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Gujarat Election Results: After Gujarat & Himachal win, BJP's lotus blooms in 19 states
19 Dec, 2017 | 05:18:56 PM IST
Gujarat Election Results: BJP fought off a resurgent Congress to hold on to Gujarat for a record 6th consecutive term and stayed on course to pick up an easy win in Himachal. The poll results will have a huge impact on 2019 polls for both the parties. Track this space for latest details:
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Gujarat final seat tally
BJP bags 99 seats in 182-member Gujarat Assembly; Congress gets 77 and others six
BJP wrests Himachal from Congress by winning 44 seats
Results declared for all the 68 constituencies: BJP wins in 44 seats, Congress wins 21, CPI (M) wins 1 and Independent wins 2 seats
Gujarat, Himachal verdict: 2019 contest up to Congress
Despite Rahul Gandhi-led Congress on the path of a revival, the PM remains more adept at closing a campaign, even if it meant using tactics that may not have gone down well with adversaries and observers.
Gujarat BJP needs a new leader
While Brand Modi has almost single-handedly delivered victory, what is alarming is the erosion that the brand has suffered with the spread of dissent across the state.
View: Gujarat learning for anti-Modi spin doctors?
BJP's success in economic hubs of Surat, Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Rajkot mirrors Congress' inability to read people and traders' mood.
Gujarat verdict: It’s thinner slices all round
In Bapunagar, a Patidar-dominated seat in Ahmedabad, Congress candidate Prahlad Patel registered a win with 3,067 margin.
A greater good: BJP win pyrrhic for Dhumal
What is ironical about Dhumal's defeat is that in naming him, BJP had gone against its policy of not projecting a chief ministerial candidate.
Anti-incumbency makes BJP king of Himachal Pradesh
The hill state voted out the Virbhadra Singh government as BJP won 44 seats in the 68-member Assembly.
Gujarat results: EVMs put up a blameless show, says EC
EC officials said there has been no discrepancy reported from any booth as per initial data.
Gujarat poll results show limit of how much 'jumla' people will accept: Sachin Pilot
When Rahul Gandhi raised these very pertinent issues during his election campaign, there was a stony silence from the otherwise very voluble BJP.
Gujarat verdict: Rahul Gandhi becomes challenger
Rahul will have to follow Sonia Gandhi’s footsteps in alliance-making and networking with potential allies inside and outside Parliament and in states where the party needs strategic props.
PM Modi alone snatched game away from Congress, say Analysts
A seaplane ride on the final day of campaigning became the defining image in the minds of many urban voters who came out in large numbers to vote for the BJP.
BJP needs ‘fresh strategy’ on Agri loans, minimum support price ahead of 2019
BJP gave a farm loan waiver in UP and Maharashtra, but shied away from the same in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan.
Gujarat verdict: Congress came close to winning after early start and strategy
The biggest problem was the lack of an organisational setup or a reliable regional satrap under whom the party could unite and take on BJP’s might.
View: Reaffirmation of people’s faith in PM Modi's vision of new India
Results signify the maturity of the people of Gujarat who chose development over dynasty and modernity over medieval-age politics.
Gujarat verdict: Concrete plan and Modi magic win the day for BJP
Having won the Gujarat election by a thin margin, BJP will have to draw lessons from these polls. The next face-off will be in Karnataka.
BJP seizes Himachal from Congress winning 44 seats
Results declared for all the 68 constituencies: BJP wins in 44 seats, Congress wins 21, CPI (M) wins 1 and Independent wins 2 seats
Saurashtra shocker: BJP wiped out in Amreli and Gir Somnath districts
Out of these nine constituencies in the two districts, seven had been held by the ruling party while the Congress represented Amreli and Una seats.
Country is ready for change in 2019 Lok Sahba polls: Jignesh Mevani
"The country is ready for a change. That's why against the target of 150 seats you could manage to win only 99. And it is just the beginning. A storm will come for a change," Mevani said in a tweet.
GST campaign was a fake one as rate came down eventually: FM Jaitley on Gujarat mandate
100% match in random vote count on EVMs and paper trail slips: EC official
The EC had said it would conduct random vote counts on EVMs and VVPAT slips in one polling station in each of the 182 Assembly constituencies.
BJP fought off a resurgent Congress to hold on to Gujarat for a record 6th consecutive term
Gujarat final results: BJP bags 99 seats in 182-member Gujarat Assembly; Congress gets 77 and others six
Congress has given a morale boosting performance in Gujarat and the battle will now be for five states in 2018: P Chidambaram
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Congress has returned a morale boosting performance in Gujarat under Mr Rahul Gandhi. The battle is now joined for five states in 2018.</p>— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) <a href="https://twitter.com/PChidambaram_IN/status/942760644981358593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 18, 2017</a></blockquote>
Rahul Gandhi made fake promise to a particular community knowing very well that it is constitutional improbability
- Smriti Irani
When Congress was over-dependent on Hardik factor, I don’t think he delivered in terms of votes
- Arun Jaitley
Hardik Patel added song and dance as far as campaign is concerned, but when he was outsourced by Congress, he became a principal campaigner, and all the principal state leaders got decimated
- Arun Jaitley
We are too old in politics to be carried away by victory. Congress brought back caste into elections in a big way
- FM Arun Jaitley
AAP loses all seats in Gujarat, asks why VVPAT slips not counted
AAP Delhi MLA and Chief Spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj said the BJP was "hiding something" by not accepting to count the VVPAT slips.
BJP wins Gujarat; Congress show good but not good enough
According to the Election Commission tally, the BJP won 99 seats, the Congress bagged 77 and the others accounted for the remaining six.
Gujarat: Shaktisinh Gohil, Tushar Chaudhary of Congress lose
Gohil, a former leader of the opposition in the state Assembly, polled 70,423 votes while Jadeja got 79,469.
Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel retains Mahesana seat
After trailing initially, Nitin Patel finally emerged victorious, humbling Jivabhai Patel by a margin of 7,137 votes.
Didn't factor in 'Modi charisma', says Kakade who predicted BJP loss in Gujarat
An embarrassed Kakade said he had not factored in the impact of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "charisma" while making the pronouncement.
'Vikas hi jeetega': PM Modi delivers mega victory speech at BJP HQ
Virbhadra Singh wins from Arki
The 83-year-old defeated BJP's Rattan Singh Pal by a margin of 6,051 votes.
The negative GST campaign ran by the opposition was a fake one. New tax regime reduced 17 taxes into one & replaced the personal interface with the software-based technology to curb corruption
- FM Arun Jaitley
Bharatsinh Solanki accepts verdict, says polls were just, fair
The Gujarat Congress chief, however, expressed full faith in the EC for "just and fair" polls, but urged it to take steps to remove the doubts raised over the functioning of the EVMs.
Four elections are due. If BJP loses any one election, the narrative changes
- Asaduddin Owaisi, AIMMIM chief
After staying in power for 22 years in Gujarat, getting another mandate for 5 years is not a small achievement
- FM Arun Jaitley
Too early to predict about 2019. Today, the PM himself recognized that there has been breach in his traditional vote bank
- Asaduddin Owaisi, AIMIM chief
BJP has been in power in Gujarat for 22 years; saw politics of casteism in the Elections this time
- FM Arun Jaitley
Congress wanted to come back to caste-based narrative but it was rejected by the people. They mocked developmental agenda and wanted to disturb the environment
- Nirmala Sitharaman
In spite of the anti-incumbency factor, we have retained Gujarat. Congress has been thrown off from Himachal Pradesh
- Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
Prem Kumar Dhumal,Virbhadra Singh: Tale of two captains, their wins and losses
The Himachal Pradesh electoral ground is no cricket pitch but the tale of victory and defeat is one that Congress' Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and BJP's Prem Kumar Dhumal will surely identify with.
FM Arun Jaitley and General Secy of the party Saroj Pandey will go as observers to Gujarat & discuss about the leadership in the state. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Narendra Tomar will go to Himachal Pradesh to discuss about the leadership there, says union minister JP Nadda
PM Narendra Modi leaves from BJP HQ after Parliamentary board meeting
EVMs cannot be manipulated in any way. I want to urge everyone to ignore rumours on this matter, says Pushpendra Rajput, Chief Electoral Officer of Himachal Pradesh
People wanted change in Himachal due to misgovernance, law & order: Anurag Thakur
Thakur, the son of Dhumal, claimed that Himachal Pradesh had progressed well under the BJP governments in the past.
Tale of two states: Gujarat trumps over Himachal on NOTA votes
In percentage terms, 1.8 per cent voters in Gujarat pressed the NOTA button on electronic voting machines in Gujarat, as against 0.9 per cent in the hill state (over 33,000 voters).
Rahul Gandhi made a mistake by not instructing his people that they should have been more flexible
- Rajya Sabha MP Majeed Memon
Gujarat: BJP vote share slumps since 2014; up from 2012 level
As per the results declared today by the Election Commission, the BJP has got close to 49.1 per cent votes, down from nearly 60 per cent in 2014 but somewhat higher than nearly 48 per cent it polled in the 2012 state assembly polls.
Watch: PM Modi delivers mega victory speech at BJP HQ
Let every Gujarati embrace one another, we cannot and won't be divided. Whatever happened, let that be forgotten, only think of unity and brotherhood
- PM Modi
PM Narendra Modi slams intellectuals for spreading GST rumours
"I appeal to the intellectuals not to such spread rumours. Neither they nor the country get any benefit out of that," he added.
PM Modi asks BJP workers to raise slogans, 'Jeetega bhai jeetega, Vikas hi jeetega'
<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="et" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> PM Modi asks BJP workers to raise slogans, 'Jeetega bhai jeetega, Vikas hi jeetega' <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ElectionResults2017?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ElectionResults2017</a> <a href="https://t.co/UsBPCMmtvk">pic.twitter.com/UsBPCMmtvk</a></p>— ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/942749545758257152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 18, 2017</a></blockquote>
Our party president played an instrumental role in our Vijay Yatra
- PM Modi
We were born after Independence. We may not have got the chance to die for freedom. But we have a chance to live for the progress of the country!
- PM Modi
Gujarat should move ahead on the path of development with double the speed. It should attain new heights
- PM Modi
BJP has achieved a great victory in Gujarat
- PM Narendra Modi
Gujarat isn't alone. Development of the country requires the development of states. And in this, Gujarat has a responsibility. It should not shy away from this
- PM Modi
30 years back, poison of caste was spread so badly in Gujarat that it took workers like me 30 years to get rid of it. In last few months, there were attempts again to sow seeds of casteism, but people rejected it,I congratulate them, but people must be alert
- PM Narendra Modi
