2019 Lok Sabha Election Results: BJP wins all 26 seats in PM Modi's home state Gujarat, repeats 2014 whitewash

With all-important Lok Sabha polls concluding in  world's largest democracy on Thursday, 1.3 billion citizens of India including an estimated 900 million-strong electorate w await formation of 17th Lok Sabha  with 542 ( Vellore polls were countermanded) newly elected members to lower house of India's Parliament and consequently, process of forming next government of India will enter its final st.
 
After thrilling counting day on May 23 which ended in a huge triumph for NDA and commencement of formation of Modi Sarkar 2.0, Republic Media Network  presents results which ended in Prime Minister Narendra Modi getting re-elected and NDA leing in majority of 354 seats while UPA suffered a blow managing to garner 95 seats, as of 11:30 PM.  

Result 2019 Lok Sabha elections:

In Gujarat, home state of Prime Minister and a stronghold of BJP, battle between NDA alliance and UPA alliance for 28 Lok Sabha seats up for grabs which polled in third phase of Lok Sabha elections on April 23, saw NDA retain state winning all 26 seats while UPA mand to win seat.

Republic Double Exit-polls projections:

Republic Media Network called   result on Sunday projecting an NDA win in  with country's biggest exit poll - double exit poll in collaboration with nation's biggest pollsters Jan Ki Baat and CVoter - which presented a projection including granular projections from each of states and union territories.

CVoter:

Seat Share:

In terms of seats, NDA was projected to win 22 seats, while UPA was projected to win in 4 seats.

NDA: 22 seats
UPA: 4 seats

Vote Share:

NDA was projected to le pack garnering 59.3% of votes. UPA was projected to trail closely with 37.4% of votes, while or parties were projected to garner 3.3% of votes.

NDA: 59.3%

UPA: 37.4%

Ors: 3.3%

Jan ki Baat:

Seat share:

In terms of seats, NDA was projected to win 22-23 seats, while UPA was projected to win in 3-4 seats.

NDA: 22-23 seats

UPA: 3-4 seats

Poll campaign and issues:

In rth Gujarat and Saurashtra region BJP faced major threat of anti-incumbency, effects of Patidar aggression and farmers' problems - in getting crop insurance claims, water scarcity and high price of DAP and urea, unemployment and water short owing to poor rain which played in favour of Congress. 

Ar factor which affected votes were mirity population which sees NDA as anti-mirity power while business community which constitutes a major chunk of state saw twin blows of GST and demonetisation as a setback to ir tre.
   
While both BJP chief Amit Shah and PM Narendra Modi mselves h campaigned heavily in ir home state stirring nationalism in ir denizens, propagating development and ir home vant, Congress attacked Prime Minister's failure to deliver targeting issues of governance, agrarian and ecomic crisis, unemployment and lack of job creation, national security and women's safety.

Key battles in state:

main battle in Gujarat is centered in Saurashtra region of Gujarat.

Surendranagar: This Koli-dominated area will see a high stake battle between Congress' Somabhai Patel and BJP's Dr. Munjapara Mahendrabhai. Congress is confident to repeat its 2017 Assembly success as acute agrarian crisis due to lower minimum support price for farm produce, n-payment of crop insurance, unemployment and water short owing to poor rain still continue to plague region trouble state government.

Junagh: This region will see battle between Koli candidates - BJP's Chudasama Rajeshbhai Naranbhai who is sitting MP and Leer of Opposition - Congress'  Vansh Punjabhai Bhimabhai.

Amreli: A part of Patidar aggression, this region will witness battle between Patidar candidates- BJP's Kachhiya Naranbhai Bhikhabhai and Congress' Paresh Dhanani. While mercantile community has tritionally voted BJP, Patidar aggression and demonetisation have plagued this region shifting its vote towards Congress.   

Porbandar: Ar Patidar dominated area will see battle between BJP's Rameshbhai Lavjibhai Dhuk and Congress' Lalit Vasoya both of local community.

Historical trend:

In 2014 General elections, Gujarat h a voter turut of 63.6% in all phases in which all 26 seats were won by NDA, while UPA won ne.  

last two Assembly elections (182 seats) are seen to follow a decreasing trend for NDA as it decreased its win from 115 to 99 seats during 2017. While voter turut h decreased marginally in 2017 from 72.5% to 69.2%, UPA increased its foothold as it increased its seat share from 61 seats to 77 seats in 2017 as post-demonetisation and GST effect.

In 2019, Gujarat has witnessed an aver voter turut of 64.11% in its single poll phases. 

Recent political developments:

While 2017 saw a shift in voting trend towards Congress in Assembly elections due to demonetisation and GST implementation, state witnessed a massive shift in loyalties when face of Patidar aggression- Hardik Patel joined Congress putting 3-year-long speculation over his political affiliation to rest.

After he joined grand old party, his own poll plans were scuppered after Gujarat High Court refused to stay his conviction in a 2015 rioting case rendering him ineligible. He has subsequently been campaigning for his party and has been condemning Prime Minister for skirting real issues and recently calling him a 'Yamraj sitting in Delhi'. He h also been publically slapped in a public rally.
Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi too stirred controversy when he commented: "how come all thieves have Modi as common surname" after which Chief Judicial Magistrate of Surat summoned him in response a defamation suit filed by BJP legislator Purnesh Modi.

In or news, Rahul Gandhi ally and independent MLA from Vgam, Jignesh Mewani who was face of 2016 Dalit aggression h fear mongered over 10% reservation for Ecomically Weaker Sections saying it was an RSS-BJP conspiracy against caste reservation. He has also publically campaigned for AAP in New Delhi. 

On a national scale:

2019 elections saw high-octane electric campaigning from both sides as BJP went hammer and tongs, expressing confidence at each turn that it would t only repeat but also better its tally of 282 votes from five years earlier, whereas Congress and or Opposition parties,  also campaigned heavily though without being able to make any convincing show of unity. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking a second term in Parliament, dressed a total of 144 rallies and roshows this election season, Congress president Rahul Gandhi dressed 125 rallies in 2019 polls.

A number of Republic Media Network newsbreaks especially set nda for polls, including first interview of Prime Minister's election campaign to Republic's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami and his final campaign interview to Executive Editor Abhishek Kapoor. Alongside se were sensational #MPsOnSale sting on sitting MPs who showed mselves willing to compromise interests of those whom y claim to represent, Operation Karz Maafi sting that exposed falsehood in Congress' farm loan-waiver promise, and numerous ors.