Gujarat Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates: BJP breaks all records in Gujarat

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In Modi They Trust: How BJP set a record win in Gujarat

It is yet another election and yet another saffron surge. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seems to have exceeded expectations in the Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022.

The BJP has set a record in the state and has won 156 seats. The state has 182 Assembly seats and the majority mark is 92.

Union Home Minister and BJP heavyweight Amit Shah is more than pleased. On Thursday morning, he set a 140-seat target. His party has zoomed past that.

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Congress nominee set to retain Vav assembly seat

Congress candidate Geniben Thakor was on course to retain the Vav assembly seat in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district on Thursday.

After 24 rounds of counting of votes, Thakor bagged 100652 votes against BJP’s Swarupji Thakor who polled 85415 votes, a difference of 15237 votes.

In the 2017 elections, Geniben defeated Shankar Chaudhary, chairman of Banas Dairy, Asia's largest dairy cooperative. This propelled her as an influential leader of Thakor community in the north-Gujarat.

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Anand Assembly seat back with BJP after 5 years

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Yogesh Patel on Thursday wrested the Anand Assembly constituency in Gujarat from the Congress with a comfortable margin of 41,623 votes.

He defeated sitting Congress MLA Kanti Sodha Parmar in Anand, known for the world famous Amul dairy brand.

The Congress and the BJP were locked in a neck-and-neck fight in initial rounds of counting, but in the end the saffron outfit emerged victorious with a comfortable vote gap.

In 2017, the Opposition Congress had clinched the seat after a gap of 25 years. Parmar had bagged the Assembly segment five years ago by a little over 5,000 votes after three failed attempts.

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17:15 (IST)

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Amit Shah thanks people for wholehearted support as BJP sweeps Gujarat

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday expressed gratitude to the people of Gujarat as the BJP inches closer to a historic victory in the state, and said that the mandate displays the "wholehearted" support of every section of society to the party.

The BJP has won 37 seats so far, according to the data shared by the Election Commission till 2.45 pm, and the party is leading on 119 seats.

Thanking the party workers and top leadership of the party, Shah said that they worked tirelessly for the grand victory.

"I salute the people of Gujarat on this historic victory. Congratulations to the Chief Minister @Bhupendrapbjp ji, State President @CRPaatil ji and all the workers of @BJP4Gujarat who worked tirelessly for achieving this grand victory achieved under the leadership of the Prime Minister @narendramodi ji and under the chairmanship of @JPNadda ji," he tweeted, roughly translated from Hindi.

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इस ऐतिहासिक जीत पर गुजरात की जनता को नमन करता हूँ।

प्रधानमंत्री @narendramodi जी के नेतृत्व और @JPNadda जी की अध्यक्षता में मिली इस भव्य जीत पर मुख्यमंत्री @Bhupendrapbjp जी, प्रदेश अध्यक्ष @CRPaatil जी और अथक परिश्रम करने वाले @BJP4Gujarat के सभी कार्यकर्ताओं को बधाई।— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) December 8, 2022

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BJP crosses majority mark in Gujarat Assembly, set for record win

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday crossed the majority mark in Gujarat by bagging 93 of 107 Assembly seats whose results have been declared so far and appeared on track for a historic victory as it led in 64 other constituencies.

In the 182-member state Assembly, the simple majority mark is 92.

The Congress, on the other hand, was poised for its worst-ever performance in the state as it has won on nine seats and was leading on just eight others.

New entrant Aam Aadmi party (AAP) has won four Assembly seats so far and was leading on one.

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Raghu Sharma resigns as Gujarat in-charge after Congress faces defeat in assembly elections

Amid the counting of the results for the Gujarat assembly elections, Congress' Gujarat in-charge Raghu Sharma tendered his resignation to the Indian National Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday.

In his resignation letter, Sharma wrote, "I take moral responsibility for the Congress party's unexpected defeat in the assembly elections".

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BJP set for record victory in Gujarat

The BJP is poised to break all records of electoral performance in Gujarat, the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, and is set to get the highest number of seats won by a political party in the state's history.

According to the latest information from the Election Commission, BJP is poised to win 158 seats in the 182-member Gujarat assembly having already won 79 seats and leading on 79 seats. Aam Aadmi Party has made its entry in the state assembly having won two seats and leading on two more. The party has increased its vote percentage to 12.87 per cent in an indication of its growing presence in the state.

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The Seventh Wave: BJP breaks all records in Gujarat as Kejriwal'l' debris buries Congress

Surprises won’t cease. Like the Bharatiya Janata Party, whose victory march shows no sign of pause. In an election that many forecast would see Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party snatch the Gujarat crown from the head of the saffron outfit or at least stun it, Modi power has prevailed again.

And how. Everything has crumbled under the Bharatiya Janata juggernaut: the new Opposition, the old Opposition, the cliched themes of anti-incumbency and voter apathy, it’s all gone, wiped out.

Gujarat, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state and the one place his opponents would love to see him fall, is in seventh saffron heaven with the highest seat count yet for the BJP. If Gujarat was where Modi would be checked in the run to the big fight of 2024, it didn’t happen.

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As Congress cowers, Kejriwal will nibble away at Opposition unity before 2024 Lok Sabha polls

The Gujarat elections have thrown up yet another historic victory for the BJP. PM Modi’s popularity is at an all-time high for he is the one to have delivered his home state to his party once more. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have broken ground in another state where they were hitherto non-existent. These are the most obvious takeaways of the Gujarat Assembly polls 2022.

But this Gujarat election must also be considered to extrapolate the trajectory of Indian politics in the coming future.

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AAP's CM face Isudan Gadhvi loses to BJP rival after leading in initial rounds

Isudan Gadhvi, the Aam Aadmi Party's CM face in Gujarat, lost in the Assembly election from Khambhalia on Thursday by more than 18,000 votes as his BJP rival came back from behind to clinch the seat.

Gadhvi was leading at the end of the fourth round over Congress's incumbent MLA Vikram Madam, while the BJP's Mulubhai Bera was trailing in the third place.

But Bera surpassed his rivals in the later rounds of vote counting.

Khambhalia emerged as one of the high-profile seats in the Gujarat Assembly elections after the AAP fielded Gadhvi, its CM face, from this constituency in the Saurashtra region.

A former TV news anchor, Gadhvi was born and brought up in Khambhalia. But social equations in this Ahir-dominated seat probably did not favour him as his own Gadhvi community is numerically not significant in the area.

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Bhupendra Patel to remain Gujarat CM, oath-taking ceremony on Dec 12, says BJP

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which looks set to register a landslide victory in Gujarat Assembly polls with a record number of seats, on Thursday said Bhupendra Patel would continue as the Chief Minister of the state and his oath-taking ceremony will take place on 12 December.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will attend his swearing-in ceremony, BJP’s state unit president C R Paatil said on Thursday while addressing a press conference.

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BJP heads for historic win in Gujarat; Congress posts worst performance as AAP plays spoilsport

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday headed for a record victory in Gujarat as counting of votes entered the last leg, giving the ruling party a lead in 100 seats and a win in another 57 seats in the 182-member state assembly.

The Congress party was seen finishing a distant second, it had won 6 seats and was leading in 10 others, while the Aam Aadmi Party was leading in 5 seats.

BJP has so far received 53 per cent of the votes counted, while Congress had 27 per cent and AAP 13 per cent.

If the trends continue, the BJP would not only beat its best showing till date -- 127 seats in 2002, but also surpass the all-time record set by the Congress party in 1985, when it won 149 seats under the leadership of late Madhavsinh Solanki.

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People voted for PM Modi's leadership, rejected anti-national elements: Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel

With the Bharatiya Janata Party set for a landslide victory in Gujarat, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for it and said the people of the state have rejected the anti-national elements in the Assembly election.

Gujarat BJP president C R Paatil said Bhupendra Patel would continue as the state's chief minister and his swearing-in ceremony would be held on 12 December.

The BJP with a vote share of nearly 54 per cent was ahead in 152 out of the total 182 seats in Gujarat, as per the latest trends, and could surpass its previous best showing of 127 seats in 2002 when Modi was the state's chief minister.

The Congress holds the all-time record of 149 seats that it had won in 1985 under the leadership of Madhavsinh Solanki.

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Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja’s wife Rivaba takes big lead in Jamnagar North

Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja’s wife Rivaba Jadeja was set to win on her debut into electoral politics as she took a massive lead over her nearest rival in the Jamnagar North constituency.

After 15 rounds of voting, Rivaba Jadeja had won 77,630 votes, while her nearest rival Karshan Karmur of Aam Aadmi Party had polled 31,671 votes, the Election Commission said.

The Congress party’s Bipendrasinh Jadeja was seen finishing third and had polled 22,180 votes at the time of this update.

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Gujarat poll verdict expected, but hardly reflects country’s mood: Sharad Pawar

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Thursday said the verdict of the Gujarat Assembly election was on expected lines, but it doesn’t reflect the mood of the nation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday appeared to head for a record victory in Gujarat as trends available after five rounds of counting showed the party was leading in 155 of the state’s 182 assembly seats that went to polls earlier this month.

Addressing the NCP’s state executive meeting, Pawar said, “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.”

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Bhupendra Patel to take oath on 12 December; PM Modi, Amit Shah to attend ceremony

The new chief minister of Gujarat will be sworn in on December 12 at 2 pm, state BJP chief CR Paatil said on Thursday as the party swept the Assembly polls with a record-breaking margin.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will take part in the oath-taking ceremony.

Bhupendra Patel will take oath as chief minister of Gujarat for the second time. He was first elected as BJP legislative party leader on 12 September 2021.

"Gujarat CM will take oath at 2 pm on 12th December. PM Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will take part in the oath ceremony," CR Paatil said while addressing a joint press conference with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel after the trends suggested BJP's majority in the state, empowering the party to form the government for the seventh time in the state.

"Bhupendra Patel will be the chief minister again," he confirmed.

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14:11 (IST)

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Gujarat poll verdict on expected lines, but does not reflect nation's mood: Sharad Pawar

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Thursday said the verdict of the Gujarat Assembly election was on expected lines, but it doesn't reflect the mood of the nation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday appeared headed for a record victory in Gujarat as trends available after five rounds of voting showed the party was leading in 155 of the state’s 182 assembly seats that went to polls earlier this month.

Addressing the NCP's state executive meeting, Pawar said, "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."

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The credit of our success goes to PM Modi, says Gujarat BJP president CR Patil

The credit of our success goes to PM Narendra Modi. People of Gujarat love him and always reposed faith in his leadership, says Gujarat BJP president CR Patil to media.

We are going to form government in Gujarat with a thumping majority, says Gujarat BJP president CR Patil to media.

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Gujarat 2022 seals India’s 2024 fate: Rahul’s dynastic Congress just can’t take on Modi’s meritocratic BJP

In his 2016 book, Democrats and Dissenters, historian Ramachandra Guha wrote that the Gandhis must quit politics for the good of the Congress, if not the nation. Coming out scathingly against Rahul Gandhi, he asserted that he “has neither energy, nor the heart, nor the brains… to be an effective political leader”. Guha continued, “For the Congress’ long-term future, therefore, it may be in its own best interests to open its top leadership to a wider talent pool.”

As the Congress delivers one of its worst electoral performances in Gujarat, struggling to win even 25 seats in the state where it had given a spirited fightback in the 2017 Assembly polls by getting 77 seats to the BJP’s 99, Guha seems to be vindicated again. Not just the victory — the BJP has made the habit of bucking the anti-incumbency trend in Gujarat, seventh time in a row — but the manner in which it has been achieved by the Narendra Modi-Amit Shah combine makes one write an obituary for the grand old party.

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BJP wins five seats so far

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

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Gujarat: CM Patel, BJP state chief to reach party office as trends show massive lead

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and state BJP chief CR Paatil will arrive at the party office in Gandhinagar shortly.

Both the leaders left for Kamalam after the latest trends suggested the party returning to power with a thumping majority.

Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) opened its account with two wins as the counting progresses in the Gujarat Assembly polls.

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Gujarat poll results: First two results go to the BJP, leads in another 153

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) opened its account in the Gujarat Assembly polls with the announcement of the first two results, winning both the seats, as the counting continues in other seats.

The party registered its first win in the Dahod constituency where Kanaiyalal Bachubhai Kishori won with a margin of nearly 30,000 votes.

Kishori, who was up against Congress' Harshadbhai Valchandbhai Ninama and Aam Aadmi Party's Dineshbhai Bhurabhai Muniya, received 72,660 votes with a 43.54 per cent vote share.

His Congress opponent, Ninama, got 43,310 votes and shared a vote percentage of 25.95, while AAP's Muniya got 34,010 votes with a 20.38 pc vote share.

The other seat on which the party won was the Petlad constituency, where BJP's Kamleshbhai Rameshbhai Patel secured 89,166 votes while Congress' Prakash Budhabhai Parmar got 71,212 votes.

According to the latest trends by the Election Commission till 12.30 pm, BJP is leading on 153 seats while the party has won 2 seats so far.

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12:57 (IST)

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How the big names in the fray are performing

It’s counting day and Gujarat is going the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) way. It is racing to its best-ever result in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state. The Congress is far behind with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) cutting into its votes.

The fate of many political heavyweights is being decided. In Gujarat, some of the big names in the fray are incumbent chief minister Bhupendra Patel, BJP’s Hardik Patel and Alpesh Thakor, Congress’ Jignesh Mevani and AAP’s Isudan Gadhvi and Gopal Italia. It’s a fast-changing scenario but we take a look at where they stand right now.

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Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel leads from Ghatlodia by a margin of 1,07,960 votes

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel and state BJP chief CR Paatil have sweets in celebration as the party sweeps the #GujaratAssemblyPolls

The Chief Minister is also leading from his constituency Ghatlodia by a margin of 1,07,960 votes. pic.twitter.com/9CAGPjMLsM— ANI (@ANI) December 8, 2022

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Gujarat: BJP nominee CK Raulji leading in Godhra

BJP candidate CK Raulji was on Thursday leading over his Congress rival Rashmitaben Chauhan after eight rounds of counting of votes in Godhra assembly seat of Gujarat.

Raulji was ahead by more than 25,000 votes over Chauhan in the communally-sensitive Assembly seat of Godhra, where the burning of a train had triggered one of India’s worst post-Partition riots 20 years back.

Raulji has been representing Godhra since 2007 as Congress MLA from 2007 to 2016 and as a BJP legislator since 2017.

Godhra, where communal fissures still persist and where voting takes place largely on religious lines, has around 2,79,000 voters. Of these, 72,000 are in the Muslim-dominated area.

Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Rajeshbhai Patel and All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)'s Shabbir Kachba are also in the fray.

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BJP's Rivaba jumps ahead to first spot after trailing in initial trends

Rivaba Jadeja, the BJP candidate from the Jamnagar North seat is now leading. According to the latest trends by the Election Commission, Rivaba, who is contesting against AAP's Ahir Karshanbhai Parbatbhai Karmur and Congress' Bipendrasinh Jadeja, is leading with 14,905 votes. The AAP candidate is placed at the second spot with 7,235 votes and the Congress candidate has received 5,288 votes.

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Union minister Hardik Patel leading with 14,000 votes

Patidar leader Hardik Patel now leading with 14,000 votes.

"I'm commenting on something which was widely expected. It's the actual manifestation of the kind of development-anchored work that BJP, under the leadership of PM, has been undertaking. It's a model for the whole country," Puri on Gujarat result trends.

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BJP above 150 seats

BJP is now ahead in 154 seats while Congress is ahead in 17

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BJP looks set to break all past records

BJP's record in Gujarat is of 127 seats but going by the trends in which BJP is leading in over 150 seats, the party is set to break its own record. BJP is likely to break Congress's 1985 record when Congress won 149 seats.

Aaj saare record tootenge !— Shehzad Jai Hind (@Shehzad_Ind) December 8, 2022

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BJP says it's development agenda won and Cong's negative politics lost

As the Bharatiya Janata Party was on Thursday seen inching towards all-time high tally of 150 seats in the 182-member Gujarat Assembly, the saffron outfit termed it as a reflection of its development agenda and a defeat of the Congress's "negative politics".

BJP workers danced in joy as the saffron camp went into a festive mood as trends reflected the BJP was all set to return to power for the record seventh term in Gujarat.

Hundreds of BJP workers thronged the party office in capital Gandhinagar as they danced and distributed sweets outside state party headquarters, as senior leaders started pouring in.

On the Congress's dismal performance, Vyas said, "The Congress should learn its lessons now as negative politics won't take them anywhere. The Congress has been wiped out by the masses from the state," he said.

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BJP leads on 149 seats out of 182 seats, as per ECI trends

#WATCH | Celebrations at Gandhinagar BJP office as the party sweeps Gujarat elections

BJP leading on 149 seats of total 182 seats, as per ECI trends pic.twitter.com/rfuAusbO3z— ANI (@ANI) December 8, 2022

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BJP crosses 100 mark surges ahead of Congress, AAP in single digits

Trends emerging from the counting of votes Gujarat Assembly polls on 144 seats show the Bharatiya Janata Party is leading on 123 seats, while Congress is placed in the second spot with a lead on 22 seats.

Of the 182 seats in Gujarat, the majority mark stands at 92.

The Aam Aadmi Party is leading on 9 seats and is in the third spot on the list. The independents are also leading on two seats. The Arvind Kejriwal-led party has gained leads in 9 Assembly constituencies and is still making progress.

According to the Election Commission data shared till 9.45 am, the BJP continued to retain its first spot with 112 seats out of the 182-member Assembly.

According to the trends till 9.30 am, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, who is contesting from Ghatlodiya against AAP's Vijay Patel and Congress' Amee Yajnik, is leading securing 15,032 votes so far.

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10:44 (IST)

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Gujarat: Who is leading, who is trailing now

Sitting Congress MLA Geniben Thakor trailing with 3,000 votes in Vaav constituency

BJP’s Amit Thakkar leading with 45k in Vejalpur

CM Bhupendra Patel leading with 34,000 votes in Ghatlodia

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BJP set to get over 50 per cent votes, trends show

As per latest trends from the EC, BJP is getting 52 per cent of votes polled in the state. This means BJP is winning not only majority of seats but majority of votes too. This is a huge achievement as BJP has been in power for about 27 years. Congress on the other hand is polling around 26 per cent of votes while AAP share is around 13 per cent. This means, AAP is getting majority of votes its from Congress share.

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AAP becoming national party, Sisodia thanks Gujarat

गुजरात की जनता के वोट से आम आदमी पार्टी आज राष्ट्रीय पार्टी बन रही है.

शिक्षा और स्वास्थ्य की राजनीति पहली बार राष्ट्रीय राजनीति में पहचान बना रही है.

इसके लिए पूरे देश को बधाई.— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) December 8, 2022

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Kantilal Amrutia, BJP candidate from Morbi, leads with a total of 10,156 votes

#GujaratAssemblyPolls | BJP candidate from Morbi, Kantilal Amrutia leads with a total of 10,156 votes.

He reportedly saved several people's lives during the Morbi bridge collapse in October.

(File photo) pic.twitter.com/I1GyGVK2tW— ANI (@ANI) December 8, 2022

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How votes are counted for the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections

Everywhere you look today and there will be one news report dominating it all: the counting of votes for the Gujarat Assembly and Himachal Pradesh Assembly.

Given the sheer number of votes polled, counting them isn’t an easy task and managing the voting and counting process has become an extremely complex affair, as the system has to be foolproof that provides least opportunities to any political party or ruling dispensation to subvert the system to its advantage.

As the country looks on at the results for the state of Gujarat — where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is seeking for a record seventh term — and Himachal Pradesh — the saffron party hopes to break the tradition here too — here’s a better understanding of the process of counting votes and how the results are announced.

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Trends show BJP headed for a sweeping victory

Counting of votes for a new assembly in Gujarat got underway Thursday, with early trends pointing to a sweeping victory for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that has not lost an election in the state since 1995.

The BJP was leading in 42 seats, while Congress was ahead in six and the AAP was winning four seats, according to early trends reported by the Election Commission. Television channels, however, reported that BJP was ahead in more than 100 seats, the Congress in about 50 and the AAP was struggling to take its tally into double digits.

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09:40 (IST)

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Initial trends show BJP leading on 42 seats, Congress, AAP follow

Initial trends in the counting of votes for the Gujarat Assembly polls that began on Thursday showed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leading on 42 seats while Congress opened its account with a lead on six seats.

After an hour of counting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was found leading on four seats.

Official data shared by the Election Commission till 9.15 am showed trends of 52 Assembly seats out of the total of 182 seats.

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09:36 (IST)

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BJP in celebration mode already

The mood is upbeat at the party's office in Gandhinagar as trends show BJP surging ahead of Congress and AAP in PM Modi's home turf.

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BJP to form 'double engine' govt once again with huge majority, says Vejalpur candidate Amit Thaker

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Ahmedabad's Vejalpur, Amit Thaker on Thursday exuded confidence in the party forming the 'double engine' government once again with a huge majority in Gujarat stating that the people of the state have to advance further.

Thaker is contesting against Aam Aadmi Party's Kalpesh Patel and Congress' Rajendra Patel from the seat.

Speaking to ANI, Thaker said that no party has been able to "come between" PM Modi and Gujarat for the past 27 years.

"This is PM Modi's Gujarat and no party has come between him and Gujarat for 27 years. Development is a model of Gujarat. The people of Gujarat have to advance further. BJP is the first choice for development and security. PM Modi has ensured Gujarat's name in the world. The double-engine government will get a huge majority," he said.

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09:23 (IST)

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Latest trends from the Election Commission

BJP ahead in 30 seats, Congress in 5 and AAP in 4, says Election Commission

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Hardik Patel predicts 135 to 145 seats for BJP in Gujarat

Speaking to ANI ahead of the counting, Patel said, "The party which hurt the religious beliefs of Gujarat cannot become successful here. We will get 135 to 145 seats. we are definitely going to form the government. Do you have any doubts?"

Patel said that the people believe in the BJP as the party has provided safety and security to the people during its rule, adding that it has also met the expectations of the people.

"The government is being formed on the basis of work. No riots/terrorist attacks here in the past 20 years. People know BJP met their expectations. They press 'Lotus' as their future will be safe under BJP. It did good governance & strengthened this trust," he said.

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BJP stays strong in Gujarat

BJP is ahead in 124 seats while Congress is leading in 50

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BJP will break records, says Purnesh Modi, BJP candidate from Surat West

BJP will break records. It will get the maximum number of seats &the highest voting percentage. All our candidates will be ahead of their rival candidates by a huge margin. BJP will have a huge victory: Guj Min & BJP candidate from Surat West, Purnesh Modi#GujaratElectionResult pic.twitter.com/XrQgjLfg6c— ANI (@ANI) December 8, 2022

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With the blessings of the people, we will win with the majority, says Congress candidate Babuji Thakor

Today, counting of votes is taking place. With the blessings of the people, we will win with the majority: Babuji Thakor, Congress candidate from Mansa constituency #GujaratElectionResult pic.twitter.com/cIbwgThc6b— ANI (@ANI) December 8, 2022

08:35 (IST)

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BJP hoping to set new records in Gujarat

Victory in Gujarat will make it the only party other than the Communist Party of India (Marxist) to have won seven straight Assembly elections. The CPI(M), which ruled West Bengal for 34 years from 1977 to 2011, had also won seven straight elections.

BJP came to power in Gujarat in 1990 in alliance with Janata Dal. Since then, it has enjoyed uninterrupted power for 32 years.
If it wins today, it will go past the Left’s record of 34 continuous years of power in Bengal. That’s some feat.#GujaratElectionResult— Abhijit Majumder (@abhijitmajumder) December 8, 2022

08:32 (IST)

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BJP leads in 101 seats, Congress 40, AAP 4

According to early trends, BJP is taking a massive lead in 100 seats while Congress leads in 40 seats while AAP is leading in 4 seats.

08:29 (IST)

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Counting of votes underway amid tight security

The entire counting process will be overseen by 182 counting observers and 494 assistant election officers, according to an official with the election commission.

All counting centres are protected by a three-tier security structure including local law enforcement, members of the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF), and members of the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF).

08:25 (IST)

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Visuals from Government Commerce College in Gandhinagar

#GujaratElections2022 | Counting of votes begin, visuals from Government Commerce College in Gandhinagar. pic.twitter.com/PmcIXC1rS8— ANI (@ANI) December 8, 2022