Narendra Modi shows victory sign as BJP results for Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh emerge

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi showed the victory sign as results for assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh show a win for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). 

#WATCH: Prime Minister Narendra Modi flashes victory sign as he arrives at the Parliament. #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/Q4PRNjMpoK — ANI (@ANI) December 18, 2017

A smiling Modi waving for the cameras as he got down from his car at Parliament showing the victory sign depicts the importance that these elections hold for the Prime Minister himself.

The BJP took an unassailable lead in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh on Monday morning. The BJP is now poised to form the government in both the states, even as the early trends showed Congress giving a tough fight to it.

A final announcement from the Election Commission is awaited, as the counting of votes is underway.

The assembly polls in the two states, especially Gujarat, were a battle of honour and prestige for the BJP and Congress and they, hence, left no stone unturned to establish their own supremacy in the states.

The counting of votes for 68 Assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh and 182 constituencies in Gujarat began this morning.

Himachal Pradesh went to polls on November 9, while elections were held in two phases in Gujarat on December 9 and 14.