In Pics: Celebrations in BJP camp as Gujarat, Himachal poll victory certain
Celebrations broke out at BJP headquarters on Monday as soon as the trends suggested that the ruling party was poised for a victory in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state. Party supporters gathered in large numbers at offices around the country and distributed sweets among themselves. The BJP supporters, waiving the saffron flag and donning the party cap, greeted each other over the impending victory of the party which is set to retain power for the sixth term in a row.
On the other hand, only a few people could be seen at the Congress headquarters. "The Congress carried out negative politics and talked about caste. They said development has gone crazy, when in fact people in the opposition party had gone crazy. The people in Gujarat supported development over caste," said a supporter of the ruling party. READ MORE