Gujarat Assembly Polls

In Pics | Celebrations 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 Himachal Pradesh to Congress.

Gujarat Assembly Election 2022: List of key candidates who won or lost

Here’s a look at how the key candidates of the major parties fared at the polls.

AAP becoming national party thanks to people of Gujarat: Manish Sisodia

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.

Gujarat rejected politics of revadi, appeasement and hollow promises: Amit Shah

In a series of tweets, Amit Shah said he salutes the people of Gujarat on this historic victory and it shows the "unwavering faith of the public in Narendra Modi's development model".

In land of Amul, BJP tastes success after 5 years, party nominee Yogesh Patel set to wrest Anand from Congress

Yogesh Patel was leading by over 40,000 votes after 22 rounds over Kanti Sodha Parmar of Congress in Anand, which gave the world the famous 'Amul' dairy brand.

Gujarat election results will have positive effect on BJP's prospects in Karnataka: CM Basavaraj Bommai

"This election result will have a positive effect on the Karnataka elections as well. It will be a major morale booster for the BJP cadre and supporters. Our victory is guaranteed if we work with more vigour," Basavaraj Bommai told reporters here.

Biggest credit for Gujarat's victory goes to people's trust in PM Modi: Rajnath Singh

The BJP is set for a landslide victory in Gujarat to retain power for a seventh straight term and is likely to break previous records by winning the highest number of seats in any assembly election in the state.

BJP poised for a landslide victory in Gujarat, Congress ahead in Himachal Pradesh

Congress holds the all-time record of 149 seats that it had won in 1985 under the leadership of Madhavsinh Solanki.

Gujarat results on expected lines, says Sanjay Raut; wonders if BJP and AAP had tacit understanding

Counting of votes for a new assembly in Gujarat got underway on Thursday morning, with early trends pointing to a sweeping victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that has not lost an election in the state since 1995.

Gujarat Election Results: Celebrations begin at BJP office as early trends suggest saffron sweep

Riding on the Modi factor, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is confident of retaining power in Gujarat while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is looking to make a strong debut and Congress is seeking a favourable verdict as the counting of votes in the Assembly elections is underway.

Gujarat assembly: Trends show BJP headed for a sweeping victory

The BJP was leading in 42 seats, while Congress was ahead in six and the AAP was winning four seats, according to early trends reported by the Election Commission.

Phase-2 of Gujarat Assembly polls: 50.51% voter turnout till 3 pm

Voting began at 8 am across 14,975 polling stations and will continue till 5 pm.

Gujarat Assembly polls: Union minister Amit Shah casts vote; asks people to strengthen state's 'development model' through their votes

Amit Shah, who represents Gandhinagar seat in the Lok Sabha, reached the Naranpura sub-zonal office polling booth here along with his family members including wife Sonalben Shah and son Jay Shah.

Gujarat Assembly polls: PM Modi casts vote in Ahmedabad

Polling is underway since 8 am for the second and final phase of the state elections in 93 constituencies across 14 districts in the central and north regions and will go on till 5 pm.

Gujarat Assembly polls phase-1: 34.65% voter turnout till 1 pm

In the morning, the EC tweeted a picture of a centenarian voter, Kamuben Patel, proudly showing her inked finger after casting her vote at a polling station in Umbergaon Assembly constituency in Valsad district.

Gujarat Assembly polls: PM Modi to hold more than 30-km-long roadshow in Ahmedabad

Voting is underway on Thursday for the first phase of elections in 89 seats of Saurashtra and south Gujarat regions, while the polling in the remaining 93 seats including 16 of Ahmedabad city will take place on December 5.

Voting begins for 1st phase of Gujarat Assembly polls; 89 seats up for grabs, 788 candidates in fray

The voting is being held across 14,382 polling stations, of which 3,311 are in the urban and 11,071 in rural areas, the office of the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said.

Gujarat Assembly polls: BJP manifesto promises Uniform Civil Code, anti-radicalisation cell, meals at Rs 5, temple circuits

It also promised to conduct surveys of madrassas (Islamic seminaries) and scrutinize the assets of the Waqf Board.

Gujarat Assembly polls: Cash, jewellery worth Rs 10.5 crore seized by EC since Nov 3