As the elections in the first phase of Gujarat assembly elections concluded, Union minister Arun Jaitley said the BJP will have a "landslide victory". The election to 89 of the state's 182 seats in Kutch, Saurashtra and South Gujarat, has witnessed 68 per cent turnout. The figure is less than the turnout witnessed in 2012, which was 71.3 per cent. The Election Commission has expressed hope that the final figures will reach that level.
