Watch: first reaction from Congress as trends show poor performance in Gujarat

As per the latest trends, BJP was leading in 149 seats, the number of seats which the Congress had won in the 1985 election under the leadership of Madhavsinh Solanki, in what remains a record till date.

The BJP was all set for a sweeping victory for the eighth term in a state where it has not lost an election since 1995.

Following a poor show of performance by the Congress in the elections, party leader Mukul Wasnik said, 'Party witnessed good results in several areas, but not in others,'

He went on to add that it is upto the party to put in efforts and see how situation can be made better where results are good and what can be done where it is not as per expectations.

The Congress was ahead in 17 seats and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in 9, according to the first trends of all the seats in the state Assembly as reported by the Election Commission.

The others were leading in five seats, including a candidate of the Samajwadi Party in Kutiyana seat of Porbandar district and four independents in Dhanera, Vaghodia, Santrampur and Deesa.

After registering initial gains, the Congress and AAP slipped while the BJP continued to improve its tally to reach the tally of 149.

with PTI inputs

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