The Congress on Thursday appeared headed for a victory in Himachal Pradesh as it surged ahead of the ruling BJP, winning or leading in 39 of 68 assembly seats.

Veteran Congress leader Dhani Ram Shandil has retained his Solan seat in Himachal Pradesh, defeating his nearest BJP rival and son-in-law Rajesh Kashyap on Thursday.

BJP rebel K L Thakur, who contested as an Independent, won from Nalagarh assembly seat in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, according to the Election Commission.

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Congress’ working president and youth leader Jignesh Mevani has won his Vadgam seat again. Mevani is among the most popular Dalit faces in Gujarat.

The district administration in Barabanki demolished the boundary wall of a madrassa built on government land, officials said on Thursday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday headed for a record victory in Gujarat as counting of votes entered the last leg, giving the ruling party a lead in 100 seats and a win in another 57 seats in the 182-member state assembly.

Ahmedabad: The grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, Tushar Gandhi on Thursday said Hate and Polarisation were winning in Gujarat in the wake of BJP’s sweeping victory in the Gujarat Assembly polls.

The Congress party on Thursday won the Muslim and Dalit-dominated Danilimda assembly segment in Ahmedabad city, despite the AAP and AIMIM cutting into its votes and the BJP putting up a strong fight.
Sitting Congress MLA Shailesh Parmar won by defeating his nearest rival, BJP's Nareshbhai Vyas, by a margin of 13,525 votes.