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
Almost all exit polls have predicted the ruling BJP would win the polls. But, the Congress has not shown signs of crumbling under pressure
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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
The saffron party marched ahead of its rival as counting of votes progressed
The trends for Gujarat polls show BJP leading in 102 seats while Congress in 78; in Himachal, BJP leads in 44 seats
Jignesh Mewani is an independent candidate from the Vadgam (SC) constituency, with the Congress support
The reaction came just after the poll panel withdrew the show cause notice to the newly-anointed Congress President for alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct
The counting for the single-phase Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections will begin at 8 am and results are expected to come out by afternoon
The poll panel also simultaneously withdrew its notice of December 13 to Congress President Rahul Gandhi
Congress leaders hailed Gandhi's Gujarat campaign as a "winner", saying his issue-based strategy would bring positive results for the party
Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, who returned to Shimla after 18 days, dismissed the exit poll results