New Delhi, Dec 14: The Bharatiya Janata Party is set to win the Gujarat Assembly elections 2017, said the exit polls conducted by news channel Times Now with the agency VMR. The exit poll on Gujarat polls gave the BJP 109 seats. The exit poll said that the Congress will get 70 seats. Voting for the two phases of Gujarat polls was held on December 9 and 14. Counting of votes will take place on Monday, December 18. (Live updates on exit poll results for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections 2017)
In the first phase, 68 per cent voter turnout was recorded in Gujarat, when voting was held in 19 districts. The second phase of Gujarat elections recorded 68-70 per cent voter turnout, said reports.
The high-pitch campaigning for Gujarat Assembly elections this year witnessed multiple rallies by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President-elect Rahul Gandhi. While the BJP has claimed that it would win over 150 out of 182 seats up for grabs in the Gujarat polls, the Congress has said a surprise is not ruled out.
While Goods and Services Tax and Demonetisation played big poll factors during campaigning, the Patidar reservation issue with PAAS leader Hardik Patel at the centre of polls, has been the highlight this election season.
In Gujarat Assembly Elections 2012, the BJP had won 119 seats while the Congress had won 57. The exit polls last election had predicted victory for the BJP and most proved right.
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