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PM Narendra Modi and Amit Shah at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi, celebrating the party's victory in Gujarat and Himachal. (Express photo)
PM Narendra Modi and Amit Shah at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi, celebrating the party's victory in Gujarat and Himachal. (Express photo)
PM Narendra Modi and Amit Shah at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi, celebrating the party's victory in Gujarat and Himachal. (Express photo)
BJP President Amit Shah arrives at the BJP headquarters in Delhi after Gujarat and Himachal electoral win. BJP president Amit Shah congratulated his party men for the victory in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh saying the “results are a victory of development over dynasty and polarisation.” (Express phtoto: Tashhi Tobgyal)
Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters in the national capital, Shah said, “We have once again emerged triumphant. I offer heartfelt gratitude to the people of Gujarat and Hiamchal Pradesh that they gave us another opportunity to serve them.” (Express photo: Tashi Tobgyal)
CM Vijay Rupani at State BJP office at Koba, Gandhinagar. (Express Photo Javed Raja)
CM Vijay Rupani at State BJP office at Koba, Gandhinagar. (Express Photo Javed Raja)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flashes the victory sign as trends show his party, the BJP, winning in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. After a tightly contested battle for power in Gujarat, the ECI data shows that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 103 seats, while the Congress has secured 72 seats. The results are seen as litmus test for the ruling BJP which hopes to beat anti-incumbency as well as the Congress party which was led by party president Rahul Gandhi. The counting for the 182 assembly seats began at 8 am this morning. (Express photo by Renuka puri)
Chief minister Virbhadra Singh (left) offers sweet to his son Vikrmaditya Singh as he wins his first assembly election from Shimla rural in Shimla on Monday. (Express Photo by Pradeep Kumar)
In a statement to the media outside Parliament House, Home Minister and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh said the BJP was confident of forming the government in both the states — Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh — with a clear majority. (Express Photo by Javed Raja)
The Election Commission data showed BJP had garnered 49.2 per cent of the vote share, up from the 47 per cent in 2012. Congress, meanwhile, upped its vote share to 41.5 per cent from 39 per cent recorded earlier. (Express Photo by Javed Raja)
Meanwhile celebrations have started at the BJP Headquarters in New Delhi as the trends indicate saffron party winning both Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. Party workers in Madhya Pradesh have started distributing sweets. (Express Photo by Javed Raja)
Congress candidate Alpesh Thakor leads by 5,000 votes in Radhanpur seat as the Gujarat Assembly Elections Results 2017 are underway. Dalit leader and independent candidate Jignesh Mewani leads by 9000 votes in Vadgam seat. Congress candidate Imran Khedawala leads by massive 38000 votes in Jamalpur Khadia seat in Ahmedabad city. (Express Photo by Javed Raja)
The polls in the state were held in two phases. In the first phase held on December 9, 68 per cent of voters exercised their franchise; the second phase held on December 14 saw a voter turnout of 69 per cent. (Express Photo by Javed Raja)
BJP supporters celebrating in Vadodara on Monday. (Express Photo)
A kid dressed as PM Modi shows victory sign in Vadodara on Monday. (Express Photo)
Party workers raise slogans as the BJP looks all set to return to power in Gujarat. (Express Photo)
BJP members in Vadodara. (Express Photo)
BJP Supporters with cut-outs of PM Modi and BJP Chief Amit Shah. (Express Photo)
Women members look elated as the saffron party looks all set to win the elections. (Express Photo)
BJP members celebrate in Vadodara. (Express Photo)
Citizens glued to their TV screens to catch the latest updates on the election results in Vadodara. (Express Photo)
As early trends in the Gujarat Assembly Elections Results pour in, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 103 seats, while the Congress has secured 72 seats. (Express Photo)
The BJP is likely to lose from PM Narendra Modi’s hometown Vadnagar in Unjha constituency where Congress candidate Dr Asha Patel has secured over 43,000 votes. (Express Photo)
The Congress has however, put up a strong fight against the incumbent BJP in Gujarat this time. Congress workers celebrate in Vadodara. (Express Photo)
BJP leader Minakshi Lekhi at the Parliament, Monday. (Express Photo by Praveen Jain)
Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman flashes victory sign at the Parliament, Monday. (Express Photo by Praveen Jain)
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh also looked satisfied with the BJP's performance in both states. (Express Photo by Praveen Jain)
Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad at the Parliament, Monday. (Express Photo by Praveen Jain)
The BJP looks set to retain power in Gujarat. (Express Photo)
As of now, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 98 seats, while the Congress has secured 73 seats. (Express Photo)
Congress candidate Jaspal Thakor celebrates after winning Padra against BJP sitting MLA Dinesh Patel (Express Photo by Bhupendra Rana)
Congress supporters ready to felicitate Jaspal Thakor after he won the Padra seat. (Express Photo by Bhupendra Rana)
The BJP is likely to lose from PM Modi's hometown Vadnagar where Congress candidate Dr Asha Patel has secured over 43,000 votes. (Express Photo)
