Gujarat Election Results: The BJP has been in power in Gujarat for the last six terms. (File)The results for the Gujarat assembly elections will be declared today. The vote counting will begin at 8 am at 37 centres. The elections to the 182-member assembly, held on December 1 and 5, recorded a voters’ turnout of 66.38 per cent. The BJP is eyeing a seventh straight term in Gujarat while the Congress hopes to remain the main Opposition party. Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP is seeking to emerge as the main challenger to the BJP in the state.Exit polls have predicted a landslide victory for the BJP, but such predictions often go wrong. In 2017, BJP had won 99 seats and Congress 77.The key candidates in the contest were Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, AAP’s Chief Ministerial candidate Isudan Gadhvi, cricketer Ravindra Jadeja’s wife Rivaba Jadeja, and young leaders like Hardik Patel, Alpesh Thakor, and Jignesh Mevani.Here are Live Updates on Gujarat Election Results:Get NDTV UpdatesTurn on notifications to receive alerts as this story develops.Gujarat Election Results: “BJP To Win 135-145 Seats In Gujarat”: Hardik Patel”We are going to win 135-145 seats and definitely form the government. The government will be formed on the basis of work done. No riots or terrorist attacks happened in Gujarat in the past 20 years. People know BJP met their expectations. They press ‘Lotus’ (BJP symbol) as their future will be safe under BJP. The BJP ensured good governance and strengthened this trust.”Hardik Patel, BJP candidate from ViramgamLive Gujarat Election Results: Poll Body Tweets How To Check TrendsCheck out Trends & Results of General Election to 250 ACs of Legislative Assemblies of Himachal Pradesh & Gujarat, Bye-elections to 6 ACs in 5 states and 1 PC of UP from 8am today on ➡️ https://t.co/wlT737XpW2Stay updated!#ElectionCommissionOfIndia#ECI- Election Commission of India #SVEEP (@ECISVEEP) December 8, 2022The same can be followed on NDTV.Gujarat Election Results: All Eyes On AAP As It Seeks To Breach BJP’s Gujarat BastionAll eyes are on Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party as the counting of votes polled in the Gujarat Assembly elections begins at 8 am today. The outcome will determine the fate of the AAP’s national ambition. Aiming to breach the BJP’s Gujarat bastion, the AAP fielded its candidates to contest all 182 assembly seats and carried out a high-decibel campaign in the run-up to the polls in Gujarat. During the campaign, the party positioned itself and its national convenor Arvind Kejriwal as the sole challenger of the BJP and PM Modi respectively.Gujarat Election Results: Counting Of EVM Votes To Begin At 8:30 amThe counting of votes shall be taken up for postal ballots at 08:00 AM and shall continue till its completion. All existing instructions of counting of ETPBS (Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System) and Postal Ballots shall be complied with. After a gap of 30 minutes from the commencement of the counting of postal ballot papers, the counting of votes for EVM shall commence at 08:30 AM. EVM counting shall continue irrespective of the stage of postal ballot counting as per ECI instructions dated 18 May 2019.Gujarat Election Results: BJP Eyes 7th Straight Term In GujaratThe ruling BJP in Gujarat is aiming for a straight seventh term in the state, as the counting of votes for the Assembly elections held on December 1 and 5 gets underway this morning. The counting process will start at 8 am at 37 counting centres covering the 182 Assembly seats. It was a high-stakes three-cornered fight between the BJP, Congress and AAP. Political observers said the outcome will determine who captures the main opposition space in Gujarat.Election Results: Triangular Contest In Gujarat Between BJP, Congress, AAPThis time, Gujarat will see a triangular contest between the ruling BJP, the opposition Congress and Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party. There are 182 seats in the Gujarat Assembly and a party needs to win at least 92 seats to form a government in the state.Gujarat Election Results: Key CandidatesHardik Patel (BJP) – ViramgamAlpesh Thakor (BJP) – Gandhinagar SouthJignesh Mevani (Congress) – VadgamBhupendra Patel (BJP) – GhatlodiyaIsudan Gadhvi (AAP) – KhambhaliaRivaba Jadeja (BJP) – Jamnagar North
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