Tag: Gujarat Elections 2017

NOTA gets 2.5 times more votes than AAP in Gujarat

NOTA (None of the Above) option got 2.5 times more votes than the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the 29 seats that the party contested in Gujarat, according to an election result analysis by IANS. The NOTA is an option in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and by registering a vote under NOTA, a voter...

December 19, 2017

Sensex, Nifty close higher as BJP wins

The stock market had a jittery start in the opening hours of trade after early trends for Gujarat elections depicted a close race. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index of Bombay Stock Exchange and 50-stock Nifty of National Stock Exchange crashed vertically in a most devastating start in recent times which analysts described as ‘meltdown of stock...

December 19, 2017

Results in Gujarat, Himachal show India ready for reforms: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said by voting his party back to power in Gujarat and the victory in Himachal Pradesh, shows the people have chosen “the path of development”. He said the results have proved the country is ready for reforms and the Middle Class is asserting itself and “wants its aspirations fulfilled very soon”....

December 19, 2017

In three Gujarat seats, Congress loses by less than 1,000 votes

With the BJP on Monday managing to hold on to power in Gujarat – though with a reduced tally of 99 seats, the Congress, which along with its allies won 80, lost by a margin of less than 1,000 votes in at least three seats. In Botat constituency, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Saurabh Patel won...

December 19, 2017

NOTA, Independents play spoilsport for Congress in Gujarat

A marked increase of the None Of The Above (NOTA) voters in the Gujarat assembly elections played a significant role in deciding the result as many victories of the ruling BJP, which ended up with 99 seats in the 182-member assembly, were with thin margins, exceeded by these votes. Out of the total 1,50,19,245 votes...

December 19, 2017

BJP’s winning spree intact in Gujarat Assembly elections

The ruling BJP scrapped through to maintain its 22-year-old winning spree in Gujarat Assembly elections, albeit with an embarrassing reduction in the number of seats it won. Coming as did just 30 months after the party won all the 26 Lok Sabha seats, the BJP’s two-digit tally of 99 is a considerable climbdown from the...

December 19, 2017

Country is ready for change in 2019 LS polls: Jignesh Mevani

Dalit activist Jignesh Mevani, who won the assembly polls from Vadgam in Gujarat, said on Monday that the country is ready for change in the 2019 Lok Sahba elections as the BJP could get only 99 seats despite its repeated claims of winning 150. “The country is ready for change. That’s why against the target...

December 18, 2017

BJP retains Gujarat just barely, snatches Himachal from Congress

The BJP on Monday just managed to hold on to power in Gujarat, edging past the half-way mark to clinch a sixth term in government, but wrested Himachal Pradesh from Congress with a comfortable majority. Overcoming initial setbacks in a seesaw battle, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bagged 99 seats, seven more than the magic...

December 18, 2017

BJP brought down to its knees in Gujarat, will impact other state polls: Congress

The Congress on Monday said it has brought the BJP “to its knees” by restricting it to less than 100 seats in Gujarat, and that the election results will have an impact in upcoming polls in other states, including BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The Congress also termed the election results a “moral victory” for...

December 18, 2017

Gujarat belled the cat for 2017: Mamata Banerjee on poll verdict

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that “Gujarat belled the cat for 2019” and congratulated people of Gujarat for their “balanced verdict” on Gujarat Assembly elections. Mamata said on Twitter that, Gujarat verdict is just a “temporary and face-saving win” and “shows moral defeat for BJP”. Gujarat voted against atrocities, anxiety and injustice...

December 18, 2017

‘Jo jeeta wohi sikandar’, says Smriti Irani on BJP’s poll showing

The winner is king, Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani said on Monday as the BJP was set for victory in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. “It is a matter of happiness for us. This is the victory of development,” Irani said as election trends and results showed the BJP poised to win both states. Asked...

December 18, 2017

There is no alternative to PM Narendra Modi: UP CM Yogi

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath heaped praises on the Prime Minister for the success of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh,saying there is no alternative to Narendra Modi in India. While addressing the media, Adityanath congratulated the BJP party workers and cadres for the party’s win the states. “People all over...

December 18, 2017

Gujarat trends are heartening: Shashi Tharoor

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday said that the trends emerging from vote counting in Gujarat are heartening as the party is showing a much-improved performance compared to the last assembly elections. “The Congress is leading on some 75 seats which is good. This is twice better than the last elections. “What if we could...

December 18, 2017

Election results 2017: Lok Sabha adjourned till noon

The Lok Sabha witnessed an adjournment minutes after it met on Monday amid an uproar, and Speaker Sumitra Mahajan adjourned the House till 12 noon. While opposition members were seen standing at their seats and protesting, from the treasury benches — BJP MP Kirit Somaiya, who had the first question listed against his name, said...

December 18, 2017

Shiv Sena praises Rahul Gandhi; lauds him for Gujarat ‘battle’

The BJP’s bickering ally Shiv Sena on Monday heaped praise on Rahul Gandhi, lauding the newly appointed Congress president for “fighting the Gujarat poll battle without bothering about the result”. The Uddhav Thackeray-led party said the 47-year-old Amethi MP has taken over the reins of the grand old party at a crucial stage. “Rahul Gandhi...

December 18, 2017

Gujarat, Himachal elections 2017: Whatever the results; Congress is winner, says Gehlot

Congress’s Gujarat in-charge Ashok Gehlot on Monday said his party was the winner in Assembly elections even if it didn’t succeed in ousting the BJP in the state. “The BJP fought elections on emotional issues. (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi told voters that he is the son of Gujarat. His prestige is at stake,” Gehlot said....

December 18, 2017

EC sets up panel on changes in election law, withdraws notice to Rahul Gandhi

A day before counting in the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections, the Election commission on Sunday decided to set up a committee having representation from three union ministries to examine provisions of Representation of People Act and the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) about provisions relating to last 48 hours before polling in the...

December 18, 2017