 "Cong totters as 'Modi wave' sweeps Guj")
Congress seemed to be staring at a complete rout in BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's home turf of Gujarat, where trends available till noon showed BJP is leading in all 26 Lok Sabha seats.
It seems people have voted in unison to turn into reality their son-of-soil's dream to attain the PM's chair.
Among prominent candidates, Modi himself is leading by over four lakh votes in Vadodara constituency, while BJP patriarch Advani is also ahead of his rival in his traditional Gandhinagar seat.
In other two prominent seats of Sabarkantha and Chhota Udepur, two former Union ministers Shankarsinh Waghela and Naran Rathwa are trailing behind BJP nominees.
Former Union minister and Leader of Opposition in state Assembly, Shankarsinh Waghela (1,16,684) is trailing behind Dipsinh Rathod (1,46,648) of BJP who has secured a lead of 29,964 votes.
Former Union minister and Congress leader Naran Rathwa is trailing in Chhota Udepur against BJP's Ramsinh Rathwa.
It seems people have voted in unison to turn into reality their son-of-soil's dream to attain the PM's chair.
Among prominent candidates, Modi himself is leading by over four lakh votes in Vadodara constituency, while BJP patriarch Advani is also ahead of his rival in his traditional Gandhinagar seat.
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According to trends, Union ministers Tushar Chaudhary (Bardoli), Bharat Solanki (Anand) and Dinsha Patel (Kheda) -- all Congress -- are trailing behind their BJP rivals who have secured a modest margin.
In other two prominent seats of Sabarkantha and Chhota Udepur, two former Union ministers Shankarsinh Waghela and Naran Rathwa are trailing behind BJP nominees.
Former Union minister and Leader of Opposition in state Assembly, Shankarsinh Waghela (1,16,684) is trailing behind Dipsinh Rathod (1,46,648) of BJP who has secured a lead of 29,964 votes.
Former Union minister and Congress leader Naran Rathwa is trailing in Chhota Udepur against BJP's Ramsinh Rathwa.
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