How the keenly-watched fared

BJP's Haresh Bhatt won on Hindutva plank from Godhra while Bhavin Sheth of BJP won in Ellisbridge. Mayaben, charged with leading rioters, won in communal hotspot Naroda.

PLACES

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Godhra: Burning issue Haresh Bhatt (BJP) WINS on hard Hindutva plank

Ellisbridge: Bhavin Sheth (BJP) WINS in Modi-baiter Haren Pandya’s backyard

Naroda: Mayaben Kodnani (BJP), charged with leading rioters, WINS in communal hotspot

Rajkot II: Vajubhai Vala (BJP) WINS the seat that Chief Minister Narendra Modi abandoned

Anjar: Neema Acharya (Cong) WINS, cashing in on resentment against poor quake relief work

PEOPLE

Suresh Mehta: kutch Waterloo

Former chief minister and top BJP leader LOSES at Mandvi

Mahendrasinh Vaghela: Gujarat Cong chief Shankersinh Vaghela’s son LOSES at Sami

Amarsinh Chaudhary: Top Gujarat Congress leader & GPCC ex-chief WINS at Khedbrahma

Tushar Chaudhary: Amarsinh’s son WINS at Vyara amid Congress gains in south Gujarat

GordhanZadaphiya: Modi’s trusted home minister WINS at Rakhial in Ahmedabad