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| India elections: BJP's Narendra Modi set for Gujarat win | India elections: BJP's Narendra Modi set for Gujarat win |
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| Hindu nationalist leader Narendra Modi looks set to win a fourth successive term as chief minister of India's Gujarat state, early election results suggest. | Hindu nationalist leader Narendra Modi looks set to win a fourth successive term as chief minister of India's Gujarat state, early election results suggest. |
| Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won 77 seats and is leading in 39 others in the 182-seat assembly, according to the Election Commission. | |
| The rival Congress party has won 42 seats and is leading in eight others. | |
| However, the Congress is set to win in the state of Himachal Pradesh. | |
| The party has won 36 seats there, ahead of the BJP's 24 seats and leads in two more. | |
| In Gujarat the polls are seen as a referendum on the popularity of Mr Modi, who has ruled the western state since October 2001. | In Gujarat the polls are seen as a referendum on the popularity of Mr Modi, who has ruled the western state since October 2001. |
| Mr Modi, who held his Maninagar constituency by over 86,000 votes, has been tipped as a potential future prime minister. | |
| Under his leadership, Gujarat has been turned into one of India's economic powerhouses. | Under his leadership, Gujarat has been turned into one of India's economic powerhouses. |
| But he is seen as a divisive figure, having been chief minister during the 2002 religious riots when more than 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, were killed. | But he is seen as a divisive figure, having been chief minister during the 2002 religious riots when more than 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, were killed. |
| Mr Modi was accused of doing little to stop the riots, although he denies this. | Mr Modi was accused of doing little to stop the riots, although he denies this. |
| Polling in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh was held between 4 November and 17 December. Gujarat had a staggered two-phase election on 13 and 17 December. | Polling in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh was held between 4 November and 17 December. Gujarat had a staggered two-phase election on 13 and 17 December. |
| More than 71% of Gujarat's 40 million eligible voters cast their ballots, while Himachal Pradesh saw a record voter turn-out of over 74%. | More than 71% of Gujarat's 40 million eligible voters cast their ballots, while Himachal Pradesh saw a record voter turn-out of over 74%. |