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Gujarat election results: BJP seen winning 100 seats, Congress may bag 79

Vijay Rupani, who was earlier trailing, is now leading over Congress' Indranil Rajyaguru in Rajkot West seat

Election Results 2017 : The BJP was on its way to retain power in Gujarat for the record sixth time, as the party was leading in 100 seats and won four others, according to the latest counting figures. The Congress emerged victorious in one seat and was ahead of rivals in 80 others.

The Election Commission has so far declared five results, of which four seats have been won by the BJP and one by the Congress.

ALSO READ: LIVE updates: BJP bags Gujarat, Himachal; Rahul says satisfied with result

The Election Commission figures showed that the NCP was leading in one seat and the Bhartiya Tribal Party of Chottu Vasava in two seats. Three independents were also leading.

To form a government in the state, a party or a coalition needs at least 92 seats in the 182-member Assembly.

Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who was earlier trailing after the count of postal ballots, is now leading over Congress' Indranil Rajyaguru in Rajkot West seat.

Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel, who was also trailing from Mehsana against Congress candidate Jivabhai Patel earlier, is now leading by a margin of over 7,000 votes.

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BJP leader and state fisheries minister Babubhai Bokhiriya defeated senior Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia in Porbandar.

BJP's Suresh Patel defeated Congress candidate Shweta Brahmbhatt in Ahmedabad's Maninagar, the former constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, by 75,199 votes.

In Mahuva seat of Bhavnagar, BJP's Raghav Makwana defeated independent Kanu Kalsaria.

The BJP also won the Umbergaon seat in Valsad.

The Congress won Mahudha seat in Kheda district where its nominee Indrajitsinh Parmar defeated BJP's Bharatsinh Parmar by 13,601 votes.

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Gujarat, Himachal election result LIVE: BJP leads; Rupani wins Rajkot West

ElectionResultsLive2017: The BJP is leading in 107 seats, while the Congress nominees are ahead in 74 of Gujarat’s 182 seats, show the latest trends.

Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who earlier trailed behind his Congress rival Indranil Rajyaguru in early trends, has now taken an unassailable lead in the Rajkot West seat.

The elections for 182-seat Assembly were held on December 9 and 14, after an acrimonious campaign, which was dominated by a face-off between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi. In the 2012 elections, the BJP had won 115 seats while the Congress emerged victorious on 61 seats. The BJP has been in power in the state since 1995, winning consecutive elections in the home state of Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah.

ALSO READ: Modi magic intact hint exit polls; BJP predicted to win Himachal, Gujarat

ALSO READ: Counting of votes for Himachal Polls today

The exit polls also predicted that the BJP would wrest Himachal Pradesh from the Congress. As reported earlier, all survey agencies, barring ABP-CSDS, predicted a sweep for the BJP in the hill state, where the elections were held on November 9. The ABP-CSDS survey predicted a BJP victory, with the Congress running it close in the 68-member Assembly.

ALSO READ: Exit polls predict BJP victory in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh

CATCH ALL THE LIVE UPDATES 11:46 AM The BJP cannot be completely happy, says Rajeev Rai, Spokesperson SP 11:46 AM As per the Election Commission data, BJP has 49% vote share while Congress has 41.7% in Gujarat assembly elections 11:44 AM Rahul Gandhi, good show, says BJP ally Shiv Sena 11:42 AM Congress wins Kasumpti seat in Himachal with its candidate Anirudh Singh defeating BJP’s Vijay Jyoti by a margin of 9,397 votes 11:42 AM On the Congress giving a neck and neck fight to the BJP in the Gujarat Assembly elections, senior Congress leader Kamal Nath says it is the ‘beginning of return of the Congress’. 11:42 AM BJP’s Pradipsinh Jadeja wins Vatva 11:39 AM Congress’ Arjun Modhwadia trailing by 1800 votes from Porbandar

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LIVE updates: BJP takes lead in Gujarat, Himachal polls; Modi magic intact

The results of the Gujarat Assembly election 2017 for 182 seats and the Himachal Pradesh Assembly election for 68 seats will be announced after counting of votes today

ElectionResults2017 Counting of votes for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections has started. The result will be announced today itself. The 182 constituencies in the Gujarat Assembly had gone to the polls in two phases – on December 9 and 14. The electors in Himachal Pradesh’s 68 seats had voted to elect their legislators for their respective constituencies on November 9

ALSO READ: All eyes on Gujarat as stage set for counting today

In Gujarat, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is seeking a sixth straight term in office, the Congress is aiming to stage a comeback to power after being in the Opposition for over two decades. The counting of votes are being held at 37 centres across the state's 33 districts amid tight security. ALSO READ: Counting of votes for Himachal Polls today

In Himachal Pradesh, the fate of 337 candidates, including Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his predecessor Prem Kumar Dhumal, will be known on Monday as counting of votes is taken up in the state, where traditional rivals BJP and Congress have both contested in all 68 seats. The hill state witnessed a record 75.28 per cent turnout and pollsters have predicted a landslide BJP victory. ALSO READ: Modi magic intact hint exit polls; BJP predicted to win Himachal, Gujarat

As reported earlier, three separate television exit polls at the close of the final round of voting on Thursday showed the BJP winning more than 100 seats in the 182-member state house, well clear of the half-way mark of 92 required to rule. Congress would likely win 70-74 seats, the polls showed, better than in the past but not enough to oust the BJP from power. Another exit poll, conducted by a Today’s Chanakya group, gave the BJP a two-thirds majority. ALSO READ: Exit polls give BJP clear majority in Gujarat

The exit polls also predicted that the BJP would wrest Himachal Pradesh from the Congress. As reported earlier, all survey agencies, barring ABP-CSDS, predicted a sweep for the BJP in the hill state, where the elections were held on November 9. The ABP-CSDS survey predicted a BJP victory, with the Congress running it close in the 68-member Assembly. ALSO READ: Exit polls predict BJP victory in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh

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09:53 AM Gujarat election result 2017: BJP leading on 56 seats, Congress ahead on 50. NCP & Bhartiya Tribal Party also enter the fray with lead on 1 seat each.

09:52 AM Himachal Pradesh election result 2017: Himachal CM Virbhadra Singh's son Vikramaditya leading by 1316 votes in Shimla Rural

09:52 AM Gujarat election result 2017: Vijay Rupani leading by 1800 votes from Rajkot West

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