Gujarat polls

Gujarat mandate for BJP's politics of 'vishwas' & 'vikas': Devendra Fadnavis

As the BJP is set to retain power in Gujarat for the record sixth time, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said today that the mandate is for the party's politics of "vishwas" and "vikas".

Dec 18, 2017, 15:16 PM IST

Results show PM Modi's respect in nation: Vasundhara Raje

Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Monday congratulated the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for winning Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, adding that the election results show Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a lot of respect in the nation.

Dec 18, 2017, 15:08 PM IST

Assembly elections 2017: EVM bashing should stop, they cannot be tampered with, say former CECs

Hardik Patel had earlier said that 140 engineers were hired by a company to hack 5000 EVMs.

Dec 18, 2017, 15:08 PM IST

Gujarat elections 2017: GST, demonetisation fail to fulfil Congress's hopes again

In yet another election, anger over demonetisation and GST failed to give the Congress the traction it hoped for.

Dec 18, 2017, 14:53 PM IST

Gujarat victory shows Modi's connect with people: Manohar Parrikar

The victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat shows the strength of the connect between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of his home state, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said here on Monday.

Dec 18, 2017, 14:49 PM IST

Assembly election results 2017: Nitish Kumar congratulates PM Modi, takes a dig at Congress

In the 2012 elections in Gujarat, the BJP had won 115 seats while the Congress emerged victorious in 61 seats.

Dec 18, 2017, 14:36 PM IST

Assembly election results 2017: Rajnath takes a dig a Rahul, says 'sar mundaate hi ole pade'

On December 16, 2017, Rahul Gandhi took over as the Congress president.

Dec 18, 2017, 14:14 PM IST

Gujarat Assembly election results 2017: BJP victory because of EVMs, tweets Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam

In the 2012 elections, the BJP had won 115 seats while the Congress emerged victorious in 61 seats.

Dec 18, 2017, 14:02 PM IST

Gujarat trends are heartening: Shashi Tharoor

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday said that the trends emerging from vote counting in Gujarat are heartening as the party is showing a much improved performance compared to the last assembly elections.

Dec 18, 2017, 13:55 PM IST

Gujarat results indicate people not happy with BJP: Shiv Sena

The Shiv Sena on Monday said the people were not happy with the BJP in Gujarat, going by the trends of the Assembly election counting.

Dec 18, 2017, 13:42 PM IST

Gujarat elections 2017: BJP wins trade centres, as GST, demonetisation turn damp squibs for Congress

Southern and Central Gujarat, home to a majority of the Gujarat's business clout voted favourably for the BJP.

Dec 18, 2017, 13:26 PM IST

Assembly election results 2017: Rahul Gandhi attends Parliament, refuses to talk to media

In the 2012 Gujarat Assembly elections, the BJP had won 115 seats and the Congress 61.

Dec 18, 2017, 13:18 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

Shiv Sena praises Rahul Gandhi; lauds him for Gujarat 'battle'

The BJP's bickering ally Shiv Sena on Monday heaped praise on Rahul Gandhi, lauding the newly appointed Congress president for "fighting the Gujarat poll battle without bothering about the result".

Dec 18, 2017, 10:55 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