
As results pour in today for the assembly election in Gujarat, it’s clear that no headwinds can dislodge the Bharatiya Janata Party. In power for 27 years, it’s leading in 156 seats according to Election Commission data as of 5.30 pm – eclipsing Congress’s past record of 149 seats in 1985.
The Congress, meanwhile, has won 17 and the Aam Aadmi Party five.