18 December 2017, 21:34 PM
18 December 2017, 21:33 PM
Results declared for all the 182 seats in Gujarat - BJP wins 99 seats, Congress wins 77, 1 seat won by NCP. Bhartiya Tribal Party and Independent win 2 and 3 seats respectively.
18 December 2017, 21:32 PM
This is a blessing by the people to the leadership of PM Modi and his government. It shows that they support his vision for development and the vision for the future of India, says Railway Minister Piyush Goyal.
18 December 2017, 21:23 PM
We received 49% votes, more than what was predicted in exit polls. This is a victory for development. It was tough to change development into victory but our workers did it. Congress must introspect what went wrong for them, says Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
18 December 2017, 20:23 PM
Congratulations to the BJP, the winner in HP and Gujarat. Best wishes to the new governments.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) December 18, 2017
What a victory! In Gujarat, the winner limped across the finish line with a young sprinter close on his heels.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) December 18, 2017
There is an electoral victory and there is a political victory. Need I say who is the political victor in Gujarat.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) December 18, 2017
Congress has returned a morale boosting performance in Gujarat under Mr Rahul Gandhi. The battle is now joined for five states in 2018.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) December 18, 2017
18 December 2017, 20:00 PM
Felicitated honourable PM Shri @narendramodi for BJP's grand victory in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections at BJP HQ, New Delhi. pic.twitter.com/pDwIjCYfOj
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) December 18, 2017
18 December 2017, 19:57 PM
Spoke to PM @narendramodi ji & Union Finance Minister @arunjaitley ji and congratulated them on the win in #Himachal Pradesh and #Gujarat elections.
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) December 18, 2017
18 December 2017, 19:57 PM
FM Arun Jaitley and general secretary of the party Saroj Pandey will go as observers to Gujarat and discuss the leadership in the state. Similarly, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Narendra Tomar will go to Himachal Pradesh to discuss about the leadership there, says JP Nadda.
18 December 2017, 19:55 PM
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18 December 2017, 19:09 PM
Also Read - BJP back to power in Himachal Pradesh, questions remain on CM as Prem Kumar Dhumal loses
18 December 2017, 18:58 PM
Sixth consecutive victory in Gujarat assembly for @BJP4India is an extraordinary achievement. It is all because of the development that the @BJP4Gujarat govt gave under the leadership of @narendramodi over the years. जीतेगा भाई जीतेगा विकास ही जीतेगा। #ElectionResults2017
— Ravi Shankar Prasad (@rsprasad) December 18, 2017
18 December 2017, 18:56 PM
PM Modi asks BJP workers to raise slogan - 'jeetega bhai jeetega, vikas hi jeetega' (only development will win), says PM Modi. Party workers chant after him.
18 December 2017, 18:54 PM
I once again congratulate the party workers for the win in Gujarat. This is a unique and historical victory, PM says once again.
PM also talks about his vision of 'new India'.
18 December 2017, 18:50 PM
We took three decades to remove the poison of casteism from Gujarat. We took Gujarat on the path of 'sabka saath, sabka vikas', says PM.
I want to tell the people of Gujarat that it's great you have rejected the politics of caste. However, you have to be careful. You have voted for us, still I am daring to say this - all Gujaratis are one. Forget what has happened, he adds.
Six crore Gujaratis are one and they want to move ahead on the path of progress. Let every Gujarati embrace one another, we cannot and won't be divided... only think of unity and brotherhood, says PM Modi.
18 December 2017, 18:48 PM
After 2014, discourse in the nation is about development only. Opposition is free to celebrate when BJP loses, but for now they will have to agree that we have the courage to take decisions and change the country, says PM.
We have the guts to take tough decisions. Our intention is clean, adds PM.
18 December 2017, 18:47 PM
We hold elections every year in different states and people campaign differently, but development is the need of the hour. BJP has brought in the developments that were required in the country, says PM.
18 December 2017, 18:46 PM
There may be differences in opinion on development, but people of the nation will never accept politicising development, says PM.
18 December 2017, 18:46 PM
It's shameful that development was mocked, says PM.
18 December 2017, 18:45 PM
I compliment the people of Gujarat. There was so much misinformation. Congress was hatching all kinds of conspiracies, says PM Modi.
18 December 2017, 18:44 PM
Poeple from the Opposition were busy campaigning, Congress struggled and made plans to defeat us in Gujarat, says PM.
18 December 2017, 18:41 PM
After I left Gujarat on becoming PM, it gives me immense satisfaction that my colleagues there continued the good work, says PM.
18 December 2017, 18:41 PM
On a personal level, the win in Gujarat gives me extreme happiness, says PM.
18 December 2017, 18:40 PM
The continuous win in Gujarat on the plank of development is unique in the history of India, says PM.
BJP won all the seats it contested in 1989 Lok Sabha polls. We won most of the seats we contested in 1990. In 1995, in 1998, in 2002, in 2007 and in 2012 we won. We won most seats in Lok Sabha polls too, adds PM.
18 December 2017, 18:39 PM
Gujarat poll results are historical. In this day and age, for a party to keep winning for so long, says PM.
18 December 2017, 18:38 PM
The results in Himachal Pradesh show that if you don't do development and are embroiled in all wrong acts then after 5 years people will not accept you, says PM Modi.
18 December 2017, 18:38 PM
People of Himachal have voted for development, says PM.
18 December 2017, 18:35 PM
The aspirations of our middle class are rising. We have to fulfil them, says PM.
18 December 2017, 18:35 PM
It was said before Gujarat polls that the BJP would lose because of GST, says PM Modi. However, these elections have proved that the country is ready for reforms.
18 December 2017, 18:32 PM
I bow to the people of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, says PM Modi. He adds, "I am grateful to the people of Gujarat and Himachal as they chose the path of development."
18 December 2017, 18:32 PM
PM Modi begins his victory speech.
18 December 2017, 18:31 PM
We have never won elections and today we have reached to having 19 BJP govt states across the country, says Shah.
18 December 2017, 18:28 PM
This is not the sole victory that we have achieved, with this we have progressed from where we were in the previous elections, says Shah.
18 December 2017, 18:27 PM
Shah addresses the media at BJP headquarters in Delhi.
At the onset, I would like to thank the people of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh for this victory, says Shah.
18 December 2017, 18:27 PM
BJP president Amit Shah and other leaders felicitate PM Narendra Modi.
18 December 2017, 18:21 PM
Election Commission of India was approached for counting at two booths in different constituencies. ECI has given instructions to conduct counting through VVPAT in those two particular booths, says BB Swain, Chief Electoral Officer of Gujarat.
18 December 2017, 18:18 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at BJP HQ in Delhi, received by BJP President Amit Shah #ElectionResults2017 pic.twitter.com/CgQaiyA4qo
— ANI (@ANI) December 18, 2017
18 December 2017, 18:17 PM
Pictures of celebration at BJP HQ, New Delhi. pic.twitter.com/W7iJRNSZww
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) December 18, 2017
18 December 2017, 17:58 PM
Now, it’s time to change the hashtag to #વિકાસ_જીતી_ગયો_છે . pic.twitter.com/IvNcfd7738
— ShivrajSingh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) December 18, 2017
18 December 2017, 17:36 PM
The Congress party congratulates BJP, says "we aren't taking off our gloves just yet, see you on the campaign trail in 2018."
The Congress Party extends a huge thank you to the people of Himachal Pradesh & Gujarat for having faith in us and giving us their vote. Our congratulations to the Bharatiya Janta Party. However we aren't taking off our gloves just yet; see you on the campaign trail in 2018!
— Congress (@INCIndia) December 18, 2017
18 December 2017, 17:35 PM
Senior Congress leader and former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi tweets:
Happy over the outcome of Gujarat election.BJP's image dented, @INCIndia made major inroads despite PM, Amit Shah & entire Cabinet Ministers pitching in all their efforts with only @OfficeOfRG spearheading the campaign aided by three other youth leaders../1
— Tarun Gogoi (@tarun_gogoi) December 18, 2017
18 December 2017, 17:27 PM
Congratulations @BJP4India on winning the elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. Wishing them all the best for their forthcoming tenure in governance.
— N Chandrababu Naidu (@ncbn) December 18, 2017
18 December 2017, 17:18 PM
I congratulate Gujarat voters for their very balanced verdict at this hour.
It is a temporary and face-saving win, but it shows a moral defeat for BJP.
Gujarat voted against atrocities, anxiety and injustice caused to the common people. Gujarat belled the cat for 2019— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) December 18, 2017
18 December 2017, 17:17 PM
I would like to give credit for this victory to the people of Gujarat, also give assurance that in the coming 5 years BJP will work towards what the people of the state want, says Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani.
18 December 2017, 17:13 PM
Personal loss is not of much importance.The gain that victory has brought to state BJP is important. Thankful to people of the state for voting for BJP. In politics, sometimes one wins, sometimes one loses. I was not expecting to lose, I will do an analysis, says PK Dhumal.
18 December 2017, 17:12 PM
Also Read - Fought anger with dignity, says Rahul Gandhi as Congress claims 'we are a force in Gujarat'
18 December 2017, 16:42 PM
My Congress brothers and sisters, you have made me very proud. You are different than those you fought because you fought anger with dignity. You have demonstrated to everyone that the Congress’s greatest strength is its decency and courage, tweets Congress president Rahul Gandhi
My Congress brothers and sisters, you have made me very proud. You are different than those you fought because you fought anger with dignity. You have demonstrated to everyone that the Congress’s greatest strength is its decency and courage.
— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) December 18, 2017
18 December 2017, 16:41 PM
The Congress party accepts the verdict of the people and congratulates the new governments in both states. I thank the people of Gujarat and Himachal with all my heart for the love they showed me, tweets Rahul Gandhi
The Congress party accepts the verdict of the people and congratulates the new governments in both states. I thank the people of Gujarat and Himachal with all my heart for the love they showed me, tweets Rahul Gandhi pic.twitter.com/Odqc0yEdrs
— ANI (@ANI) December 18, 2017
18 December 2017, 16:28 PM
We won comfortably, increased our vote share. It was not a close contest at all: Amit Shah, BJP chief
18 December 2017, 16:27 PM
This is a lesson to the parties which indulge in caste-politics and dynasty: Amit Shah, BJP president
18 December 2017, 16:26 PM
We are confident that when we go into 2019 elections under the leadership of PM Modi we will once again get people's support and Modi ji's aim for the youth in 2022 will become a reality: Amit Shah, BJP president
We are confident that when we go into 2019 elections under the leadership of PM Modi we will once again get people's support and Modi ji's aim for the youth in 2022 will become a reality: Amit Shah, BJP President #HimachalResults #GujaratVerdict pic.twitter.com/ZpxjURYLvy
— ANI (@ANI) December 18, 2017
