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failed to win any seat here.
Last time one seat went to
others
5- In the central Gujarat, the
BJP stayed ahead of the
Congress winning 25 of 40
seats. The BJP had won only
20 seats in 2012.
6- The Congress has suffered
a loss of five seats in central
Gujarat. The Congress
won 13 seats this time, five
less than 2012. The others
maintained their tally of 2 win
in central Gujarat
7- The Congress has done
reasonably well in Muslim
dominated areas in Gujarat
which sends 20 MLAs to the
state Assembly. The congress
won 12 seats compared to
8 in 2012. The BJP suffered
a loss of 4 seats and had be
content with only 8 seats. seats while the Congress has
emerged as strong Opposition
force with 78 seats. The BJP
suffered a loss of 14 seats
while the Congress gained 17
seats. The others had won six
seats in 2012. This time, they
could win only three seats
8- In Patel dominated 25
constituencies, the Congress
improved its tally by one to
12. The BJP secured victory
on 13 seats suffering the
loss of one seat in Patel
dominated region 10- In terms of vote share,
the Congress improved its
vote share by four per cent
to 43 per cent. The BJP also
bettered its record by one per
cent over 2012 to poll 49 per
cent votes. Others secured
six per cent votes
9- Overall, the BJP looks set
form government with 101
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