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People helped in making dent in BJP's Guj fortress, hopefully we will win

AAP national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday thanked the people of Gujarat for helping his party breach the BJP's Gujarat "fortress", and hoped to win the state in next assembly elections. In a video message, Kejriwal said though the AAP has not won many seats in Gujarat the votes it got helped it attain the national party status. "I am thankful to the people of Gujarat for helping us attain the status of national party. Very few parties enjoy the status and now we are one of them. Ours is only a 10-year-old party," he said. New entrant Aam Aadmi party (AAP) has won four Assembly seats so far and was leading on one in Gujarat where the BJP is headed for a landslide victory. Gujarat is considered a BJP "fortress" and the people of the state has helped the AAP make a dent in it, he said. "Hopefully, next time we will be able to win it." Kejriwal also said that during the campaigning, his party and leaders never indulged in mudslinging or abusive ...

Gujarat polls: BJP wins tribal-reserved Vyara seat by trouncing Cong MLA

BJP candidate Mohan Konkani wrested the Scheduled Tribe (ST) seat of Vyara in Tapi district of Gujarat by defeating four-time Congress MLA Punabhai Gamit, who was pushed to the third position due to an impressive show put up by new entrant Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The Vyara Assembly seat, which gave Gujarat its first tribal chief minister Amarsinh Chaudhary, for the first time witnessed a contest between two Christian candidates fielded by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress. Gamit, who currently represented this assembly segment, had won the Assembly polls four times in a row starting from a byelection in 2004. BJP's Konkani won by a margin of 22,760 votes over his nearest rival from the AAP, Bipin Chaudhari. Konkani polled 69,024 votes, while Chaudhari received 46,264 votes. Congress' Gamit bagged 43,718 votes. Gamit was banking on the works he did in his constituency as an MLA and the traditional support that the party enjoyed in the region. The BJP ...

Gujarat Assembly elections: CM Bhupendra Patel wins from Ghatlodia

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday won a second consecutive victory from the urban constituency of Ghatlodia with a margin of 1.92 lakh. The BJP has already announced that Patel will retain the post of chief minister. Patel got 2,12,480 votes, against 21,120 votes polled by his Congress rival Amiben Yagnik. AAP candidate Vijay Patel was in the third place with 15,902 votes. Patidar-dominated Ghatlodia seat, which is part of the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency, has given Gujarat two chief ministers -- Bhupendra Patel and Anandiben Patel. It is a stronghold of the BJP. In 2017, despite the Patidar quota agitation which made things difficult for the ruling party, Bhupendra Patel had won the seat with a margin of 1.17 lakh votes. Ghatlodia, which has around 3.70 lakh registered voters, was carved out as an assembly constituency following delimitation in 2012. Earlier, it was a part of Sarkhej constituency. In 2012, Anandiben Patel had won the seat with a margin

Gujarat rejected politics of revadi, appeasement, hollow promises: Shah

Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the people of Gujarat have given an unprecedented mandate to the party by rejecting those who do politics of hollow promises, freebies and appeasement. In a series of tweets, Shah said he salutes the people of Gujarat on this historic victory and it shows the "unwavering faith of the public in Narendra Modi's development model". "In the last two decades, under the leadership of Modi ji, the BJP broke all records of development in Gujarat and today the people of Gujarat have blessed the BJP and broken all records of victory," he said. The minister said this massive victory has shown that every section, be it women, youth or farmers, is wholeheartedly with the BJP. "Gujarat has rejected those who do politics of hollow promises, revadi (freebies) and appeasement and given an unprecedented mandate to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP, which worked for public welfare and development," Shah said. Shah, who represents

Bhupendra Patel to continue as Guj CM, PM to attend oath-taking ceremony

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which looks set to register a landslide victory in Gujarat Assembly polls with a record number of seats, on Thursday said Bhupendra Patel would continue as the Chief Minister of the state and his oath-taking ceremony would take place on December 12. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah would attend his swearing-in ceremony, BJP's state unit president C R Paatil said on Thursday while addressing a press conference. The BJP is set for a landslide victory in Gujarat to retain power for a seventh straight term and is likely to break previous records by winning the highest number of seats in any assembly election in the state. The trends available after five rounds of counting showed the party was leading in 155 of the state's 182 assembly seats that went to polls earlier this month. "Bhupendra Patel will continue as the state chief minister and his oath-taking ceremony would take place on December 12," Paatil said. Lashing out

Gujarat election results 2022: Here is what happened in five key seats

Gujarat Assembly Election Results 2022: According to the Election Commission's counting, BJP is leading in the state and is likely to cross the majority mark comfortably. Here are five key battles to

People voted for PM's leadership, rejected anti-national elements: Guj CM

With the Bharatiya Janata Party set for a landslide victory in Gujarat, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for it and said the people of the state have rejected the anti-national elements in the Assembly election. Gujarat BJP president C R Paatil said Bhupendra Patel would continue as the state's chief minister and his swearing-in ceremony would be held on December 12. The BJP with a vote share of nearly 54 per cent was ahead in 152 out of the total 182 seats in Gujarat, as per the latest trends, and could surpass its previous best showing of 127 seats in 2002 when Modi was the state's chief minister. The Congress holds the all-time record of 149 seats that it had won in 1985 under the leadership of Madhavsinh Solanki. Addressing a press conference here, CM Patel said, "The people of Gujarat have once again reposed faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP leadership. If the masses of Gujarat have elected the BJP, then we have t

Sensex snaps 4-day losing run, gains 160 pts; PSU bank index leaps 4%

CLOSING BELL: Individually, Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB), Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Central Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, and UCO Bank gained between 6 per cent and 15 per cent

Industry welcomes govt continuity in Gujarat, seeks more reforms

Economists say BJP should focus on socio-economic indicators, fiscal burden

Too early to speak now: Kharge on Gujarat, Himachal election results

In Himachal Pradesh, as per the latest trends by the ECI, the BJP is currently leading in 24 seats after registering victory in one of the 68 assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh

Gujarat elections results: Trends show BJP headed for a sweeping victory

Counting of votes for a new assembly in Gujarat got underway Thursday, with early trends pointing to a sweeping victory for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that has not lost an election in the state since 1995. The BJP was leading in 42 seats, while Congress was ahead in six and the AAP was winning four seats, according to early trends reported by the Election Commission. Television channels, however, reported that BJP was ahead in more than 100 seats, the Congress in about 50 and the AAP was struggling to take its tally into double digits. The results of the two-phase elections, held earlier this month, will be watched more for the performance of the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) that seem to be locked in a battle to grab the status of the main opposition party in the state. While the Congress was not expected to replicate its creditable performance of the last Assembly elections in 2017, a good showing by AAP would have helped its leader Arvind Kejriwal cement his

Hardik Patel predicts 135 to 145 seats for BJP in Gujarat Assembly polls

The ruling BJP in Gujarat is aiming for a straight seventh term in the state

Gujarat polls: Counting of votes from 8 am; AAP looks to make strong debut

At 8:00 am first counting of postal ballots will be done and from 8:30 am along with postal ballots counting of the EVM votes will also start

Poll results: Election Commission reviews counting day preparations

The counting of votes for the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh polls along with six assembly and one Lok Sabha by-elections will commence at 8 am on Thursday with prohibitory orders in place around counting halls to ensure peace and tranquility. According to the Election Commission, the counting of votes will take place at a total of 116 counting centres in Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, and Odisha, Bihar, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh where six assembly and one Lok Sabha bypolls were held. In a statement, the EC said counting of votes will be taken up for postal ballots at 8 am and will continue till it is completed. Postal ballots received before 8 am on counting day are taken up for counting, the poll panel reminded. After a gap of 30 minutes from the commencement of counting of postal ballot papers, counting of votes for electronic voting machines (EVMs) will commence at 8.30 am. The EVM counting will continue irrespective of the stage of postal ballot counting, it said. O

Gujarat Assembly elections: BJP upbeat ahead of counting of votes

Buoyed by the exit polls, the ruling BJP in Gujarat is aiming for a straight seventh win in Assembly elections in the state, with hours left for counting of votes for elections held in two phases on December 1 and 5. Exit polls have predicted a big majority for the BJP in Gujarat and if these projections are any indication, the saffron party is all set to retain power in the state for the seventh consecutive term and equal Left Front's feat in West Bengal. While the contest in Gujarat has traditionally been between the BJP and Congress, it was three-cornered this time around with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) entering the poll arena. The counting of votes will start at 8 am on Thursday at 37 counting centres covering the 182 Assembly seats, an official said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the BJP poll campaign, addressing around 30 rallies and road shows in the state. Union minister Amit Shah was in the state for almost two months, micromanaging the campaign and election strategy for the

Counting of votes for 182 seats of Gujarat Assembly elections tomorrow

Counting of votes will be held on Thursday for the Gujarat Assembly elections which were held in two phases on December 1 and 5 across 33 districts of the BJP-ruled state. The counting of votes will start at 8 am at 37 counting centres covering the 182 Assembly seats, an official said. While the contest in Gujarat has traditionally been between the BJP and Congress, it was three-cornered this time around with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) entering the poll arena. Exit polls have predicted a big majority for the BJP in Gujarat and if these projections are any indication, the saffron party is all set to retain power in the state for the seventh consecutive term. The ruling party is expected to win in the range of 117-151 seats, while the Congress was predicted to bag between 16 to 51 seats. The Aam Aadmi Party was projected to bag anything between two and 13 seats. The majority mark in Gujarat is 92. Polling in Gujarat happened in two phases on December 1 and 5. Voter turnout stood at 66.31

Parliament winter session: PM welcomes vice-president as Rajya Sabha chair

The Centre's agenda for the winter session of Parliament includes introduction of 16 new bills

Parliament's winter session to begin today, 16 new bills on agenda

The Winter Session of Parliament will begin today and will continue till Dec 29. The session has been delayed by a month due to the Gujarat election schedule

Gujarat elections exit poll survey will impact Karnataka too: CM Bommai

'The result will boost the morale of our workers,' he said

BJP victory in Gujarat will increase party votes in K'taka polls: CM Bommai

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai exuded confidence in a BJP victory in Karnataka elections and said a victory in Gujarat assembly polls will increase votes in this state polls by at least 3 to 5 per cent