Gujarat Election Results 2022 HIGHLIGHTS: BJP Records Historic 156-Seat Win, Congress Down To 17
Gujarat Election Results 2022 Live: BJP will form the government in Gujarat for the seventh consecutive term. The Congress, however, is on the verge of its worst loss in the state.
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Gujarat Election Results 2022 Live: The BJP has recorded a massive landslide victory, winning 157 constituencies in the 182-seat Gujarat Assembly, trouncing the Congress by a huge margin of 141...More
The BJP has shattered all records in Gujarat by bagging 156 seats in the assembly polls this year. The Congress has now been reduced to just 17 seats in the 182-seat Gujarat Assembly. The AAP, despite its paltry haul of 5 seats, is happy as it broke into PM Modi's home state and secured the 'national party' tag.
BJP chief JP Nadda has said that the AAP has lost deposits on all the 67 seats it contested, just as he had predicted.
JP Nadda says: "If a party's chief has to display a 'kattar imaandar (honest)' board to showcase his honesty, people can understand what sort of 'kattar beimaan (dishonest) he is."
PM Modi has arrived at the BJP headquarters in Gandhinagar, he will address the party's supporters shortly.
Kantilal Amrutiya, who jumped into the Machchhu river to save people after the Morbi bridge collapsed, has won the constituency with over 1 lakh votes in his favour.
BJP candidate Rivaba Jadeja has won the Jamnagar North seat with 88,835 votes in her favour.
Amit Shah and JP Nadda have arrived at the BJP headquarters in Gandhinagar. PM Modi will address the party's supporters shortly.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Yogesh Patel on Thursday wrested the Anand Assembly constituency in Gujarat from the Congress with a comfortable margin of 41,623 votes. He defeated sitting Congress MLA Kanti Sodha Parmar in Anand, known for the world famous Amul dairy brand. (PTI)
Independent candidate and BJP rebel Dharmendrasinh Vaghela trounces BJP nominee Ashvin Patel by margin of 14,006 votes to win Vaghodia Assembly seat in Gujarat.
The BJP has won the Bharuch Assembly seat. The party had earlier decided to replace sitting MLA Dushyant Patel with Ramesh Mistry.
BJP wins Jhagadia Assembly seat in Gujarat for the first time. BJP's Ritesh Vasava has defeated veteran tribal leader and seven-time MLA Chhotubhai Vasava by 23,500 votes.
Rahul Gandhi has said that Congress will reorganise and continue to work for the rights of people.
PM Modi congratulated the karyakartas of Gujarat. "This historic win would never be possible without the exceptional hardwork of our Karyakartas, who are the real strength of our Party," he tweeted.
BJP's Hardik Patel has won the Viramgam seat by over 50,000 votes.
"This is a great result for AAP. We have won 5 seats and got the national party status. What more could we have wished for," said Gujarat AAP chief Gopal Italia.
BJP has crossed the majority mark in 182-member assembly, bagging 93 of 107 seats whose results have been declared so far.
Gujarat votes for politics of development. Some years ago, here prevailed politics of vote banking, divide & rule because of which people were fed up and they started voting for BJP: Purnesh Modi, BJP candidate from Surat (ANI)
Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel addresses BJP workers in Ahmedabad as they celebrate the party's victory in the assembly polls. As per the official EC trends, BJP has won 79 seats and is leading on 79 of the total 182 seats in the state.
Win figures till 3.50 pm are as follows:
BJP: 79
Congress: 7
AAP: 2
SP: 1
Independents: 3
The BJP is leading on 79 seats, Congress on 9, AAP on 2, Independents on 0, and SP on 0.
CM Bhupendra Patel wins Ghatlodia seat by a margin of 1.92 lakh votes.
AAP and Asaduddin Owaisi were one of the reasons behind the vote-cut [of Congress] during the polls. We'll hold a meeting soon to analyse the shortcomings. I hope the next government will fulfil its promises: Jagdish Thakor, Gujarat Congress president (ANI)
Win figures till 3.25 pm are as follows:
BJP: 62
Congress: 6
AAP: 1
Independents: 3
The BJP is leading on 95 seats, Congress on 10, AAP on 4, Independents on 0, and SP on 1.
Congress Candidate Jignesh Mevani has lost the Vadgam seat to BJP's Manibhai Vaghela.
Gujarat Congress's state in-charge Raghu Sharma has resigned from his post, taking responsibility for the party's poor performance.
AAP spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar says: "We won't take as long as BJP to reach this position. We shall be the fastest growing party in the times to come."
The Aam Aadmi Party's CM face Isudan Gadhvi has lost in Khambhalia as BJP candidate has bounced back from early losses.
Security at the Gujarat BJP headquarters in Gandhinagar has been increased ahead of PM Modi's arrival for a key meeting at 6 pm.
"The AAP got 35 lakh votes in Gujarat, the home turf of BJP. The AAP bagged the national party status in just 10 years. We are thankful to the people of Gujarat," Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said. (PTI)
Win figures till 2.40 pm are as follows:
BJP: 42
Congress: 3
AAP: 0
The BJP is leading on 115 seats, Congress on 13, AAP on 5, Independents on 3, and SP on 1.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated Gujarat BJP leaders and the voters for the "historic victory".
BJP candidate from Jamnagar North Rivaba Jadeja holds a roadshow, along with her husband, cricketer Ravindra Jadeja. As per official EC trends, she is leading by a margin of 50,456 votes over AAP candidate Karshanbhai Karmur.
Win figures till 2.30 pm are as follows:
BJP: 35
Congress: 2
AAP: 0
The BJP is leading on 121 seats, Congress on 15, AAP on 5, Independents on 3, and SP on 1.
Bhupendra Patel to take oath as Gujarat CM on December 12. PM Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will attend the ceremony. (ANI)
AAP CM candidate Isudan Gadhvi trailing by 14761 votes from the Khambhalia constituency; counting continues.
The BJP, which is far ahead of the Congress and the AAP in Gujarat, is also ahead on the Morbi seat where 135 people died in a tragic bridge collapse, leading to massive publish outrage.
The BJP, which is far ahead of the Congress and the AAP in Gujarat, is also ahead on the Morbi seat where 135 people died in a tragic bridge collapse, leading to massive publish outrage.
The BJP, which is far ahead of the Congress and the AAP in Gujarat, is also ahead on the Morbi seat where 135 people died in a tragic bridge collapse, leading to massive publish outrage.
With good margins, the BJP is likely to retain 12 out of 16 seats in Ahmedabad city, while close contest in four seats held by the Congress. CM Bhupendra Patel leading by 1 lakh votes.
BJP's Hardik Patel leads in Viramgam, Congress's Jignesh Mevani leads in Vadgam while the saffron party's Alpesh Thakor trails in Gandhinagar.
AAP CM candidate Isudan Gadhvi leading from Khambhalia constituency with a total of 18,998 votes so far, counting continues.
It seems the BJP will break the record set by former Congress CM Madhavsinh Solanki, who won the 1985 elections with a whopping 149 seats in the house.
Early trends show BJP leading in 142 seats in Gujarat, as per ECI Congress leading in 20 seats, and Aam Aadmi Party in seven.
A few hours into the counting, the Congress seems to be on the back foot in Gujarat as early trends showed a huge lead for the ruling BJP. State President Jagdish Thakor has accepted that the trend is against the Congress and said, "We are ready to accept people's mandate."
The BJP is currently ahead in 139 seats as the Congress and AAP are ahead in 32 and seven seats respectively 1.5 hours into the counting of votes polled in the 182 seats for the Gujarat Assembly Election. The results as of now are going on par with the exit poll predictions which predicted a record win for the BJP.
Early trends on the Election Commission website showed BJP leading on 8 seats, Congress on three and the AAP on one.
AAP's Chief Minister Face Isudan Gadhvi is trailing from the Khambhalia seat as the party has been trailing in early trends, far behind BJP and Congress.
Even as the BJP has taken a huge lead in early trends, Patidar face Hardik Patel is trailing.
The counting for the 182 assembly seats for Gujarat has begun as the AAP and the BJP are expected to battle it out.
Patidar face Hardik Patel is confident that the BJP will be forming the government in Gujarat as he said, "Govt being formed on basis of work. No riots/terrorist attacks here in past 20 yrs. People know BJP met their expectations. They press 'Lotus' as their future will be safe under BJP. It did good governance&strengthened this trust. 135-145, we are definitely going to form the Govt. Do you have any doubts?"
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The counting for the 182 assembly sears in Gujarat will begin at 8 am to seal the fate of the AAP and the BJP.
Here are the seats to watch out for:
Ghatlodia – In 2017, this urban constituency in Ahmedabad city was won by the highest margin of 1.17 lakh votes. Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel was the winner, and he is seeking a second term from Ghatlodia, which was represented by former Chief Minister Anandiben Patel between 2012 and 2017.
Vadgam (SC) – Popular Dalit leader Jignesh Mevami won this in 2017. This Scheduled Caste reserved Vadgam constituency falls under the Patan Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2022 elections, Mevani is contesting as a Congress candidate, who is up against BJP’s Manilal Vaghela and Dalpat Bhatiya of the Aam Aadmi Party.
Viramgam (Ahmedabad) – BJP has fielded firebrand Patidar leader Hardik Patel from this constituency. Hardik Patel, who is one of the party’s star campaigners, switched from the Congress to BJP in June.
Gandhinagar South - Till date this constituency has witnessed two legislative Gujarat Assembly elections, in 2012 and 2017. The constituency has a majority population of Thakor, followed by Patidars and the third community is Dalits. OBC leader Alpesh Thakor of BJP is fighting from here while Congress has fielded Himanshu Patel, its spokesperson and Patidar leader, and the AAP has nominated Dolat Patel who is also a Patidar, in the 2022 Gujarat elections.
Jetpur (ST) Chhota Udaipur – This tribal-dominated constituency has BJP's Rajendrasinh Rathwa, the son of 10-time legislator Mohansinh Rathwa in the fray, while the Congress has given the ticket to Sangramisinh Rathwa, the son of party MP Naranbhai Rathwa.
Morbi: The recent bridge collapse killing over 135 people were killed has put the spotlight on this Patidar-dominated constituency. Due to the Patidar quota agitation, BJP's Kanti Amrutiya, a five-time MLA, lost to Congress' Brijesh Merja in 2017. After the Morbi tragedy, BJP has dropped sitting MLA Brijesh Merja and instead gave ticket to five-time MLA Kantilal Amrutiya.
Khambhalia: An interesting Assembly seat as AAP has fielded its chief ministerial candidate Isudan Gadhvi from the seat, which has the dominance of the Ahir community. The AAP is relying on the popularity of the former journalist to grab the seat.
Jamnagar North: BJP candidate Rivaba Jadeja is hoping to win her electoral debut in Gujarat’s Jamnagar North constituency. A Rajkot native, Rivaba is popularly known as cricketer Ravindra Jadeja’s wife. Rivaba will contest against veteran Congress leader Bipendrasinh Jadeja whose campaign is being managed by Ravindra Jadeja’s sister and the Congress women’s wing head Nainaba Jadeja.
Katargam: The candidate in focus from the Katargam constituency is Gopal Italia, who will be fighting this 2022 Gujarat Elections on AAP ticket. An influential Patidar leader, Italia, played a key role in the Patidar quota agitation in 2015. He previously worked as a clerk in a government office and was removed from the job after he hurled a shoe at a Gujarat minister in 2017.
All eyes will be on the Aam Aadmi Party when the counting of votes polled in the Gujarat Assembly elections begins on Thursday as the outcome will determine the fate of the Arvind Kejriwal-led party’s national ambition. Aiming to breach the BJP’s Gujarat bastion, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) fielded its candidate to contest all 182 assembly seats and carried out a high decibel campaign in the run-up to the polls in Gujarat. During the campaign, the party positioned itself and its national convenor Kejriwal as the sole challenger of the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi respectively. The results of the high-stakes polls in Modi’s home state will determine whether the AAP could successfully elbow out the Congress as number two in the tally and emerge as the principal challenger of the BJP. The feat, if achieved, will also determine the role that Kejriwal would play in stopping the Modi juggernaut in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
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The ruling BJP in Gujarat is aiming for a straight seventh term in the state, with just hours left for counting of votes for Assembly elections held on December 1 and 5. It was a high-stakes three-cornered fight between the BJP, Congress and AAP. Political observers said the outcome will determine who captures the main opposition space in Gujarat. Exit polls have predicted a big majority for the BJP in Gujarat and if these projections are any indication, the saffron party is all set to retain power in the state for the seventh consecutive term and equal Left Front’s feat in West Bengal. For the BJP, a positive result will firm up Narendra Modi’s bid for a third consecutive term as PM in 2024. For the Congress, its role as the main challenger to the BJP is at stake and Thursday’s results will reveal if the party’s ‘silent campaign’ has cut ice with people, an observer said. Top leaders of the party were busy with the Bharat Jodo Yatra. For AAP, which carried out an aggressive campaign, Gujarat election is a chance to establish itself as a pan-national party and a challenger to BJP at the national level also. Emboldened by the victory in the Delhi municipal elections, AAP hopes that its welfare politics will be accepted by the people in Gujarat. The BJP battled anti-incumbency sentiments after 27 years of rule in the state as it faced the recent elections. Modi was the party’s trump card and the ruling party banked on Brand Modi containing the anti-incumbency factor.
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