New Delhi, Dec 8 (UNI) Thank you Gujarat.... I am overcome with a lot of emotions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday reacting for the first time over the Gujarat Assembly poll results.

"Thank you Gujarat. I am overcome with a lot of emotions seeing the phenomenal election results. People blessed politics of development and at the same time expressed a desire that they want this momentum to continue at a greater pace. I bow to Gujarat’s Jan Shakti," the Prime Minister said in a tweet.

Expressing gratitude for BJP workers in the state, the Prime Minister said the victory would not have been possible without their exceptional hardwork.

"To all hardworking BJP Gujarat Karyakartas I want to say - each of you is a champion ! This historic win would never be possible without the exceptional hardwork of our Karyakartas, who are the real strength of our Party," he added.

As per the latest available statistics by Election Commission, the ruling BJP has registered victory on 128 seats and maintaining lead in another 28 constituencies in the 182 Member Gujarat Assembly.

The Opposition Congress has won 12 seats and maintaining lead on 5 Assembly constituencies. The latest entrant in the state politics, the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party, has won 4 seats and maintaining lead on one seat.

The BJP had won 99 seats and the Congress had won 77 seats in 2017.

Taking to Twitter, the Prime Minister also thanked the people of Himachal Pradesh where, the BJP has lost against the Congress.

"I thank the people of Himachal Pradesh for the affection and support for the BJP. We will keep working to fulfill the aspirations of the state and raise people’s issues in the times to come," he said in another tweet.

No incumbent government has returned to power in Himachal Pradesh for a second consecutive term since 1982.

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