West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today called up Patidar leader Hardik Patel and congratulated him for his &quot;tremendous work&quot; in the Gujarat Assembly election, the results of which were announced yesterday.

&quot;He&nbsp;has done so well&nbsp;at a young age. I called him up to congratulate him for the feat,&quot; she told reporters at the state secretariat here.

The Trinamool Congress supremo said she would also call up the young Dalit leader of Gujarat Jignesh Mevani and OBC leader Alpesh Thakor for their &quot;positive show&quot; in the polls.

Patel, Mevani and Thakor had thrown up a tough challenge to the ruling BJP in the Gujarat polls. While Thakor won on a Congress ticket and Mevani as an Independent, 24-year-old Patel&#39;s Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) had backed the Congress candidates.

Banerjee had yesterday said the Gujarat poll outcome was a moral defeat for the BJP and that the people of the state had &quot;belled the cat for 2019&quot;.

She had congratulated the people of Gujarat for their &quot;very balanced verdict&quot; and said it was a face-saving win for the BJP.

The TMC chief, who has often been strident in her criticism of the BJP, had recently hailed Congress president Rahul Gandhi for &quot;putting the BJP on the backfoot&quot;.

The BJP fought off a strong challenge from Congress to win the Gujarat Assembly polls for the sixth successive time yesterday and also wrested power from the Congress in Himachal Pradesh with a close to two-thirds majority.&nbsp;

She congratulated him for his 'tremendous work' in the Gujarat Assembly election

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today called up Patidar leader Hardik Patel and congratulated him for his "tremendous work" in the Gujarat Assembly election, the results of which were announced yesterday. "He has done so well at a young age. I called him up to congratulate him for the feat," she told reporters at the state secretariat here. The Trinamool Congress supremo said she would also call up the young Dalit leader of Gujarat Jignesh Mevani and OBC leader Alpesh Thakor for their "positive show" in the polls. Patel, Mevani and Thakor had thrown up a tough challenge to the ruling BJP in the Gujarat polls. While Thakor won on a Congress ticket and Mevani as an Independent, 24-year-old Patel's Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) had backed the Congress candidates. Banerjee had yesterday said the Gujarat poll outcome was a moral defeat for the BJP and that the people of the state had "belled the cat for 2019". She had congratulated the people of Gujarat for their "very balanced verdict" and said it was a face-saving win for the BJP. The TMC chief, who has often been strident in her criticism of the BJP, had recently hailed Congress president Rahul Gandhi for "putting the BJP on the backfoot". The BJP fought off a strong challenge from Congress to win the Gujarat Assembly polls for the sixth successive time yesterday and also wrested power from the Congress in Himachal Pradesh with a close to two-thirds majority.

Mamata calls up Hardik, congratulates him

The stock market today inched closer to the all-time intra-day high as the BJP sniffed victory in Gujarat and also stayed on course to take power from the Congress in Himachal Pradesh.

According to trends available on the Election Commission&#39;s website, the BJP is leading in 101 of the 182 assembly segments in Gujarat. As for Himachal Pradesh, it is leading in 40 seats as against the Congress&#39; 21.

The 30-share BSE index hit a high of 33,724.08 at 1152 hrs, a gain of 261.11 points -- 0.78 per cent. The reading is closer to the all-time high 33,865.95, reached on November 7.

For the 50-share Nifty, the reading was above the key 10,400-mark at 10,415.50, up 82.25 points, or 0.80 per cent.

Early in the beginning of the session, the benchmark BSE Sensex had tanked as much as 867 points to breach below the psychological 33,000-mark while the NSE Nifty plunged 258 points within one hour of counting of votes.

However, evolving equations showed that the BJP is pushing ahead in both the states.

Metal, auto, healthcare, realty, and banks all showed up in the green.

The big mover was M&amp;M 2.93 per cent, with SBI and Adani Ports closely following the leader.

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) net sold shares worth Rs 921.03 crore last Friday. But domestic institutional investors (DIIs) offloaded equities to the tune of Rs 635.44 crore.

Asian stocks were mixed. US stocks rose to all-time highs last Friday, as prospects of the passage of a Republican tax Bill increased.

The 30-share BSE index hit a high of 33,724.08 at 1152 hrs, a gain of 261.11 points -- 0.78 per cent. The reading is closer to the all-time high 33,865.95, reached on November 7.

The stock market today inched closer to the all-time intra-day high as the BJP sniffed victory in Gujarat and also stayed on course to take power from the Congress in Himachal Pradesh. According to trends available on the Election Commission's website, the BJP is leading in 101 of the 182 assembly segments in Gujarat. As for Himachal Pradesh, it is leading in 40 seats as against the Congress' 21. The 30-share BSE index hit a high of 33,724.08 at 1152 hrs, a gain of 261.11 points -- 0.78 per cent. The reading is closer to the all-time high 33,865.95, reached on November 7. For the 50-share Nifty, the reading was above the key 10,400-mark at 10,415.50, up 82.25 points, or 0.80 per cent. Early in the beginning of the session, the benchmark BSE Sensex had tanked as much as 867 points to breach below the psychological 33,000-mark while the NSE Nifty plunged 258 points within one hour of counting of votes. However, evolving equations showed that the BJP is pushing ahead in both the states. Metal, auto, healthcare, realty, and banks all showed up in the green. The big mover was M&M 2.93 per cent, with SBI and Adani Ports closely following the leader. Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) net sold shares worth Rs 921.03 crore last Friday. But domestic institutional investors (DIIs) offloaded equities to the tune of Rs 635.44 crore. Asian stocks were mixed. US stocks rose to all-time highs last Friday, as prospects of the passage of a Republican tax Bill increased.

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