Gujarat Election Result Highlights: BJP's historic win (156 seats), Cong routed

Despite his loss, AAP's Isudan Gadhvi said it is a big feat that over 40 lakh people voted for the AAP. "We won that day itself when BJP started talking about schools, in the first go itself 4-5 people from our party became MLAs, that's a big feat. We will work for the people for 5 years," he said.

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"It is true that AAP & Asaduddin Owaisi were one of the reasons behind the vote cut (of Congress)during the polls. We will hold a meeting soon to analyse the shortcomings. I hope the next govt will fulfill its promises," J Thakor, Gujarat Congress president said.

Following BJP's sweep in Gujarat, Congress's Raghu Sharma resigned from his post. 

Isudan Gadhvi was made the CM face of the AAP as he bagged the maximum votes during an opinion poll by his party. But he was defeated on the ground against the BJP's Ayar Mulubhai Hardasbhai Bera. According to political commentators, he failed to strike a chord with the voters, who were unwilling to trust someone sans experience in politics or administration. The AAP failed to woo enough support to win the elections but hogged Congress' vote share in several places, leading to the victory of BJP candidates in close contest seats.

Rivaba Jadeja has won from Jamnagar North in a margin of over 50k.

“The Gujarat verdict is on expected lines as the entire power machinery was used for the benefit of one particular state and projects were shifted there. The Gujarat results don't reflect the mood of the country. The results of the civic polls in Delhi and Himachal Pradesh Assembly, where the BJP has been defeated prove that,” Sharad Pawar said. 

"The Opposition left no stone unturned in defaming the people of Gujarat. The people have given a certificate that the BJP and the people of Gujarat are the best duos in the world. The people have not left any stone unturned in giving a befitting reply. There is no place in Gujarat for those who want to break the country. The BJP and the people of Gujarat are making a new beginning today," state home minister Harsh Sanghavi said.

AAP's Sanjay Singh said AAP has been able to penetrate into the bastion of PM Modi and the BJP. "The people of Gujarat have made AAP a national party. We will get nearly 15 per cent vote share in this election. Gujarat is the bastion of PM Modi and Amit Shah. Gujarat is a lab of the BJP. The BJP has been in power in Gujarat for 27 years and intruding that fort was not an easy job. AAP has penetrated into the bastion of the BJP," Singh said while speaking to the media here accepting defeat in the Gujarat Assembly polls.

As announced before the election, the BJP on Thursday reitreated that Bhupen Patel will be the chief minister of the new BJP government in Gujarat. The oath-taking ceremony will be held on December 12.

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Union home minister Amit Shah earlier announced that Bhupen Patel will remain the chief minister of Gujarat.

In September 2021, Patel replaced Vijay Rupani as the chief minister of Gujarat.

Bhupen Patel's ascension to the post was surprising as he never held a ministerial berth before.

Bhupen Patel is regarded as a non-controversial BJP veteran who has his ears on the ground.

Bhupen Patel won from Ghatlodia in 2017 as well.

Majura, Morbi, Dahod, Petlad and Viramgam are the five seats BJP has won so far

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BJP is all set to smash its 2002 record registering its best-ever result in Gujarat. With the Congress and the AAP taking distant 2nd and 3rd positions, BJP is now left with the party's past records to break.

Majura, Morbi, Dahod, Petlad are the four constituencies that BJP has won so far

Just over a month after a bridge collapse claimed 135 lives, BJP’s Kantilal Amrutiya on Thursday appeared on course to win from the Morbi assembly seat in Gujarat, taking an unassailable lead of over 16,000 votes over Congress rival Jaynatilal Patel.

Aam Aadmi Party’s candidate Pankaj Ransariya was in the third spot with over 6,000 votes.

After the end of the ninth round of counting of votes for Morbi seat of Saurashtra region, Amtrutiya had polled more than 37,500 votes while Patel got more than 20,000 votes. (PTI)

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday said the Gujarat Assembly election results, wherein the ruling BJP has put up an impressive performance, was on expected lines, and added that people suspect whether there was a tacit understanding between the saffron party and the AAP.