Gujarat, Himachal election result LIVE: BJP leads in 106 seats; Cong at 74
Gujarat, Himachal election result LIVE: BJP leads in 106 seats; Cong at 74
18 Dec. 2017 12:49
The results of the Gujarat Assembly election 2017 for 182 seats and the Himachal Pradesh Assembly election for 68 seats will be announced after counting of votes today
BJP workers in Mumbai celebrate after the party wins both Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections 2017. BS Photo by Kamlesh Pednekar
The BJP is leading in 107 seats, while the Congress nominees are ahead in 74 of Gujarat's 182 seats, show the latest trends. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who earlier trailed behind his Congress rival Indranil Rajyaguru in early trends, has now taken an unassailable lead in the Rajkot West seat.
The elections for 182-seat Assembly were held on December 9 and 14, after an acrimonious campaign, which was dominated by a face-off between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi. In the 2012 elections, the BJP had won 115 seats while the Congress emerged victorious on 61 seats. The BJP has been in power in the state since 1995, winning consecutive elections in the home state of Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah.
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Gujarat elections result (182/182 seats)
Party Leads Won
BJP 103
Congress 77
Others 2
The BJP was set to take power in Himachal Pradesh with its candidates on a victory lap in 36 of the 68 seats in the Assembly elections. The party won its first seat by defeating Congress cabinet Minister Prakash Chaudhary on Monday. BJP's Inder Singh Gandhi defeated Chaudhary from Balh in Mandi district with a big margin. Trends from the other counting centres across the hill state showed the Congress was ahead in 22 constituencies, while the BJP was leading in 43 seats and smaller parties and independents had inched ahead in all others seats.
The Bharatiya Janata Party needs 35 seats to control the Himachal Assembly.
The verdict will decide the fate of 337 candidates including Chief Ministerial nominees Virbhadra Singh (Congress) and Prem Kumar Dhumal (BJP). A total of 37,83,580 people voted in the hill state -- a record 75.28 per cent polling.
Himachal Pradesh elections result (68/68 seats)
Party Leads Won
BJP 45
Congress 19
Others 04
The exit polls also predicted that the BJP would wrest Himachal Pradesh from the Congress. As reported earlier, all survey agencies, barring ABP-CSDS, predicted a sweep for the BJP in the hill state, where the elections were held on November 9. The ABP-CSDS survey predicted a BJP victory, with the Congress running it close in the 68-member Assembly.
18 Dec. 2017 12:49
The results of the Gujarat Assembly election 2017 for 182 seats and the Himachal Pradesh Assembly election for 68 seats will be announced after counting of votes today
BJP workers in Mumbai celebrate after the party wins both Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections 2017. BS Photo by Kamlesh Pednekar
The BJP is leading in 107 seats, while the Congress nominees are ahead in 74 of Gujarat's 182 seats, show the latest trends. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who earlier trailed behind his Congress rival Indranil Rajyaguru in early trends, has now taken an unassailable lead in the Rajkot West seat.
The elections for 182-seat Assembly were held on December 9 and 14, after an acrimonious campaign, which was dominated by a face-off between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi. In the 2012 elections, the BJP had won 115 seats while the Congress emerged victorious on 61 seats. The BJP has been in power in the state since 1995, winning consecutive elections in the home state of Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah.
ALSO READ: Modi magic intact hint exit polls; BJP predicted to win Himachal, Gujarat
Gujarat elections result (182/182 seats)
Party Leads Won
BJP 103
Congress 77
Others 2
The BJP was set to take power in Himachal Pradesh with its candidates on a victory lap in 36 of the 68 seats in the Assembly elections. The party won its first seat by defeating Congress cabinet Minister Prakash Chaudhary on Monday. BJP's Inder Singh Gandhi defeated Chaudhary from Balh in Mandi district with a big margin. Trends from the other counting centres across the hill state showed the Congress was ahead in 22 constituencies, while the BJP was leading in 43 seats and smaller parties and independents had inched ahead in all others seats.
The Bharatiya Janata Party needs 35 seats to control the Himachal Assembly.
The verdict will decide the fate of 337 candidates including Chief Ministerial nominees Virbhadra Singh (Congress) and Prem Kumar Dhumal (BJP). A total of 37,83,580 people voted in the hill state -- a record 75.28 per cent polling.
Himachal Pradesh elections result (68/68 seats)
Party Leads Won
BJP 45
Congress 19
Others 04
The exit polls also predicted that the BJP would wrest Himachal Pradesh from the Congress. As reported earlier, all survey agencies, barring ABP-CSDS, predicted a sweep for the BJP in the hill state, where the elections were held on November 9. The ABP-CSDS survey predicted a BJP victory, with the Congress running it close in the 68-member Assembly.
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