Ahmedabad, 8/12: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) looks set for a record seventh straight term in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat with the party leading in 155 seats in the western state. For the Congress, its role as the main challenger to the BJP is at stake, with the party ahead in only 19 seats (down 59).
The Aam Aadmi Party, or AAP, which launched an aggressive campaign to make it a three-cornered contest for the first time in Gujarat, is leading in six seats.
Himachal Pradesh, however, is proving to be a tough fight for the ruling BJP which is neck-and-neck with the Congress. After nearly four hours of counting, the Congress has now increased its lead and is ahead in 40 seats as against the 26 seats by the BJP. The poll outcome in the hill state will decide the revival of the grand old party, which now holds power only in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, both of which will go to polls in 2023.
Along with the two states, the results of the votes polled in by-elections in six assembly constituencies in five states and the high-profile Lok Sabha seat of Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav will be also counted.
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