Gandhinagar (Gujarat): All eyes are set on Gujarat as the much-awaited results of the severely fought Assembly polls, which saw a political battle between the two leading parties, Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be declared today.
The counting for the two-phase Gujarat Assembly and Himachal Pradesh elections started at 8 a.m. and results will be known by this afternoon.
It may be mentioned that Gujarat has 182 assembly constituencies.
Gujarat Assembly Election Results for 182-seat | ||
2017 | 2012 | |
INC+ | 80 | 61 |
BJP | 99 | 115 |
Others | 3 | 6 |
Also read: LIVE: Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2017
Gujarat Assembly Election Results: Here are the LIVE updates
1:15 p.m. | Senior Congress leader, Arjun Modhwadiya has lost to BJP Bokhiriya by 1,855 votes on the Porbandar seat. |
12:10 p.m. | Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani wins from Vadgam Assembly Constituency |
11:30 a.m. | Both Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani and OBC leader Alpesh Thakor are leading from their respective constituencies |
11:00 a.m. | Imran Yusufbhai of Congress wins from Jamalpur-Khadia. Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani won the seat |
10:00 a.m. | Congress giving tough fight to BJP |
9:30 a.m. | Gujarat CM, Deputy CM trailing |
9:00 a.m. | Neck-to-neck contest in Gujarat |
8:30 a.m. | In Gujarat, BJP takes early lead |
8:00 a.m. | Counting of votes begins |