As many as 97 MLAs have declared that they spent funds on campaigning through electronic or print media while 85 did not spend any funds on campaigning through electronic or print media.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has been in power in Gujarat for 27 years, retained power for another five-year term, winning an unprecedented 156 of the 182 seats in the state legislative assembly in the elections held in two phases on December 1 and 5.