Gujarat Election Result 2017 LIVE Updates: BJP Wins Gujarat With Clear Majority; PM Modi, Amit Shah Hail Victory

Gujarat Election Result: For the Gujarat Assembly election, counting day has been full of twists and turns, ups and downs, cheers and celebrations, and quite a few nail biting moments. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP, which is set for a win in Gujarat for the sixth time, faced a tough battle against a renewed Congress under the leadership of newly elected party president Rahul Gandhi.

Gujarat Election Result LIVE: PM Modi meets Amit Shah after BJP reduced to double digits in Gujarat

AHMEDABAD: For the Gujarat Assembly election, counting day has been full of twists and turns, ups and downs, cheers and celebrations, and quite a few nail biting moments. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP, which is set for a win in Gujarat for the sixth time, faced a tough battle against a renewed Congress under the leadership of newly elected party president Rahul Gandhi. The BJP, whose chief Amit Shah, had set a target of 150 plus seats for the party in the 182-seat assembly, faced a greater challenge that they probably expected. Counting of votes began at 8 am this morning and is still going on. Usually on election counting day, results are more or less known by midday, but today's contest between the BJP and the Congress kept everyone guessing the margin of victory till late evening. The Congress which is seen to gain nearly twenty seats compared to the 2012 assembly elections is currently leading in 80 constituencies. The BJP, though seen to be getting a majority mandate, has currently been reduced to double digits and is leading in 99 seats, down sixteen. Campaigning in Gujarat, both by the BJP and the Congress, was high-pitched and bitterly-fought. The BJP has been ruling in Gujarat for the last two decades and today win will be seen as a significant one ahead of the 2019 general elections.