The counting of votes for the Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat assembly election takes place today. The BJP and Congress are locked in a battle for power in the state. The incumbent chief minister Virbhadra Singh is the Congress' face in the state, while the BJP nominated former chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal as their candidate. The election is essentially seen as a battle between the two veterans, who have taken turns to be the chief minister in Himachal since 1993. The election, which took place on November 9, saw a record voter turnout of 74 per cent. An NDTV poll of eight exit polls indicates that the BJP is set for a big win in the state, however the Congress remain confident of a victory. Counting is also under way in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state Gujarat.
The counting for the Himachal Pradesh 2017 assembly election will take place at 42 centres across the state. The results are likely to be declared by noon.
All the voting centres have eight to ten feet high wire mesh barricades with separate entry passages for counting staff and counting agents, Chief Electoral Officer Pushpendra Rajput was quoted as saying by the news agency PTI. The counting will be videographed at all the centres
Congress Will Win Himachal Pradesh Election: Virbhadra Singh
Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has said Congress would win the Himachal Pradesh election despite the exit polls suggesting otherwise. He said he "could well read the mood of the people of the state", and added the actual results would be the opposite of the exit poll projections.
"I am confident that 'mission repeat' would be achieved and tall claims made by the BJP would be proved wrong," Mr Singh suggested. The chief minister further mentioned he had been to every single pocket in the state during the election campaign and affirmed the Congress is in a strong position.
"Congress party has always fought on the issue of development and in the last five years, the state has seen rapid development," he asserted.
In the 2017 Himachal Pradesh assembly election, a total of 337 candidates contested in 68 assembly constituencies. To form government in the state, a party needs 35 seats or more to cross the halfway mark. In 2012 assembly election, the Congress won 36 seats claiming victory, while the BJP won 26.
The counting for the Himachal Pradesh 2017 assembly election will take place at 42 centres across the state. The results are likely to be declared by noon.
All the voting centres have eight to ten feet high wire mesh barricades with separate entry passages for counting staff and counting agents, Chief Electoral Officer Pushpendra Rajput was quoted as saying by the news agency PTI. The counting will be videographed at all the centres
Congress Will Win Himachal Pradesh Election: Virbhadra Singh
Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has said Congress would win the Himachal Pradesh election despite the exit polls suggesting otherwise. He said he "could well read the mood of the people of the state", and added the actual results would be the opposite of the exit poll projections.
"I am confident that 'mission repeat' would be achieved and tall claims made by the BJP would be proved wrong," Mr Singh suggested. The chief minister further mentioned he had been to every single pocket in the state during the election campaign and affirmed the Congress is in a strong position.
"Congress party has always fought on the issue of development and in the last five years, the state has seen rapid development," he asserted.
In the 2017 Himachal Pradesh assembly election, a total of 337 candidates contested in 68 assembly constituencies. To form government in the state, a party needs 35 seats or more to cross the halfway mark. In 2012 assembly election, the Congress won 36 seats claiming victory, while the BJP won 26.
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