GUJARAT ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2012

Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan today greeted Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi for securing a third consecutive win in the just concluded polls.

Gujarat Congress president Arjun Modhwadia, seeking third consecutive term from Porbandar constituency, was defeated by his BJP rival Babu Bokhiria by a margin of 17,146 votes.

Gujarat Parivartan Party (GPP) leader and former chief minister Keshubhai Patel on Thursday won from Visavadar constituency in Saurashtra region, officials said.

Amid talk that he could be the BJP's prime ministerial candidate with another victory in Gujarat, a buoyed Narendra Modi on Thursday remarked it was time to move 'forward'.

As Narendra Modi appeared set for a hat-trick in Gujarat, BJP today parried questions on whether he will be the party's prime ministerial candidate in the next Lok Sabha elections.

Chief minister Narendra Modi was elected to the Gujarat assembly today, retaining Maninagar constituency in Ahmedabad's outskirts by more than 70,000 votes.

On the eve of the declaration of the results, the streets of Ahmedabad show no sign of excitement. Prasad Nichenametla & Abhijit Patnaik report.

Counting of votes for the 2012 Gujarat Assembly elections, which witnessed a historic 71.32% voter turnout, will be held on Thursday for all the 182 constituencies across the state.

Chief minister Narendra Modi was today elected to the Gujarat assembly from Maninagar constituency in Ahmedabad's outskirts.

Here is a look at the rise of Narendra Modi and his political career since 1987.

A record 10% upswing in voter turnout in this election has left everyone guessing, although several opinion polls have predicted a hat trick for Modi with a score that’s as good as, or better than, the last time’s 117 in the 182-seat assembly. Rajesh Mahapatra reports. Making sense of the results

Gujarat CM Narendra Modi’s third consecutive win seems imminent but top bureaucrats remain skeptical of the sweeping victory that various opinion polls have predicted for the saffron leader. Mahesh Langa reports.