Gujarat Election Result 2022 Highlights: The votes for Gujarat Assembly elections have been counted by the Election Commission of India, which was held in two phases. The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has crossed the required majority of at least 92 seats in the Gujarat Assembly elections and will form the government for record seventh time in a row.
BJP retained Gujarat by bagging 156 of the 182 Assembly seats, while the opposition Congress has won 17 seats and AAP got 5 seats. In 2017 elections, BJP had won 99 seats.
The party’s battle was spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who addressed dozens of public rallies and road shows.
With the ruling party witnessing a record tally in Gujarat, PM expressed he was overcome with a lot of emotions on the "phenomenal election results".
"People blessed politics of development and at the same time expressed a desire that they want this momentum to continue at a greater pace. I bow to Gujarat's Jan Shakti," he said in a tweet, thanking the people of his home state.
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LIVE Gujarat Election Result 2022 Updates: BJP retains Gujarat for record 7th term
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on December 8retained Gujarat again for a record seventh term by bagging 156 of the 182 Assembly seats, while the opposition Congress has won 17 seats and AAP got 5 seats.
BJP, which has been ruling the state since 1995, had set a target of 150 seats and campaigned aggressively across 182 Assembly constituencies. The party’s battle was spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who addressed dozens of public rallies and road shows.
While addressing party workers at BJP headquarters in New Delhi, Narendra Modi said, "BJP has got the biggest mandate in the history of Gujarat. People have created a record in breaking records. When i was in Gujarat, I had told people that Narendra's record should be broken."
LIVE Gujarat Election Result 2022 Updates: Brand Modi towers above all else
The enduring sway Prime Minister Narendra Modi has on the Gujarati consciousness has led the BJP to the best-ever tally for any party in the state assembly polls, reducing to insignificance people's perceived discontent with issues like inflation and local leadership.
In his barnstorming campaign across the state in which he addressed 31 rallies and led three road shows, Modi travelled through various regions of his home state, urging voters to make "Bhupendra break the records of Narendra", an exhortation for a higher tally for the Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel-led government than what he had got while helming the state for nearly 13 years. And it is evident that voters have listened to him. (PTI)
In Pics | Celebrations kick in as BJP records victory in Gujarat, Congress in Himachal Pradesh
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on December 8 registered a historic victory, its seventh, in the Gujarat Assembly elections but lost to Congress in Himachal Pradesh polls.
Click here to take a look at celebrations after today's Assembly election results
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LIVE Gujarat Election Result 2022 Updates: I bow before people, their blessings are overwhelming, says PM Modi on Gujarat's historic win
PM Modi on Himachal elections results: The difference between the number of votes for BJP & Congress was less than 1 percent
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LIVE Gujarat Election Result 2022 Updates: Youngsters vote only when they see a party is working for their welfare. Youngsters have voted us and it sends a great message: PM Modi
I want to thank Election Commission for conducting elections peacefully. As far as I know, re-polling in any poll booth was not required. I also want to thank the voters of Himachal. The difference between the number of votes for BJP & Congress was less than 1%: PM Modi at BJP HQ
LIVE Gujarat Election Result 2022 Updates: PM Modi addresses BJP workers in Delhi after historic win
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed BJP workers in its Delhi headquarters after the Assembly elections results declared earlier today. In his speech, PM Modi said, "Though we have lost because of 1 percent in Himachal, but i want to assure people of the state that we are committed for development."
LIVE Gujarat Election Result 2022 Updates: Gujarat win has sounded bugle for BJP's success in 2024 LS poll, says Assam CM Himanta
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has claimed that BJP's win in Gujarat assembly poll has sounded the bugle for the party's success in the 2024 general election. The people of Gujarat, where BJP recorded seventh win in the assembly poll, have showered their love and admiration for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said. "Gujarat Bugle for India! By showering (sic) this historic mandate out of their love and admiration for Hon PM Shri @narendramodi Ji, people have shown the path for 2024," Sarma tweeted.
LIVE Gujarat Election Result 2022 Updates: BJP candidate Jayantbhai Rathwa defeats Aam Aadmi Party’s Radhika Rathwa in tribal- dominated Pavi Jetpur Assembly seat; Congress at third place
LIVE Gujarat Election Result 2022 Updates: PM Modi reaches BJP HQ in Delhi to deliver victory speech over historic win
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in Delhi to deliver his victory speech after historic win in the western state
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani retains Vadgam for Congress with slim margin
Firebrand Dalit leader and sitting Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani has retained his Vadgam Assembly seat after trailing in the initial rounds of vote counting.
Mevani got 93,848 votes and defeated his nearest rival, the BJP's Manibhai Vaghela who polled 89,052 votes.
The margin of victory was 4,928 votes. (PTI)
Gujarat Assembly Election 2022: List of key candidates who won or lost
A look at how the key candidates of the major parties fared at the polls. Check out here
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: BJP wins Jhagadia Assembly seat for first time
-The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 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.
-Ritesh Vasava bagged 89,933 votes, while Chhotubhai Vasava secured 66,433 ballots.
-Seventy-eight year old Chhotubhai Vasava lost to his one-time aide Ritesh Vasava in the Scheduled Tribes-reserved constituency in Bharuch district. (PTI)
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: A man from Odisha, Mohan Mohapatra, painted himself silver amid celebrations over BJP victory in Gujarat Assembly polls, in Ahmedabad. (Photo: ANI)
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: BJP workers celebrate in Nashik
Bhartiya Janata Party workers assembled at the party's headquarters in Nashik in Maharashtra to celebrate its win in the Gujarat state polls.
BJP workers assembled at Vasantsmruti, the party's office here, shouted slogans in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and burst crackers. (PTI)
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: People of Gujarat 'massively' voted for BJP for development and speedy growth: Tripura CM
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha Thursday said the people of Gujarat have “massively” voted for the BJP in the Gujarat Assembly poll because of good governance and speedy growth.
“The people of Gujarat have massively voted the BJP back to power because of the development efforts by it. People in Tripura should also do so," said Saha. He, however, did not comment on Himachal Pradesh where Congress wrested power from BJP.
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Gujarat & Himachal Verdict | Divided opposition helps BJP but overdependence on Narendra Modi a worry
Gujarat, the bastion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, has once again demonstrated the impossibility of stopping this juggernaut in their home state. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not only winning this election but also breaking several records in Gujarat's electoral past. The Congress is on an inescapable decline, but the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) showed an impressive debut performance.
Be it a local body election or parliament, the BJP does not take any election casually. In the 2017 Gujarat assembly polls, the BJP secured just 99 seats. However, the consistent efforts of Modi and Shah enabled the party to surpass not only its previous record of 127 seats but also the record set by theCongress in 1985when it won 149 seats in the assembly. Read more.
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: AAP propels BJP to record highs in Gujarat Elections 2022
In its debut elections in Gujarat, the Aam Aadmi Party has made a phenomenal impact despite its single digit tally.
Its impact can be gauged from the fact that the Congress is practically decimated with BJP set to win a record 157 seats and vote share of more than 50 percent.
AAP has significantly dented the vote share of Congress (down from 41 percent to 26 percent vote share) and appealed to a section of voters upset with the 27 year old rule of the BJP. In Modi-Shah land, AAP has been able to build a party from scratch and emerge as runner-up in 30 odd seats. It also acquired a national party status in the process. Read more.
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: AAP did not indulge in mudslinging during Gujarat campaign, says Kejriwal
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said that AAP did not indulge in mudslinging during campaigning, and only spoke about work done by the party in Punjab, Delhi
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: PM Modi thanks voters after landslide victory
"Thank you Gujarat. I am overcome with a lot of emotions seeing the phenomenal election results. People blessed politics of development and at the same time expressed a desire that they want this momentum to continue at a greater pace. I bow to Gujarat’s Jan Shakti."
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Poll results not as per our expectations, says state Congress chief
Gujarat Congress president Jagdish Thakor on Thursday conceded defeat following the party’s dismal performance in the state Assembly elections and said the results were not as per their expectations. Thakor also congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Bharatiya Janata Party leaders for the BJP’s thumping victory in Gujarat.
“The poll results are not as per our expectations. Though the Congress did everything right – be it the selection of candidates to raise issues concerning people – it seems we fell short of the people’s expectations…I congratulate PM Modi and Gujarat BJP chief CR Paatil as their party is going to form the next government in Gujarat. We expect the new government will resolve the issues like price rise, which the Congress has been raising for some time. We hope the BJP provides good governance in the state,” Thakor said.
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: A man paints himself silver amid celebrations
A man from Odisha, Mohan Mohapatra, painted himself silver amid celebrations over BJP victory in Gujarat Assembly polls, in Ahmedabad.
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Arvind Kejriwal thanks voters as AAP becomes national party
"I congratulate all workers and people of India as AAP has become a national party today. It's a big achievement for us, only few parties have got the national party tag. Its been only ten years of existence. Gujarat which is considered as bastion of BJP, we have made inroads in the state. In first time lakhs of people have voted us. Next time, we will be successful in conquering the state. We fight elections on developmental elections and don't get indulged in abuses. We are decent and honest leaders, party will continue to work for people.I want to tell my party workers in Gujarat to take rest for few days and then show will continue."
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Congress's Jignesh Mevani leading with 82,170 votes in Vadgam
Congress candidate Jignesh Mevani is currently leading with 82,170 votes in Gujarat's Vagdam constituency. BJP's Manibhai Jethabhai Vaghela is trailing by 3,930 votes, according to data released by the Election Commission.
The Vadgam Assembly constituency in Banaskantha district is among the keenly watched seats as incumbent MLA Jignesh Mevani, an Independent legislator, seeks re-election as a Congress candidate.
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Congress' Jignesh Mevani wins from Vadgam seat in Gujarat
In 2017, he had contested as an independent candidate and later joined Congress.
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: CM Bhupendra Patel addresses BJP workers In Ahmedabad as they celebrate party's victory
As per the official EC trends, BJP has won 79 seats and is leading on 79 of the total 182 seats in the state.
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Congress President M Kharge when asked about the party's poor performance in the elections
I am not taking credit for it... In a democracy wins and losses happen. It's our ideological fight. We will correct the shortcomings and continue to fight.
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel on HP & Gujarat poll results, Raipur
"High command will decide next CM of HP. Priyanka Gandhi's 10-pointer manifesto worked there. Gujarat's results are shocking as situation during the campaigning was different, a surprising victory for BJP."
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Gujarat votes for politics of development, says Purnesh Modi
Some years ago, here prevailed politics of vote banking, divide & rule because of which people were fed up and they started voting for BJP: Purnesh Modi, BJP candidate from Surat
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: PM Modi to lead BJP's celebrations in Delhi this evening
As the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursdaymade history afterrecording its biggest-ever win in the Gujarat Assembly Elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who headed the state for over twelve years, is all set to lead his party’s celebrations.
BJP will celebrate its massive win at its Delhi headquarters at 6 pm today evening. Read more.
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Ravindra Jadeja's wife & BJP's Rivaba Jadeja heads for record-breaking win in Gujarat on her debut
Rivaba Jadeja, the wife of cricketer Ravindra Jadeja, is Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) face from the Jamnagar North constituency in the Gujarat Assembly Elections. Despite having no major experience in politics or fighting elections, Rivaba is heading for a comfortable win in Jamnagar North assembly seat, where she is leading with more than 50,000 votes (at the time of writing this article) against AAP’s Karshanbhai Karmur.
The BJP had dropped sitting MLA of Jamnagar North Dharmendrasinh Jadeja and given ticket to Rivaba Jadeja. Clearly, Rivaba has lived up to the party’s expectations as she is on her way to register a record-breaking win on her much-talked about debut. She has also been a member of Karni Sena and was made the president of its women’s wing in 2018. Read more.
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: CM Bhupendra Patel wins Ghatlodia seat by a margin of 1.92 lakh votes
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Congress wins Danilimda despite splitting votes with AAP
The Congress party on Thursday won the Muslim and Dalit-dominated Danilimda assembly segment in Ahmedabad city, despite the AAP and AIMIM cutting into its votes and the BJP putting up a strong fight.
Sitting Congress MLA Shailesh Parmar won by defeating his nearest rival, BJP's Nareshbhai Vyas, by a margin of 13,525 votes.
Parmar polled 68,906 votes compared to 55381 votes cast in favour of Vyas. AAP candidate Soma Kapadia polled 22,934 votes, while AIMIM's Kaushika Parmar garnered 2,464 votes, according to provisional data of the Election Commission. Read more.
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: J Thakor holds AAP & Asaduddin Owaisi accountable for Congress' cut
It is true that AAP & Asaduddin Owaisi were one of the reasons behind the vote cut (of Congress) during the polls. We'll hold a meeting soon to analyze the shortcomings.I hope the next govt will fulfill its promises, saysJ Thakor, Gujarat Congress president.
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Rajkot's deputy Mayor Darshita Shah wins from Rajkot west constituency
BJP candidate Darshita Shahhas won her seat from Rajkot West seat by 1,05,975 votes. The seat was formally held by former CM Vijay Rupani, who won it by a margin of 53,755 votes in 2017. Rupani opted out of the election this year.
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: BJP heads for historic win in Gujarat; Congress posts worst performance as AAP plays spoilsport
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday headed for a record victory in Gujarat as counting of votes entered the last leg, giving the ruling party a lead in 100 seats and a win in another 57 seats in the 182-member state assembly.
The Congress party was seen finishing a distant second – it had won 6 seats and was leading in 10 others, while the Aam Aadmi Party was leading in 5 seats.
Others, including independent candidates, were ahead in 4 seats, the Election Commission said as most seats completed counting more than three-fourths of the votes cast in the two-phase elections held earlier this month.
BJP has so far received 53 per cent of the votes counted, while Congress had 27 per cent and AAP 13 per cent.
If the trends continue, the BJP would not only beat its best showing till date -- 127 seats in 2002, but also surpass the all-time record set by the Congress party in 1985, when it won 149 seats under the leadership of late Madhavsinh Solanki.
In winning a seventh term, the party would also equal the Left Front's feat in West Bengal.
“People of Gujarat have reposed their faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP leadership once again. If the masses of Gujarat have elected the BJP then we will have live up to the expectations of the people,” said Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, who also was headed for a handsome win from Ghatlodia in Ahmedabad. (PTI)
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: BJP candidate Rameshbhai Virjibai Tilala wins Rajkot south seat
Rameshbhai Virjibai Tilala, contesting for the BJP, wonhis seat from Rajkot West seat by 78,864 votes.
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: "BJP has developed Gujarat. We will serve the people of Gujarat, says Alpesh Thakor
"BJP has developed Gujarat. We will serve the people ofGujarat.It's a bumper win. We said earlier also that we will win over 150 seats," says Alpesh Thakor, BJP's candidate from Gandhinagar South seat.
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Congress Gujarat in-charge Raghu Sharma resigns
Raghu Sharma takes responsibility for party's debacle in the western state.
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: AAP becoming national party thanks to people of Gujarat: Manish Sisodia
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday said the Aam Aadmi Party is on course to become a national party thanks to the votes given by the people of Gujarat.
With counting of votes crossing the halfway mark in most constituencies of Gujarat, the BJP has received 53 per cent of the votes counted, while the Congress has 27 per cent and the AAP 13 per cent.
"Due to the votes given by the people ofGujarat, the AAP is today becoming a national party. The politics of education and health is making a mark for the first time in the country. Congratulations to the entire country on this," he said in a tweet in Hindi. Read more.
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: AAP CM face Isudan Gadhvi defeated in Khambhalia
Gujarat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: BJP workers in Bhopal celebrate win
BJP leaders and workers dance to celebrate the party’s decisive lead in Gujarat Assembly elections, in Bhopal, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. (PTI)
