The much results of keenly fought assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat will be out today. The counting of votes will start in the two states amid tight security. In both states, PM Narendra Modi led the campaign for the BJP, while Rahul Gandhi was the pivot of the Congress’ electioneering. During the campaign in Gujarat, Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah trained guns on the Congress on issues like Ram Temple, alleged Pakistani interference in the Gujarat polls and (suspended Congress leader) Mani Shankar Aiyar’s remarks.
Rahul Gandhi also persistently attacked Modi and the BJP for “not talking about the future of Gujarat” and skipping key issues being faced by the people of the state. The Congress has stitched about a broad social coalition with prominent Patidar, OBC, and Dalit leaders – Hardik Patel, Alpesh Thakor and Jigesh Mevani – in its bid to unseat the BJP in power for over two decade. While the voting in Himachal took place last months, the people of Gujarat voted on December 9 and 14, following an acrimonious campaign, where both the main political parties indulged in no-holds-barred attacks on each others.
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