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BJP veteran L K Advani secures winning lead

He's got a decisive lead of around two lakh votes over Congress candidate Kirit Patel in Gandhinagar

Press Trust of India Gandhinagar
Veteran BJP leader L K Advani today got a decisive lead of around two lakh votes over Congress candidate Kirit Patel in Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat.

Advani, the five-time MP from Gandhinagar, got 358,389 votes while Patel polled 116,337 votes after eight rounds of counting.

As per the trends, BJP is moving ahead for a clean sweep in Gujarat, where the party is leading in all the 26 seats, riding on the wave in favour of their Chief Minister and Prime Ministerial nominee Narendra Modi.

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First Published: May 16 2014 | 12:34 PM IST

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