Final numbers: BJP retains Gujarat for 6th straight time with 99 seats

The results of the Gujarat Assembly election 2017 for 182 seats and the Himachal Pradesh Assembly election for 68 seats will be announced today

Gujarat election result (182/182 seats)

The BJP today retained power in Gujarat, securing a simple majority by winning 99 seats in the 182-member Assembly. It is leading in seven more, according to the Election Commission tally. 

The opposition Congress followed closely behind the long-ruling saffron party with 77 seats in the bitterly-fought election whose campaign saw a face-off between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi.

Party	Won	Leading	Total
Bharatiya Janata Party	99	0	99
Indian National Congress	77	0	77
Nationalist Congress Party	1	0	1
Bhartiya Tribal Party	2	0	2
Independent	3	0	3
Total	182	0	182

Himachal Pradesh election result (68/68 seats)

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) snatched power from the Congress in Himachal Pradesh amid the embarrassment of its Chief Ministerial candidate Prem Kumar Dhumal facing defeat.

Out of 68 seats, Bharatiya Janata Party won 44 seats, Congress managed 20 seats.

The counting of votes for the 68 seats in Himachal Pradesh began at 8 am. The Election Commission of India will announce the final Himachal Pradesh election results by the evening.

There are 68 seats in the Himachal Pradesh assembly, elections to which were held on November 9. A party needs 35 seats to be able to form a government.

Party	Won	Leading	Total
Bharatiya Janata Party	44	0	44
Indian National Congress	20	1	21
Communist Party of India (Marxist)	1	0	1
Independent2	2	0	2
Total	66	2	68

9:59 PM

Final tally: BJP wins Gujarat for 6th straight time with 99 seats, Himachal Pradesh with 44 seats

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9:36 PM

Himachal Pradesh results: 

Party	Won	Leading	Total
Bharatiya Janata Party	44	0	44
Indian National Congress	20	1	21
Communist Party of India (Marxist)	1	0	1
Independent	1	1	2
Total	64	4	68

9:17 PM

Massive victory for Bharatiya Janata Party in Himachal Pradesh; BJP won 44 seats, Congress got 19

9:03 PM

Final verdict: BJP sweeps Gujarat, won 99 seats, out of 182; Congress won 77 seats

Party	Won	Leading	Total
Bharatiya Janata Party	99	0	99
Indian National Congress	77	0	77
Nationalist Congress Party	1	0	1
Bhartiya Tribal Party	2	0	2
Independent	3	0	3
Total	182	3	182

8:52 PM

Gujarat Assembly election results 2017: Bharatiya Janata Party won in 98 seats, leading in 1

8:48 PM

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8:42 PM

BJP lost the Unjha assembly constituency in Mehsana district, which includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi's hometown Vadnagar, to Congress.

 

Congress candidate Asha Patel defeated BJP nominee and sitting MLA Narayan Patel with a comfortable margin of over 19,000 votes to win the Unjha seat.

 

8:27 PM

Assembly election results: Our vote share has increased by 10% in Himachal, the people have expressed faith in PM Modi, says BJP Chief Amit Shah

8:25 PM

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8:17 PM

"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 the Congress' victory," senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot said

Photo: PTI

8:06 PM

8:00 PM

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7:58 PM

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7:57 PM

Union minister JP Nadda said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and General Secretary of the party, Saroj Pandey will go as observers to Gujarat and discuss about the leadership in the state