AHMEDABAD/SHIMLA, Dec 8: Heading for a two-thirds majority, the BJP was on Thursday poised to retain power in Gujarat for a record seventh straight term but was set to be dethroned by the Congress in Himachal Pradesh where the hill state could follow its long history of an incumbent government being voted out. Riding on the charisma of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who addressed 31 election rallies in his home state and continued to hold sway over voters, the Bharatiya Janata […]
The three major parties in the fray are BJP, AAP and Congress; interestingly, this is the first time the state has seen a triangular clash for state assembly polls. However, exit polls on Monday, December 5, indicated that the BJP would win a sizable majority in Gujarat.
Gujarat exit poll results: Despite an aggressive poll campaign by the AAP and its lucrative promises, the Arvind Kejriwal-led party was projected to bag anything between two and 13 seats, as per the exit polls. The majority mark in Gujarat is 92. All the exit polls have predicted a big majority for the BJP in Gujarat in the range of 117-151 seats, while the Congress was predicted to bag seats in the range of 16-51.