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STATE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS

HISTORIC VICTORY

BJP creates history by winning the Gujarat state election with the record number

of seats. The Congress party gets a consolation with a win in Himachal Pradesh;

and AAP makes its debut as a national party

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Ahmedabad/Shimla/New Delhi
JP stormed to power in Guja-
rat with a historic victory while
BCongress returned to power in
Himachal Pradesh after five years in
the results announced on Thursday
with the two national parties giving
credit to their workers and expressing
gratitude to people for their victories.
The BJP has won 156 seats of 182
assembly seats in Gujarat, the home
state of Prime Minister Narendra
Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah,
smashing all previous records of elec-
toral performance. The Congress won
40 seats in the 68-member assembly
riding on anti-incumbency. For Aam
Aadmi Party, which won the MCD
elections on Wednesday, the results
in Gujarat gave some satisfaction
though the party’s numbers were far
less than the expectations of its lead-
ers. AAP made its maiden entry in the
Gujarat assembly winning five seats
and its leaders saw a lot of hope in the
party getting 12.92 per cent vote share
in the state where the BJP has been in
power for almost 27 years. AAP lead-
ers also declared that the party has
now gained “national party” status.
Congress recorded its worst per- Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets BJP supporters in presence of party national president JP Nadda,
formance in Gujarat won 17 seats, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a celebration after the party’s victory in the Gujarat Assembly
partly due to AAP splitting the oppo-
sition vote. election, at party headquarters, in New Delhi on Thursday (ANI Photo/Shrikant Singh)
Independents won three seats in
Gujarat and one seat went to the Sa- In terms of vote share in Him- as Chief Minister but surpassed the ment and at the same time expressed
majwadi Party. achal, Congress is only marginally Congress’ best tally of 149 seats in the a desire that they want this momen-
Incumbent Gujarat Chief Min- ahead of the BJP having got 43.88 1985 elections. tum to continue at a greater pace. I
ister Bhupendra Patel is set to take per cent of votes compared to 42.99 Prime Minister Narendra Modi bow to Gujarat’s Jan Shakti,” PM
oath on December 12. The BJP won per cent of its rival. Others garnered said he was overcome with a lot of Modi said in a tweet.
the highest number of seats in Guja- 10.4 per cent vote share in the hill emotions seeing the phenomenal “To all hardworking @BJP-
rat’s history and recorded its seventh state. Himachal Pradesh has a long election results in Gujarat. He lauded 4Gujarat Karyakartas I want to say
straight win. tradition of alternating governments the work of BJP workers in the par- - each of you is a champion! This
While Congress won 40 seats in and Congress was on the right side of ty’s huge success. historic win would never be possible
Himachal Pradesh, the BJP won 25 anti-incumbency. “Thank you, Gujarat. I am over- without the exceptional hardwork of
seats. Independents won three seats The BJP not only improved its come with a lot of emotions seeing our Karyakartas, who are the real
and AAP failed to open its account own record of 127 seats in Gujarat, the phenomenal election results. strength of our Party,” he added.
in the state. made in 2002 with Narendra Modi People blessed politics of develop- Continued at next page... >>

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