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With the BJP retaining Gujarat and snatching Himachal Pradesh from the Congress, the grand old
party is now holding power in just four states including Meghalaya and Manipur, which will go to
the polls next year along with Karnataka, where the ruling party is facing huge anti-incumbency.
On the contrary the BJP seems to have mastered the art of beating anti-incumbency. In Gujarat,
the BJP has come back to power for sixth consecutive time.
Different pockets of Gujarat voted differently in the election but the overall vote share of the BJP
has increase
Things to Know from Gujarat Assembly Elections:
It is the first time since
1995 that BJP has slipped
below the 100-seat mark.
BJP formed its maiden
government on its own in that
year. 2014
There was further significance
in this election as it was the
first time since Narendra
Modi, a three-time chief
minister, moved to the Centre
as the prime minister in May The overall vote share
percentage for the BJP was
49.1 percent for 2017
However, despite his shift to
New Delhi, Modi was virtually
the face of the BJP campaign
and held 38 rallies.
The Congress, which won 61
seats in the 2012 Assembly
elections, made significant
gains with its 77 seat tally this
year. It added 16 seats to its
kitty this time around.
Though the number of seats
won by the Grand Old Party
and its vote share went up
significantly, the assistance
fromPatidar, OBC and Dalit
leaders Hardik Patel, Alpesh
Thakor and Jignesh Mewani
respectively factored into this
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