New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), set for a record seventh straight term in Gujarat, has announced swearing-in ceremony on Monday. The event will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Leads show the BJP leading in 158 seats (up 59) in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state. With just under 20 seats, Congress is looking at its worst show ever. The Aam Aadmi Party, or AAP, which launched an aggressive campaign to make it a three-cornered contest for the first time in Gujarat, has made inroads in the western state, largely at Congress's expense. Three prominent AAP candidates, including its chief minister face Isudan Gadhvi, have lost their seat.
Himachal Pradesh, however, has proved to be a face-saver for Congress, which has taken a clear lead over the BJP after neck and neck contest after five hours of counting. The poll outcome in the hill state will decide the revival of the grand old party, which now holds power only in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, both of which will go to polls in 2023.
In the by-elections in five states including the high-profile Lok Sabha seat of Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav, the Samajwadi Party is leading in all three seats in Uttar Pradesh. Biju Janta Dal is leading in Padampur.
Here are the LIVE UPDATES on Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Election Results:
Dec 08, 2022 23:26 (IST)
Gujarat tribals find a new political ally – the Aam Aadmi Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) clinched 23 out of 27 Scheduled Tribe seats in Gujarat as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the new entrant in the state's politics, swept aside Congress to find a footing in the tribal belt.
Although it could win only one seat, the AAP emerged as a direct challenger to BJP in nine of the 27 ST-reserved seats.
Dec 08, 2022 18:59 (IST)
PM Welcomed With "Modi, Modi" Chants At Party HQ
Chants of "Modi, Modi" welcomed the Prime Minister at the party headquarters in Delhi. The PM will address the party workers shortly.
Dec 08, 2022 18:56 (IST)
BJP Records 7th Straight Win In Gujarat
The PM was, per usual, was the star campaigner for the BJP in the Gujarat elections. The party's seventh consecutive win in Gujarat, and its best so far, has shattered talk of a latent anti-incumbency.
Dec 08, 2022 18:53 (IST)
PM At BJP HQ Amid Big Celebrations Over Record Gujarat Win
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is at the Delhi BJP headquarters, leading the party's celebrations this evening after the party's best-ever result in Gujarat state polls.
Dec 08, 2022 18:32 (IST)
"Gujarat Bugle For India": Himanta Sarma's Warning For 2024
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Thursday 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," Mr Sarma tweeted.
Dec 08, 2022 18:25 (IST)
Gujarat Win Expression Of People's Love For PM's Good Governance: Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said the BJP's grand victory in the Gujarat polls is an expression of people's immense love for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's good governance. Adityanath also congratulated all workers and members of the Gujarat BJP.
Dec 08, 2022 18:12 (IST)
Election Results: Amit Shah, JP Nadda at BJP headquarters in Delhi, PM Modi to arrive shortly
