Gujarat assembly election results 2017: BJP wins Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh state

NEW DELHI: The Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly election result 2017 have been declared in which only BJP wins both the states with a huge majority. The people of both states - Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh have taken a huge verdict by voting in the assembly election in favor of BJP for make government. The BJP came out to wins with a huge majority in the election in both states. The BJP won a 99 of the 182 assembly seats in the Gujarat state while the party secured a huge victory in Himachal Pradesh winning 44 of the 68 Assembly seats. According to poll trends, the counting of the votes came out in favor of Congress in the first stage but as the projections become clearer through the day, BJP crossed the majority mark of 92 seats with relative ease. This contest was neck to neck between PM Narendra Modi and Congress party president Rahul Gandhi. Congress would draw consolation from their performances in the region of Saurashtra and Kutch where they gained a significant chunk of the BJP ' s pie. Meanwhile, BJP held onto their strong vote base of Central and Northern Gujarat despite a growing resentment against PM Modi ' s economic reforms namely GST and demonetization, which looked to tilt the tide towards the Congress ' s side. The on-ground chemistry between Congress and Patidar leader Hardik Patel dint reap many benefits to counter the Modi juggernaut which still casts a spell around the electorate in Gujarat.