Gujarat Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates
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Gujarat Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates
Everywhere you look today and there will be one news report dominating it all: the counting of votes for the Gujarat Assembly and Himachal Pradesh Assembly.
Given the sheer number of votes polled, counting them isn’t an easy task and managing the voting and counting process has become an extremely complex affair, as the system has to be foolproof that provides least opportunities to any political party or ruling dispensation to subvert the system to its advantage.
As the country looks on at the results for the state of Gujarat — where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is seeking for a record seventh term — and Himachal Pradesh — the saffron party hopes to break the tradition here too — here’s a better understanding of the process of counting votes and how the results are announced.
Gujarat Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates
Counting of votes for a new assembly in Gujarat got underway Thursday, with early trends pointing to a sweeping victory for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that has not lost an election in the state since 1995.
The BJP was leading in 42 seats, while Congress was ahead in six and the AAP was winning four seats, according to early trends reported by the Election Commission. Television channels, however, reported that BJP was ahead in more than 100 seats, the Congress in about 50 and the AAP was struggling to take its tally into double digits.
PTI
Gujarat Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates
Initial trends in the counting of votes for the Gujarat Assembly polls that began on Thursday showed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leading on 42 seats while Congress opened its account with a lead on six seats.
After an hour of counting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was found leading on four seats.
Official data shared by the Election Commission till 9.15 am showed trends of 52 Assembly seats out of the total of 182 seats.
ANI
Gujarat Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates
The mood is upbeat at the party’s office in Gandhinagar as trends show BJP surging ahead of Congress and AAP in PM Modi’s home turf.