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Gujarat Assembly Election 2022: Historic win for BJP, Congress posts worst performance
Elections to the 182-member Gujarat Assembly were held in two phases in December 2022. Polling for the first phase in 89 seats was held on December 1 and for the second phase in 93 seats were held on December 5.
Results: Votes were counted on December 8. The Bharatiya Janata Party posted a historic victory, winning 156 of the 182 seats. That's the highest ever margin of victory for any party in Gujarat. The BJP also improved its vote share to 53 per cent from 49 per cent last time.
The Congress finished a distant second, winning 17 seats. In 2017, it won 77. Its vote share also fell from 42 per cent to 27 per cent.
The Aam Aadmi Party, contesting seriously for the first time in the state, won five seats and secured 14 per cent vote share. AAP, which turned the two-party contest in Gujarat into a three-cornered fight, failed to make a splash but performed well enough to become a pan-national party. It also seemed to have cut into Congress votes in a big way in some areas.
BJP's best ever: The BJP not only beat its best showing till date - 127 seats in 2002, but also surpassed the record set by the Congress party in 1985, when it won 149 seats under the leadership of late Madhavsinh Solanki.In winning a seventh term, the BJP also matched the Left Front's feat in West Bengal.
Poll history: The Congress won the first three Assembly elections in 1962, 1967 and 1972. In 1975, an alliance of Congress (0) and Jan Sangh won. The Congress came back to power in 1980 and 1985. In 1990, the Janata Dal and the BJP emerged as dominant forces. The BJP has won every Assembly election from 1995 onwards.
Bhupendra Patel continues as CM: Bhupendra Patel was unanimously elected as the leader of the BJP legislative party. Patel,60, was sworn in as CM for a second straight term.
Elections to the 182-member Gujarat Assembly were held in two phases in December 2022. Polling for the first phase in 89 seats was held on December 1 and for the second phase in 93 seats were held on December 5.
Results: Votes were counted on December 8. The Bharatiya Janata Party posted a historic victory, winning 156 of the 182 seats. That's the highest ever margin of victory for any party in Gujarat. The BJP also improved its vote share to 53 per cent from 49 per cent last time.
The Congress finished a distant second, winning 17 seats. In 2017, it won 77. Its vote share also fell from 42 per cent to 27 per cent.
The Aam Aadmi Party, contesting seriously for the first time in the state, won five seats and secured 14 per cent vote share. AAP, which turned the two-party contest in Gujarat into a three-cornered fight, failed to make a splash but performed well enough to become a pan-national party. It also seemed to have cut into Congress votes in a big way in some areas.
BJP's best ever: The BJP not only beat its best showing till date - 127 seats in 2002, but also surpassed the record set by the Congress party in 1985, when it won 149 seats under the leadership of late Madhavsinh Solanki.In winning a seventh term, the BJP also matched the Left Front's feat in West Bengal.
Poll history: The Congress won the first three Assembly elections in 1962, 1967 and 1972. In 1975, an alliance of Congress (0) and Jan Sangh won. The Congress came back to power in 1980 and 1985. In 1990, the Janata Dal and the BJP emerged as dominant forces. The BJP has won every Assembly election from 1995 onwards.
Bhupendra Patel continues as CM: Bhupendra Patel was unanimously elected as the leader of the BJP legislative party. Patel,60, was sworn in as CM for a second straight term.