For assembly elections in India’s western state of Gujarat and northern state of Himachal Pradesh, the numbers are in and the verdict will be out on December 8. Prior to that, the informed guesswork on who will claim the power in these states concluded on the evening of December 5 in the form of Exit Polls.

On Dec 8, India may get its ninth national party

Indian actor and BJP leader Paresh Rawal apologised on Friday over a comment he made earlier this week targetting the Bengali community. Rawal was addressing a crowd during an election rally in Gujarat earlier this week.

Paresh Rawal apologises after receiving backlash over his remark on Bengali community

While everyone has been talking of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on August 8, it would be quite remiss if we did not pay tribute to his trusted deputy, India’s second most powerful man, Amit Anilchandra Shah.

The rise of Amit Shah as India's new 'Loh Purush'

Yogi Adityanath also took the opportunity to slam the Congress, saying after Rahul Gandhi became its president, this is the fifth defeat for his party

'Lotus will bloom in Karnataka, Kerala; Rahul's Congress on path of defeat'

The announcement was made at a meeting conducted by elected BJP candidates under the steer of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who made the announcement.

Vijay Rupani to continue as Gujarat chief minister, Nitin Bhai Patel his deputy: BJP

The BJP insiders have given an indication that after the loss of 16 seats in Gujarat, the BJP top brass is now keen on appointing someone who has a strong public appeal and can deliver promises made to the electorate as the next chief minister.

Who will be the next Gujarat Chief Minister? Here are the top contenders

This election was important, as the BJP was not only fighting for retaining its sway in Gujarat by winning its sixth term into office but was also defending a hugely-challenged narrative of Gujarat model.

Opinion: What BJP and Congress learned from Gujarat elections

"Under PM Modi's leadership, BJP will also win Meghalaya, Mizoram and Karnataka, and 2019 will once again prove how the people of India trust Modiji," Shah said

Amit Shah hails Gujarat, Himachal results; has eyes set on 2019

Jignesh-Alpesh win signals toward a change that many thought would never surface in the political fabric of the country.

Jignesh-Alpesh factor in Gujarat polls results

Himachal Pradesh which is currently being led by a Congress government has 68 seats. Presently, the BJP is leading in 2 seats.

Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections: Counting of votes begin, BJP takes early lead in both states

WION Evening News Brief, December 18, 2017

The Ahmedabad district collector has rejected as 'baseless' Patidar leader Hardik Patel's allegations that an Ahmedabad company hired 140 engineers are hired to hack 5000 EVMs

Gujarat elections: Hardik Patel alleges EVM hacking, allegation rejected

Vijay Rupani also added, 'Gujarat public has preferred politics of development, and development was brought in by Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi and the BJP'

Gujarat results: Rupani confident of bagging more than two-third seats

The repolling was ordered after reports of technical glitches

Gujarat elections: Repolling at six polling stations comes to an end

The Congress alleged that the Election Commission was acting like a 'puppet and frontal organisation' of the ruling BJP for not acting against PM Modi

PM Modi walks with inked finger after casting vote, Congress says 'roadshow'

Caution lingered ahead of the release of exit polls from elections in Gujarat

Sensex ends higher; Gujarat exit polls in focus

WION evening news brief, December 14, 2017

Voting ended in 93 Assembly seats in north and central Gujarat in the second and final phase of polling today during which PM Modi also cast his ballot

Gujarat polls: Voting ends in second phase, over 68% polling recorded

A total of 851 candidates are in the fray for 93 seats across 14 districts in north and central Gujarat

Gujarat set for 2nd phase of polls on Thursday

'Neither land nor employment, no health, and no education, Gujarat's dalits received only insecurity,' Rahul said on Twitter

Rahul says Dalits feel insecure in Gujarat

Bharatdas Darshandas is the mahant of the local temple

Gujarat elections: Only one voter in this village in Gir forest

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh was addressing a rallyin Chaurasia, Gujarat

'Unke dimaag par taras aata hai': Rajnath Singh on Rahul Gandhi's 'development has gone mad' remark

Three Congress party workers were on Saturday detained by the police after the scuffle between Congress workers, led by the party's election candidate Indranil Rajyaguru, and BJP workers

Gujarat: Congress workers detained after clash with BJP outside chief minister's residence

In an indirect reference to the Congress, which was in power in the state during the Eighties, the finance minister said 'social polarisation was rampant' in the Gujarat back then

BJP pro-Hindutva party, why would anybody prefer a clone: Arun Jaitley in Gujarat