BJP silences anti-incumbency buzz in Gujarat with another clean sweep

Takes all 26 seats in PM's home state, secure 62% vote share, up from 59% in 2014; massive win for Amit Shah

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BJP supporters carry a cut-out of PM Narendra Modi as they celebrate the party's victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, in New Delhi | Photo: PTI

Vinay Umarji Ahmedabad

6 min read Last Updated : May 23 2019 | 6:54 PM IST

Shattering every notion of an anti-incumbency mood, especially in the agrarian regions, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept all 26 Lok Sabha seats in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's homestate Gujarat, for the second time since 2014.

What's more, amid continued counting, late afternoon trends showed BJP secure 62 per cent vote share, up from 59 per cent in 2014, while the rival Congress party retained its 33 per cent vote share of 2014.