Gujarat Assembly
Overcoming odds, 3 movement leaders emerge victorious in Gujarat Assembly polls
While Hardik Patel, Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti convener, led the reservation movement, Alpesh Thakor fought for OBC reservation and Jignesh Mevani stood for safeguarding the Dalits and human rights. For Mevani and Thakor, it was a re-election but Patel was elected for the first time to the state Assembly. Both Thakor and Patel had quit Congress in the past and joined BJP and contested on election BJP symbol.
Gujarat Polls: CM Bhupendra Patel wins big; Rivaba Jadeja opens account in style
While Patel got 2,12,480 votes, Congress' Amee Yajnik finished a distant second with 21,120 votes. In Jamnagar North, BJP candidate Rivaba Jadeja, who's the wife of India cricketer Ravindra Jadeja, made an impressive electoral debut by defeating AAP's Karshanbhai Karmur by close to 60,000 votes.
People of Gujarat have faith in Modi: Rajnath
The poll results, according to the Election Commission, showed the BJP heading towards a record-breaking victory in Gujarat as the final outcome was awaited. The Defence Minister, while talking to the media in the Parliament House complex, said that the situation was not surprising to him or the party.
BJP gets 53.33% vote share in Gujarat; AAP eats into Congress with 12%
The Congress share has shrunk to 26.9 per cent, as per the Election Commission (EC) figures of 12 p.m. According to the EC data, BJP was leading in 150 seats, Congress in 22 seats, AAP six, Samajwadi Party on one and independent on three seats.
With Gujarat polls, AAP to get national party status: Manish Sisodia
"Through the votes of Gujarat, AAP is becoming national party. For the first time, politics based on education and health is getting recognition in the country. Congratulations to the people of India", Sisodia said in a tweet. However, the early trends of vote counting indicates the saffron party is on course for its best-ever performance in Gujarat by leading in 144 Assembly seats while the main challenger Congress is far behind with a lead in only 20 seats.
BJP set to break own records in Gujarat Assembly polls
At around 10.55 a.m., the BJP was leading on 149 seats. The Congress witnessed a steep fall and was leading only on 19 seats. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was leading in nine constituencies.
Gujarat poll phase-2: 4.75% voter turnout till 9 am
The voting was underway on 93 seats in 14 districts. According to the Election Commission of India till 9 a.m. approximately 4.75 per cent voting was recorded. The highest voting was in Gandhinagar district with 7 per cent and in Banaskantha district it was 5.36 per cent. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the early voters to cast his vote. He cast his at Nishant school in the Ranip area of Ahmedabad city.
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