NCP was part of the previous Congress-led UPA government at the Centre and the two parties were also partners in the previous Maharashtra govt
Aditynanath also observed that people of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh had proved beyond a point that they are for positive and development oriented politics
Vijay Rupani, who was earlier trailing, is now leading over Congress' Indranil Rajyaguru in Rajkot West seat
Party supporters gathered in large numbers at offices around the country and distributed sweets among themselves
Gujarat has 182 Assembly seats; BJP has ruled the state since 1995
The counting for the two-phase Gujarat Assembly elections will begin at 8 am and results are expected to come out by afternoon
The BJP should understand the mindset of people of Gujarat and the reason the people there are not happy, says Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut
Others have bagged 4 seats; most exit polls have indicated the BJP's return to power with an absolute majority
Minister Giriraj Singh termed the result Rahul Gandhi's first defeat as Congress president and asserted that his charisma did not work
Election Commission will begin counting of votes at 8 am
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The announcement of results to the Gujarat Assembly election after counting of votes today will be crucial for all the 1,828 candidates in the fray, but all focus will be on these key candidates
The rupee had gained 30 paise to close at a fresh three-month high of 64.04 on Friday against the dollar
A large LED screen has been installed and a podium has been put in place along with a sound system
On the eve of counting, Congress workers were seen guarding strong rooms across the state to prevent any tampering with the results
Hardik Patel has alleged that a company had hired 140 engineers to hack 5,000 EVMs
Said voting conducted by the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trails, which enabled voters to see whom they voted for
Three hours into counting, BJP was likely to win with the support of urban voters