BJP Workers Celebrate After Party Records Historic Win In Gujarat. In Pics

As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday recorded a historic victory in Gujarat Assembly elections, the party workers went into a celebratory mood across the country. The image shows BJP workers celebrating their victory in Gandhinagar. (Image: PTI)

Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP candidate Bhupendra Patel and party's state President CR Patil offer each other sweets, celebrating the party's victory in the Gujarat Assembly elections, at party headquarter in Gandhinagar. (Image: PTI)

The BJP workers celebrate the party's victory in Gujarat Assembly elections at party headquarters in New Delhi. (Image: PTI)

The party, which has been power for close to three decades in the western state, is on course to win over 150 seats in the 182-member House. This image shows celebrations in Bhopal on Thursday. (Image: PTI)

BJP workers assembled at the party's headquarters in Nashik in Maharashtra to celebrate its win in Gujarat. The image shows celebrations in Thane. (Image: PTI)

BJP workers celebrate the party's victory in the Gujarat Assembly elections, in Kolkata. (Image: PTI)

The state polls were held in two phases, with polling for the first phase in 89 seats held on December 1, and for the remaining 93 seats on December 5. (Image: PTI)

The counting of votes polled in the elections began at 8 am on Thursday amid tight security. The ruling BJP contested all the 182 seats, while the new entrant in the state’s political landscape, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), contested 181 seats. The main opposition party, the Congress, contested 179 seats. (Image: PTI)