As the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday created history by registering its biggest-ever victory in the Gujarat Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who led the state for more than twelve years, was fully present to lead his party’s celebrations. Are ready.
BJP will celebrate its massive victory today at 6 pm at Delhi Headquarters.
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The Prime Minister has led the BJP’s Gujarat campaign this year, addressing over 30 rallies in the state. Banking on the charisma of the Prime Minister as well as the enthusiasm of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and party president JP Nadda, the anti-incumbency wave has once again been overcome.
With this, the saffron party will not only break its own record of winning 127 seats in the 2002 Gujarat elections, but also surpass the all-time record set by the Congress in 1985. The grand old party under the leadership of the late Madhavsinh Solanki won 149 seats.
The party is also set for its seventh term, and it will keep it at par with the might of the Left Front in West Bengal, which ruled for 34 years from 1977 to 2011.
The party would remain in power for 27 years without losing any election in the state since 1995. The party focused on its development agenda despite facing comments from the opposition on rising inflation, unemployment and other economic woes.
After the saffron party, Congress came second with a lead of 18 seats, while AAP was leading in 6 seats.
Others including independent candidates are leading on 3 seats Election The commission said the counting of votes has crossed the halfway mark in most constituencies.
Meanwhile, as soon as the results and trends came, there was celebration in the saffron camp, with BJP workers jubilant.
Hundreds of BJP workers were seen at the party office in Gandhinagar. They danced and distributed sweets outside the state party headquarters as senior leaders started arriving.
with agency inputs
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