Several top Congress leaders lose their seats
The twin victories tightened BJP's grip over the country's politics that saw Congress lose one more state with general elections only 18 months away
The results of the Gujarat Assembly election 2017 for 182 seats and the Himachal Pradesh Assembly election for 68 seats will be announced today
Congress' Ashaben Patel wrested the seat, falling in the Patidar-dominated Mehsana district, from BJP's five-term MLA Narayanbhai Patel
Gehlot, the Congress election in-charge for Gujarat, said Gandhi ran a nice campaign in the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is set to retain power in Gujarat, and wrest power in Himachal Pradesh
Rupani also thanked the people of Rajkot from where he won by over 54,000 votes
Shah attributed party's victory in Gujarat to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity and public welfare works carried by the Centre and the state government
He also expressed gratitude to the people of the two states for the love they showered on him
Yadav said that regional parties and regional issues will have a role to play in the next general elections
The results are a stamp on the leadership of Modi and Shah in the party and in the national politics, says Fadnavis
I salute the hardworking BJP karyakartas (workers) in these states for their hard work which has led to these impressive victories, Modi tweeted
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