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'Gujarat has rejected empty promises...': Amit Shah's swipe as BJP claims win
Gujarat Election Results Live: The BJP has completed a near-clean sweep Gujarat's 182 Assembly seats, winning over 150 to set a new state record eclipsing the Congress' 149 from 1985.
The state has 'rejected those who make empty promises', union home minister Amit Shah tweeted Thursday afternoon after the Bharatiya Janata Party claimed victory in the 2022 Gujarat Assembly election.
"Gujarat rejects those who make empty promises... (rejects) renegades and appeasement politics. and embraces those who pursue development and public welfare," he said as he offered his congratulations to the party's leadership, including chief minister Bhupendra Patel and state president CR Patil.
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"This win under PM Modiji has given an unprecedented mandate to the BJP... has shown that every section - be it women, youth or farmers - are with BJP. Gujarat has always worked to make history."
"In the last two decades, under Modiji's leadership, BJP has broken all records of development today the people have blessed BJP and broken all records of victory. I salute the people of Gujarat on this historic victory," Shah declared.
The BJP's national president, JP Nadda, has also offered his congratulations to party leaders and workers in Gujarat, tweeting that the 'historic' win was a reflection of a 'commitment towards development and good governance'.
Nadda's tweets were identical to those of Shah, as he too praised the people of Gujarat for having 'blessed BJP and broken all records of victory'.
Earlier today CR Patil addressed a press conference in Gujarat in which they claimed victory in the 2022 Assembly election, and said that Bhupendra Patel - the current chief minister, who replaced Vijay Rupani last year as the BJP guarded against anti-incumbency, would be sworn in for a 2nd term on Monday.
Patel said prime minister Narendra Modi and Shah had offered their congratulations in a phone call; "This is a victory of the unwavering faith of people in BJP's good governance. Thank you Gujarat…" he tweeted.
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The BJP has completed a near-clean sweep Gujarat's 182 Assembly seats.
The ruling party has won over 150 seats to set a new state record - the previous best was 149 set by the Congress in 1985 under Madhavsinh Solanki.
The Congress - the ruling party's traditional rival in the state - has been decimated with fewer than 20 seats.
Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party - touted as a potential black horse in what is usually a two-horse race - won five seats to mark an impressive debut in Gujarat state elections.
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Gujarat voted in a two-phase election on December 1 and 5, and exit polls had handed the prime minister's party an emphatic win.
