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As the Lok Sabha elections 2024, spread across seven phases, concluded on Saturday, exit polls indicate that Prime Minister Narendra Modi led-NDA is securing victory on all the 26 seats in PM Modi's home state Gujarat.
The Lok Sabha elections for 25 seats in the state of Gujarat concluded in a single phase, i.e., in Phase 3 on May 7. Notably, the BJP's candidate for the Surat Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat was elected unopposed after the Congress candidate's nomination was rejected. BJP candidate Mukesh Dalal was declared elected unopposed after the nomination of Congress' Nilesh Kumbhani was rejected, and other candidates withdrew from the contest. According to exit poll figures by Times Now ETG, NDA is set to sweep all 26 seats while the Congress-led INDIA bloc is failing to open its account in the state. According to exit poll data by INDIA TV also, NDA is securing victory on all the seats while the INDIA alliance is unable to secure even one seat. In the previous Lok Sabha elections also in 2019 and 2014, the BJP had won all the 26 seats. Under the seat-sharing arrangement, Congress is contesting in 24 seats while the Aam Aadmi Party fielded its candidates in Bhavnagar and Bharuch constituencies. Some of the key BJP candidates in the state include Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. According to the data by the Election Commission of India, Gujarat had a voter turnout of 59.51 per cent in the Lok Sabha elections. The voting for the 543-member Lok Sabha was held across seven phases. Votes will be counted on June 4. (ANI)
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