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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Dec 18, 2017, 22:21:08 IST
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Support for BJP shows that every citizen wants India transformed, PM Modi says

BJP has clinched its sixth consecutive victory in Gujarat, and ousted the ruling Congress from Himachal Pradesh. Stay with us for all the updates
13:23 (IST) Dec 18
Prem Kumar Dhumal's trailing margin widens. He is now over 3,000 votes behind Congress's Rajender Rana in Sujanpur
13:22 (IST) Dec 18
Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani wins Vadgam assembly seat with a margin of nearly 20,000 votes
13:18 (IST) Dec 18
BJP's Arvind Chhotubhai Patel defeats Congress's Ishwarbhai Patel in Gujarat's Dharampur by 22,246 votes
13:13 (IST) Dec 18

GST and demonetisation have affected the BJP slightly in Gujarat. However, Gujarat election results won't recur in Karnataka

Siddaramaiah, Karnataka CM

13:10 (IST) Dec 18
Congress candidate Champa Thakur, daughter of Himachal health minister Kaul Singh Thakur, loses in Mandi
13:10 (IST) Dec 18
Congress's Indrajitsinh Natvarsinh Parmar wins Mahudha seat in Himachal's Kheda district by 13,601 votes against BJP's Bharatsinh Parmar
13:09 (IST) Dec 18

Gujarat and Himachal results show there is no alternative to BJP

Vasundhara Raje, Rajasthan CM

13:04 (IST) Dec 18
Raghavjibhai Makwana, husband of sitting Himachal MLA Bhavna Makwana, wins against independent candidate Kanu Kalsariya in Mahuva constituency of Bhavnagar district by a margin of 5,009 votes
13:03 (IST) Dec 18
13:01 (IST) Dec 18
BJP candidate Narender Bragta wins Jubbal-Kotkhai seat in Himachal
12:57 (IST) Dec 18
BJP's Sureshbhai Patel defeats Congress's Shwetaben Brahmbhatt in Gujarat's Maninagar with a huge margin of 75,199 votes
12:54 (IST) Dec 18
Dhumal's fate hangs in the balance
After eight rounds of counting, BJP's CM candidate in Himachal, Prem Kumar Dhumal, is still trailing by over 2,700 votes.
12:52 (IST) Dec 18
BJP's Ramanlal Patkar wins Umbergaon in Gujarat's Valsad with a comfortable margin of 41,690 votes
12:51 (IST) Dec 18
Shailesh Mehta breaks the Dabhoi jinx by helping BJP win for a second consecutive term. This is the first time in 45 years that Dabhoi has given a second chance to an incumbent
12:47 (IST) Dec 18
Congress's Pawan Kumar Kajal wins Kangra in Himachal
12:45 (IST) Dec 18

Jo jeeta wohi sikandar. It is a victory for every booth worker's hard work and those who trusted in development

Smriti Irani, Union minister

12:43 (IST) Dec 18
BJP's Paramjeet Singh wins Doon seat in Himachal
12:43 (IST) Dec 18
BJP candidate Dr Ram Lal Markanda wins Lahaul-Spiti seat in Himachal
12:42 (IST) Dec 18
Meanwhile, Lok Sabha adjourned for the day amid uproar over PM's remarks against Manmohan Singh and other issues
12:31 (IST) Dec 18
BJP candidates leading with more than 70,000 votes in Katargam, Surat West, Majura and Limbayat seats
12:26 (IST) Dec 18
BJP poised to wrest Himachal from Congress
BJP poised to wrest Himachal from Congress
12:23 (IST) Dec 18
BJP's Himachal chief ministerial face Prem Kumar Dhumal trailing by over 3,000 votes in Sujanpur
12:20 (IST) Dec 18
BJP ahead in four out of five seats in Valsad
BJP is leading in Valsad, Pardi, Umargam and Dharampur while Congress is ahead in Kaprada
12:18 (IST) Dec 18
BJP's Rajeev Bindal widens lead over Cong's Ajay Solanki in Himachal's Nahan
12:16 (IST) Dec 18
Congress candidate Vinay Kumar wins Renukaji seat in Himachal
12:09 (IST) Dec 18
Congress's Kanti Sodha Parmar wrests Gujarat's Anand from BJP
12:05 (IST) Dec 18
BJP candidate Sukh Ram wins Paonta Sahib seat in Himachal
12:00 (IST) Dec 18
Visual from the BJP headquarters in Delhi as trends indicate party's victory in both Gujarat and Himachal (ANI Photo)
Visual from the BJP headquarters in Delhi as trends indicate party's victory in both Gujarat and Himachal (ANI Photo)
11:57 (IST) Dec 18
BJP is leading by 71,000 votes in Ghatlodia, 65,000 in Maninagar and 11,400 in Amraiwadi constituencies of Gujarat
11:56 (IST) Dec 18

BJP's victory has proven Hardik wrong. Patidar samaj rejected his misleading association with Congress

Chirag Patel, former PAAS leader

11:55 (IST) Dec 18
BJP candidate Suresh Bhardwaj wins Shimla urban seat
11:53 (IST) Dec 18
BJP candidate Balbir Chauhan is leading in Himachal's Chaupal
11:50 (IST) Dec 18

The way the Congress campaigned and the way Rahul Gandhi did bus trips, we put up a very nice campaign. Whatever the results, the country will see this as a Congress' victory

Ashok Gehlot, Congress leader

11:48 (IST) Dec 18
Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani leads by a margin of over 20,000 votes in Vadgam
11:48 (IST) Dec 18
Congress wins Borsad assembly seat in Gujarat's Anand district
11:47 (IST) Dec 18
BJP's Babu Bokahriya defeats Congress candidate Arjun Modhwadia in Porbandar
11:41 (IST) Dec 18
CPM candidate Rakesh Singha wins Theog assembly seat in Himachal
11:41 (IST) Dec 18
BJP's Jiya Lal Kapoor leading in Himachal's Bharmaur
11:38 (IST) Dec 18
BJP set to return in Gujarat for the sixth time
BJP set to return in Gujarat for the sixth time
11:35 (IST) Dec 18
Congress ahead in all seven assembly seats of Gujarat's Anand
11:34 (IST) Dec 18

Anti-incumbency is not working there. The prime minister's popularity is intact in Gujarat. Amit Shah's strategy has worked

Shyam Jaju, BJP vice-president

11:33 (IST) Dec 18
Himachal BJP chief Satpal Satti trailing by 1,231 votes
11:32 (IST) Dec 18
Congress candidate Ashish Butail leading in Himachal's Palampur
11:30 (IST) Dec 18

AS per the Election Commission data, BJP has 49% vote share while Congress has 41.7% in Gujarat assembly elections. However, these are early figures and final percentages may vary.
11:20 (IST) Dec 18
Jankhana Patel of BJP maintains a comfortable lead of 41,000 votes in Gujarat's Choryasi after 11 rounds of counting
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