BJP has won 150 seats in Gujarat, surpasses a historic moment in 1985 . The BJP hasnt lost Gujarat since 1995, thanks to its seventh victory in a row .
At 6 p.m., Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead his party's festivities at its Delhi headquarters.The BJP seems to have achieved its highest-ever success in Gujarat, where the PM held more than 30 rallies in the final few weeks of his party's campaign.The BJP had lead numbers by 10 a.m. for 150 seats.This is a remarkable result, not only for the BJP but also for the region; it surpasses a historic moment in 1985, when the Congress, led by Madhavsinh Solanki, won 149 seats.The Congress, the primary Opposition party in Gujarat, has been reduced to 20 seats, down almost 60 from the last state election five years earlier.
The BJP hasn't lost Gujarat since 1995, thanks to its seventh victory in a row.Before being elected to the country's top job in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was Chief Minister for 13 years.It gained 99 seats in the last state election.Despite criticisms that BJP and Congress were neck-and-neck for seats in the 68-seat assembly in Gujarat, it achieved its highest ranking in Gujarat in 2002, which was partly due to economic development and also because of his strong following among Hindu voters.