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

5:30 PM

Gujarat polls: Times Now projects a win for BJP with 109, Congress with 70

5:28 PM

Around 56% voting recorded till 4pm, reports Tv9Gujarati.

5:26 PM

As we wait for the Exit Polls, here are the top key quotes by top leaders during campaigning:

Narendra Modi after Congress questioned the bullet train project: 

 

"Those opposing the bullet train project should travel on bullock carts. We won't mind."

 

Congress President-elect Rahul Gandhi, during a rally in Deohar:
 

"Amit Shah runs the Gujarat government with a remote control. Like the way a radio is tuned, he turns it, and Rupaniji jumps around.”

 

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, attacking the Congress party manifesto:
 

"Having no model of development, the Congress party's manifesto is one of fiscal impossibility."

 

Patidar leader Hardik Patel during a speech
 

"Today 60 million Gujaratis need to fight together [to defeat the BJP]... If we don’t, people will call us murkh (foolish) Gujarati, murkh Gujarati. Murkh is what the rest of India called the people of Gujarat since we have voted the same party to power again and again, despite its poor performance."

 

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5:22 PM

As we wait for the Exit Polls, here are the top key quotes by top leaders during campaigning:

UP CM Yogi Adityanath, in the initial days of the Gujarat campaign sparked a huge controversy by saying:

 

"Congress is not the supporter of development but devastation, that is why when a terrorist like Ishrat Jahan was killed by security forces in Gujarat, Rahul Gandhi came to support her."

 

Dalit leader Jignesh Meyani in one of his rallies was trolled by the crowd for saying:

 

"I would say Allah o Akbar six times before saying Jai Shri Ram five times’. 

 

OBC leader Alpesh Thakor, taking a dig at PM Modi:

 

"Somebody told me that Modiji has imported mushrooms from Taiwan... Each mushroom costs Rs 80,000 and PM Modi has five every day. So I said, he was dark like me, no wonder he is fair now. I was wondering how he has become Gora Chitta and glowing like tomatoes. A person who has mushrooms worth Rs 1 crore 20 lakh a month can't have poor man's food... like roti-dal." 

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5:14 PM

Voting for Gujarat Assembly Election ends as the second phase polling concludes

5:04 PM

4:57 PM

BJP delegation leaves from the office of the Election Commission of India

4:54 PM

4:49 PM

Shashi Tharoor: Concerned about double standard shown by EC today. EC has lost all objectivity and impartiality. But to issue a notice against one side&completely condone blatant violation of election code of conduct by other side, almost most astonishing thing we have seen from EC.

4:32 PM

Congress Party members protested outside the Election Commission to object the EC's inaction towards PM's violation of the Model Code of Conduct in Gujarat Phase 2 of elections.

4:30 PM

Meanwhile, Opposition leaders meet at Parliament for winter session strategy

4:29 PM

Just a case of sour grapes: BJP on Congress' 'puppet' remark

 

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary in-charge for Gujarat, Bhupendra Yadav said that the Congress Party always tries to pull strings and now that it is about to face a defeat, it is blaming the Election Commission (EC).

 

Speaking at a press conference here, the BJP leader said, "During the last Rajya Sabha elections when the Election Commission gave the verdict, we accepted it. Congress then hailed the same EC for being impartial. Now that the Congress is about to face a terrible defeat, they are putting allegations of all kinds on the Election Commission. When Congress comes in power, it always tries to keep others as puppets. I would say, for whom grapes are sour, now they are blaming the constitutional bodies".

 

He added that the entire nation knows that in 1977, the Congress captivated the country.

 

"They are known for breaking guidelines of constitutional bodies and we condemn it. Wherever there are elections between two or more parties, the Congress has always lost. Further, I congratulate the people of Gujarat for coming in such large numbers to vote," Yadav said.

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4:21 PM

MCC team was also present there, and they are finalising the enquiry report: Gujarat Chief Electoral Officer on complaint by Congress against PM Modi

4:12 PM

Exit polls from 5 pm onwards

4:09 PM

Have received a complaint regarding MCC violation after casting of the vote. It is a complaint which is is more anticipatory in nature, which says crowd was there and this could be a roadshow. This complaint has been given to DEO Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Electoral Officer PM Modi