New Delhi: The BJP won the Gujarat Assembly polls for the sixth straight time on Monday and also wrested power from the Congress in Himachal Pradesh with a close to two-thirds majority.


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Following are reactions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, some Union Ministers and BJP leaders:








"This is double joy for me," PM Modi said in a victory speech at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi.


He said he was happy that his successors continued the development work which he had spearheaded during his stint as CM of Gujarat from 2001 to May 2014.








The BJP has won every election in Gujarat since 1995. However, it was out of power for a couple of years in between elections due to party infighting and rebellion by Shankersinh Vaghela. BJP came back to power in 1998 and has ruled uninterrupted since then.


Meanwhile, in a tweet, Rahul Gandhi said his party "accepts the verdict of the people and congratulates the new governments in both states." He thanked his party members for fighting "anger with dignity." 


The Congress now rules only Karnataka and Punjab among the major states, besides Puducherry, Meghalaya and Mizoram. Karnataka elections are due next year.


As the victories became clear, BJP party workers gathered in the streets and headquarters, distributing sweets and bursting firecrackers.


(With PTI inputs)