4.16 pm — BJP CM Candidate Prem Kumar loses the election. A new Chief Minister candidate must be chosen in Himachal.

3.40 pm — Hardik Patel addresses a press conference as BJP is on the verge of winning

3.20 pm — Gujarat Deputy CM Nitin Patel wins from Mehsana

2.44 pm — BJP 45, Congress 19 in Himachal Pradesh

2.37 pm — BJP 99, Congress 80 — In Gujarat elections. In 2012, BJP bagged 119 seats

2.22 pm — Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani wins from Rajkot west


2.03 pm — "EVMs cannot be tampered just like that. I am too clear about this. In my period, BJP raised doubts and we kept a                                        demonstration. We would like all to come and try to rig it." says Former CEC, Naveen Chawla


1.40 pm — BJP CM Candidate Prem Kumar is lagging behind with more than 3000 votes. If he loses, BJP must choose a new Chief                     Minister candidate.

1.08 pm — BJP retains all four seats in Rajkot

12.25 pm — 

Casteist agenda of Hardik, Jignesh, Alpesh troika has helped Congress or cost it the election? Congress has to search for answers coolly after all the details come out. BJP, in its 5th consecutive victory, will celebrate but candidly analyse too.

— Ram Madhav (@rammadhavbjp) December 18, 2017

12.10 pm — BJP ahead in 38 seats, while the Congress is leading in 25 constituencies

12.00 pm — Congress's Arjun Modhwadiya loses by a huge margin of 1800+ votes

11.45 am — 

#HimachalPradeshElections2017: Pradesh: Workers celebrate at party office in Shimla as trends indicate BJP's victory in the state. pic.twitter.com/0SlktZd6J1

— ANI (@ANI) December 18, 2017

11.32 am — Congress wins Kasumpti in Himachal Pradesh Anirudh defeated BJP's Vijay Jyoti by a huge margin. BJP 42, Congress 21 in Himachal right now

11.20 am — 

Delhi: Party workers celebrate at party HQ, as trends indicate BJP's victory in both Gujarat & Himachal Pradesh #GujaratVerdict #HimachalPradeshElections2017 pic.twitter.com/BDJxPcB6hN

— ANI (@ANI) December 18, 2017

11.01am — BJP 41 seats, Congress 21 seats in Himachal Pradesh

10.47 am — Modi Shows Victory Sign




10.34 am — Ashok Gehlot who was the charge of Congress campaign says Rahul Gandhi is the Winner irrespective of the results. He also said Modi and Amit Shah played with the emotions of people which is not a healthy sign of democracy.


10.22 am — In Himachal, BJP CM candidate Prem Kumar is still trailing behind 1704 votes!

10.15am — 

I put on record that 95+_ was predicted throughout to me by Nalapat and my daughter Suhasini. Foreigners: 80+_. Ram Mandir is the difference

— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) December 18, 2017

2019 will be perhaps soft bogus Hindutva + failing economy versus genuine hindutva and anti corruption

— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) December 18, 2017

10.10 am — In Himachal, BJP leads with 39 seats while Congress sits in 24 seats. In 2012, Congress bagged 36 while BJP managed just 26


9.58 am — We will form the government in Gujarat. Will wait for final figures. Even if BJP win, we are the real winners says                                Priyanka

9.46 am — In Himachal, BJP stays ahead with 39 seats while the Congress is just on 22.

9.36 am — BJP gets a healthy lead with 96 while Congress lags behind with 82

9.23am — BJP is now ahead with 86 while Congress gives a tough fight  and stays with 84 seats

9.16 am — Congress just stays in 18 while BJP moves to 25

9.14 am — Congress takes lead with 85 while BJP is at 80

9.05 am — BJP has got 78, while Congress rushes up to 74 in Gujarat. In Himachal, Gujarat has 21 while Congress stays with 11

9.00 am BJP — 50, Congress — 41 in Gujarat


8.52 am In Himachal Pradesh, BJP gets 11 while Congress still stays at 2. The margin is getting higher

8.45 am BJP 7 Congress — 3 in Himachal

8.34 am BJP — 5, Congress — 2 in Himachal Pradesh


8.33 am BJP leads in 27, Congress in 12. BJP needs 92 in the 182-member assembly. In 2012,BJP bagged 119 seats

8.18 am: BJP  leads in 14 seats, Congress leads in 4. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani gets a comfortable lead

The Counting of votes for the results of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections will begin shortly. BJP has the muscle in Gujarat elections and they are looking to get their 6th straight term win on their soil while Congress is looking to surprise the opposition after a long span of 22 years.

The EVM tampering and various issues were already addressed. So, the counting of votes in Gujarat will take place at 37 centers across 37 districts. The counting will also take place in Himachal Pradesh to decide the fate of the 337 candidates who are contesting for 68 assembly seats.

All the counting centers will have CCTV coverage. Heavy protection has been given to all the counting centers. As per exit polls, BJP is likely to win in both the election results. Watch out this space and track the results with APHERALD.