Dec 18, 2017 14:35 (IST)
Gujarat Election Result 2017 - All Eyes On PM Modi, Expected To Address The Media Shortly
It is generally BJP president Amit Shah who holds the press conference after election results are announced, but such is the significance of the Gujarat Assembly election, that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the media himself. Though the BJP is looking to get a clear majority in the 182-seat assembly for the fifth consecutive time, unlike the precious election in 2012, a win has not come easy for the BJP.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who spearheaded a sharp and aggressive campaign in Gujarat seems to have dented the BJP with his strategy for Gujarat. The Congress is, as of 2:15 pm this afternoon, leading in 17 more seats than its overall tally of 61 from the 2012 elections. BJP, on the other hand, though seeming like getting a majority, is down 13 seats from its 2012 tally.
The BJP headquarters is teeming with energy as party workers and supporters celebrate the win outside the office, but all eyes are set on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will address the media shortly and give his views on the Gujarat Assembly election 2017.
(Gujarat Election Result 2017: The BJP's headquarters in Delhi is full of party workers and supporters who are celebrating as BJP seems set to win both Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections)
It is generally BJP president Amit Shah who holds the press conference after election results are announced, but such is the significance of the Gujarat Assembly election, that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the media himself. Though the BJP is looking to get a clear majority in the 182-seat assembly for the fifth consecutive time, unlike the precious election in 2012, a win has not come easy for the BJP.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who spearheaded a sharp and aggressive campaign in Gujarat seems to have dented the BJP with his strategy for Gujarat. The Congress is, as of 2:15 pm this afternoon, leading in 17 more seats than its overall tally of 61 from the 2012 elections. BJP, on the other hand, though seeming like getting a majority, is down 13 seats from its 2012 tally.
The BJP headquarters is teeming with energy as party workers and supporters celebrate the win outside the office, but all eyes are set on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will address the media shortly and give his views on the Gujarat Assembly election 2017.
(Gujarat Election Result 2017: The BJP's headquarters in Delhi is full of party workers and supporters who are celebrating as BJP seems set to win both Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections)