in large numbers. Voting for the second and final phase of the Gujarat elections for 93 assembly constituencies across 14 districts of north and central Gujarat began at 8am amid tight security Also See: Prime Minister Modi exercised his democratic right at a polling station at Nishan High School in Ahmedabad city's Ranip area in the morning. His centenarian mother Hiraba also cast her vote at a polling station in Gandhinagar district. Union minister Shah cast his vote at a municipal centre in Naranpura locality of Ahmedabad city. The BJP and the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP are contesting in all the 93 seats. The Congress is contesting in 90 seats and its alliance partner Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) h...

The BJP is set to form its government in Gujarat for the seventh consecutive termas it set a new record with victory on more than 150 seats. The new Gujarat government will be sworn in on Monday. The Congress had in 1985 won 149 seats - which was the earlier record. The BJP secured majority by winning 156 seats in the 182-member assembly.The Congress and AAP were far behind and could only win 17 and 5 seats respectively. The AAP claimedit has been recognised a national party after their performance in the Gujarat elections. The elections wereheld on December 1 and 5. Gujarat isPrime Minister Narendra Modi's home state. Here are Highlights on Gujarat Election Results: Not discouraged by poor show in Gujarat, says A Owaisi AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday said the party is not discouraged by its poor show in the Gujarat Assembly polls, and vowed to work to strengthen the outfit in the western State. Contesting the Assembly elections in Gujarat for the first time, AIMIM had fielded candidates in 13 seats but drew a blank till the latest reports came in. BJP Wins Gujarat's Jhagadia For 1st Time, Unseat 7-Time MLA Chhotubhai Vasava The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday registered its first-ever victory in Gujarat's Jhagadia Assembly seat, where its candidate Ritesh Vasava defeated heavyweight tribal leader and seven-time MLA Chhotubhai Vasava by 23,500 votes. "Narendra Worked Hard So That...": PM Modi After Historic Gujarat Win PM Modi tells BJP workers, "I h...

Gujarat Assembly Election Result Highlights: The counting of votes polled in all the 182 Gujarat Assembly seats started today at 8 am. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 156 seats to register a record victory in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state, securing a seventh consecutive term. The Congress managed to win just 17, while the Aam Aadmi Party bagged five seats. The first phase of the election took place on December 1 while the second phase was held on December 5. "Asaduddin Owaisi and the AAP were here only to cut into the votes of the Congress. They did not come here to win elections. It is because of them that we are in this position. We did not expect this result. We expected a better performance. I congratulate CR Patil, Bhupendra Patel, and PM Narendra Modi for the win,"Gujarat Congress chief Jagdish Thakor said. The party will reflect on the results, he added. As the BJP nears record victory with leading in over 150 seats, Home Minister Amit Shah said that it is the victory of people's unwavering faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's development model. “Gujarat has always created history. In the last two decades, under the leadership of Modi ji, the BJP broke all the records of development in Gujarat and today the people of Gujarat have blessed the BJP and broken all the records of victory. This is the victory of people's unwavering faith in Narendra Modi's development model,” said Amit Shah. After leading in over 150 seats in the Gujarat Assembly Elect...