Exit Polls

Battle for Himachal: Can Dhumal spring a surprise?

As the results of Himachal Pradesh elections are all set to be announced soon, all eyes are set on two experienced men.Who would take the state`s top job - the six-time chief minister, Virbhadra Singh of Congress, or Bharatiya Janata Party`s Prem Kumar Dhumal, who had twice been the chief minister of Himachal Pradesh?

Dec 18, 2017, 13:25 PM IST

Assembly elections 2017: See how Gujarat voted

The Congress may take heart from the fact that it has made significant gains from the 61 seats it won in 2012 and run the BJP close.

Dec 18, 2017, 13:08 PM IST

BJP's Babubhai Bokhiriya wins from Porbandar

BJP candidate and state fisheries minister Babubhai Bokhiriya on Monday won the Porbandar seat, defeating senior Congress leader Arjun Modhvadia.

Dec 18, 2017, 12:53 PM IST

Gujarat results would have been 'different' if Congress aligned with NCP: Praful Patel

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel on Monday said the Gujarat results could have "been different" if the Congress had aligned with his party.

Dec 18, 2017, 12:26 PM IST

PM's popularity in Gujarat is 'intact', says BJP

The BJP today said the poll trends in its favour indicated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity was intact in his home state Gujarat and it was on its way to form government with a "comfortable majority".

Dec 18, 2017, 12:07 PM IST

Congress's Anirudh Singh wins first seat in Himachal Pradesh

The Congress on Monday won its first seat in Himachal Assembly elections by defeating BJP candidate Vijay Jyoti .

Dec 18, 2017, 11:46 AM IST

BJP's Inder Singh Gandhi wins first seat in Himachal Pradesh

The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) on Monday won its first seat in Himachal Assembly elections by defeating Congress cabinet Minister Prakash Chaudhary. Exit polls have predicted a clean sweep for BJP, replacing the Congress regime in the hill state.

Dec 18, 2017, 11:36 AM IST

Whatever the results, Congress is winner: Ashok Gehlot

Congress`s Gujarat in-charge Ashok Gehlot on Monday said his party was the winner in Assembly elections even if it didn`t succeed in ousting the BJP in the state.

Dec 18, 2017, 10:46 AM IST

BJP leading in 95 seats, Congress in 68 in Gujarat polls

The BJP is leading in 95 seats while the Congress nominees are ahead in 68 seats, as per the latest trends available for 169 seats after two hours of counting for the Assembly polls in Gujarat.

Dec 18, 2017, 10:40 AM IST

BJP in tough election fight in Gujarat, vote count shows

India`s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party was in a close fight with the main opposition in an election in Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s home state on Monday, trends from the early vote count showed. 

Dec 18, 2017, 10:20 AM IST

Congress, BJP locked in close figtht in Himachal Pradesh

The Congress and the BJP were locked in a close fight in Himachal Pradesh with both leading in 13 seats, according to early Election Commission trends.

Dec 18, 2017, 09:51 AM IST

BJP, Congress in neck and neck in Gujarat

In a stunning reversal of exit poll predictions, Gujarat`s ruling BJP and the main opposition Congress were on Monday locked in a neck and neck fight for power as officials counted millions of votes in the just ended Assembly elections.

Dec 18, 2017, 09:46 AM IST

BJP leads on 48 seats, Cong on 40; CM trails in Rajkot West

Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP leader Vijay Rupani is trailing behind Congress candidate Indranil Rajyaguru from Rajkot West, as per the initial trends.

Dec 18, 2017, 09:41 AM IST

EC chief assures no EVMs were tampered with in Gujarat polls

Chief Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Jyoti on Monday assured no Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were tampered with as far as the Gujarat Assembly polls are concerned.

Dec 18, 2017, 09:35 AM IST

BJP, Congress fight it out in Gujarat

Gujarat`s ruling BJP and the main opposition Congress were locked in a neck and neck contest as officials counted the millions of votes polled in the just ended Assembly elections.

Dec 18, 2017, 09:32 AM IST

BJP leading on 12 seats, Congress on 8 in early trends

The ruling BJP is leading in over 12 seats while its prime rival Congress was ahead on eight seats, as early trends of Assembly polls started pouring in from across Gujarat.

Dec 18, 2017, 09:30 AM IST

Lalu Yadav calls exit poll results 'manipulated', says Congress will win Gujarat

The RJD chief also accused the media of being sold out to the BJP government at the Centre. 

Dec 17, 2017, 00:03 AM IST

Gujarat polls: Congress will win more than 120 seats, says Bharatsinh Solanki

Bharatsinh Solanki on Friday said that the party will win more than 120 seats in Gujarat.

Dec 16, 2017, 00:41 AM IST

People in Himachal will have to wait for five weeks for exit polls

People in Himachal Pradesh will have to wait for nearly five weeks, till the evening of December 14, to know the outcome of the exit polls on Himachal Pradesh assembly elections, a senior Election Commission functionary said on Wednesday.

Oct 26, 2017, 22:25 PM IST

Can't use astrologers, tarot readers for result prediction to bypass ban on exit polls: EC

The prediction of election results by astrologers and tarot readers in the period when there is a ban on broadcasting exit polls is a violation of law, the Election Commission has ruled.

Mar 31, 2017, 00:14 AM IST