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Confident of winning my seat: Gujarat deputy CM Nitin Patel

Rejecting early poll trends that showed him trailing from his seat in Mehsana, Gujarat deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel on…

Confident of winning my seat: Gujarat deputy CM Nitin Patel

Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel (Photo: Facebook)

Rejecting early poll trends that showed him trailing from his seat in Mehsana, Gujarat deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel on Monday said he was confident of retaining his seat and an overall victory of the BJP.

“The early trends showed Vijay Rupani (Gujarat Chief Minister) trailing but now he is leading… Similarly I am back in the lead now as well. As the counting goes on, I will extend my lead and win my seat,” Patel told reporters.

“When the counting gets over, you will see that BJP has emerged victorious in Gujarat,” he added.

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In a surprising development, both Chief Minister Vijay Rupani (Rajkot West) and Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel (Mehsana) were trailing to their Congress opponents as per early trends.

Gujarat’s ruling BJP pledged to retain power as its candidates forged ahead of the main opposition Congress in 103 of the 182 Assembly seats, 11 more than the half-way mark needed to control the House.

Trends from counting centres had indicated a see-saw battle for about 45 minutes, with the Congress at times inching ahead of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

But ultimately the BJP sprinted ahead but not in the emphatic manner as exit polls had predicted.

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