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Gujarat Assembly election 2017: 182 candidates are contesting 2nd phase of polls. For live updates on Gujarat polls follow Business Standard

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	The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) looks all set to get a majority in the 182-seat Gujarat Assembly, elections for which were conducted in two phases on December 9 and 14, show exit polls. The party is also expected to wrest power from the Congress in Himachal Pradesh, where Assembly election was held late last month.</div>
 
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	While Today&rsquo;s Chanakya gave a maximum of 135 seats to the BJP &nbsp;in the 182-member Gujarat Assembly, the lowest of 99-113 was given by India Today-Axis exit poll in the state which has been ruled by the party for the past 22 years. As for Congress, they predicted 47 seats and 68-82 seats, respectively.</div>
 
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	The Times Now and India-TV VMR have given the BJP 113 of the 182 seats in Gujarat &ndash; comfortably ahead of the majority mark of 92 seats &ndash; while the Congress is seen bagging 66 seats and others three. According to the ABP-CSDS Lokniti exit poll, the BJP is expected to get 117 seats, and the Congress 64 seats.</div>
 
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	The CNN-News18 exit poll by well-known psephologist Surjit Bhalla predicts the BJP to get way ahead of the majority mark, with 125 seats in Gujarat, and the Congress to be limited to only 57. The predictions by Arnab Goswami&rsquo;s Republic TV suggest the BJP, which has been in power in Gujarat for over, would get 108 seats, while the Congress would bag 74.&nbsp;</div>
 
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	As per the NewsX exit polls, the BJP is expected to win 110-120 seats while Congress will get 60-65 seats. 
	 
	BJP headed for clean sweep in Himachal Pradesh</div>
 
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	Another state that went to the polls recently, Himachal Pradesh, seems to be set for another big BJP win, if the exit polls are anything to go by. An aggregate of six exit polls by the media houses, including Zee News-Axis, Aaj Tak, News Nation, News X, Samay CNX and Times Now-VMR shows the BJP winning elections in Himachal Pradesh.</div>
 
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	In the 68-seat Assembly, the BJP is seen getting 41 seats and the ruling Congress getting reduced to 25, according to the ToI Online-CVoter exit poll. Most say the BJP will win over 49 of the 68 assembly seats up for grabs in the hill state.</div>
 
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	The India Today-Axis exit poll gives an even bigger majority to the BJP in Himachal Pradesh, with 47-55 seats, and the Congress is seen limited to 13-20 seats. The Sahara Samay-CNX&nbsp;prediction is similar, with 42-52 seats for the BJP and 18-24 for the Congress.&nbsp;</div>
 
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	Polling for the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections in 93 constituencies ended on Thursday with a 68.4 voter turnout percentage. The first phase of the polls was held on December 9 for 89 assembly seats.</div>
 
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	Exit polls are usually seen as an indicator of the polling trends.</div>
 
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	The Gujarat election is seen as a &quot;prestige battle&quot; for Prime Minister Modi and a litmus test for the leadership of Congress president-elect Rahul Gandhi. In the 2012 assembly polls, the BJP had won 115 seats while the Congress bagged 61. The votes will be counted on December 18.</div>

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) set to get majority in 182 seat for Gujarat Assembly elections in 2nd phase of Gujarat election. The exit poll results says BJP will win comfortably in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh.

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	EXIT POLLS: We now bring you CVoter&#39;s&nbsp;region-wise vote share for the Gujarat Assembly Elections 
	 
	South Gujarat: 47.8% vote share for BJP; 42.9% vote share for Congress; Others: 9.2%&nbsp;</div>
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	Saurashtra: 48.4% vote share for BJP; 42.7% vote share for Congress; Others: 8.9%&nbsp;</div>
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	North Gujarat: 43.6% vote share for BJP; 46.9% vote share for Congress; Others: 9.4%&nbsp;</div>
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	Central Gujarat: 46.7% vote share for BJP; 43.1% vote share for Congress; Others: 10.2%&nbsp;</div>
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ABP prediction for North Gujarat, which has 53 seats: BJP &mdash; 32-38 seats with 49% vote share; Congress &mdash; 16-22 seats with 42% vote share.&nbsp;

TV9-C Voter:&nbsp;BJP will win 39 out of 63 seats in central Gujarat, Congress to bag 17 seats in Saurashtra.

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INDIA TODAY-AXIS POLL for Himachal Pradesh: BJP - 46-55; Congress 13-20&nbsp;

SAHARA SAMAY-CNX survey for Himachal Pradesh: Predicts 42-52 seats, 18-24 seats for Congress&nbsp;

SAHARA SAMAY-CNX survey for Gujarat: Predicts 110-120 seats for BJP and 65-75 seats for Congress&nbsp;

S Kashyap, Constitution expert, says: Don&#39;t see any code of conduct being violated because PM didn&#39;t campaign for his party,he did not utter a single word but only showed his finger with an ink mark, which can be interpreted as to send a message to people vote and not who to vote for.

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62.24% voting recorded till 4 pm in second phase of polling in Gujarat Assembly Elections.

ABP Exit Polls for Gujarat: 
 
54 seats of Saurashtra-Kutch region sees BJP getting 31-37 seats, Congress likely to get 16-22 seats, Others 0-2&nbsp;

TOI Online-CVoter exit poll for Gujarat Assembly Election 
 
BJP: 108 
Congress: 74 
This data is till 2 pm

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	Coming to Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections, here&#39;s what the Exit Polls say&nbsp; 
	 
	TOI Online-CVoter exit poll: &nbsp;BJP will win with 41 seats, Congress to be reduced to 25 seats&nbsp;</div>

Gujarat polls:&nbsp;Republic TV predicts a win for BJP with 108 seats; Congress to bag 74 seats

Gujarat polls:&nbsp;CNN-News18: Well-known psephologist Surjit Bhalla&rsquo;s prediction for Gujarat: BJP &ndash; 125; Congress &ndash; 57&nbsp;

Gujarat polls:&nbsp;ABP projects a win for BJP with 91-99; Congress with 78-86&nbsp;

Exit polls: BJP to win Gujarat comfortably; dethrone Congress in Himachal

BJP looks all set to retain majority in the 182-seat Gujarat Assembly, clean sweep in Himachal Pradesh