Gujarat Assembly Election: Here’s how BJP and Congress vote share changed over the past five polls from 1995 to 2012

Below is the vote share that the saffron party has managed to retain over the previous five assembly elections.

The Bhartiya Janata Party has managed to hold on to its bastion state Gujarat which has been its stronghold for the last 22 years. 

Below is the vote share that the saffron party has managed to retain over the previous five assembly elections:

YEAR	NO. OF SEATS CONTESTED BY BJP	WON	VOTE SHARE	NO. OF SEATS CONTESTED BY CONGRESS	WON	VOTE SHARE	CHIEF MINISTER
1995	182	121	42.51%	181	45	32.86%	Keshubhai Patel
1998	182	117	44.81%	179	53	34.85%	Keshubhai Patel
2002	182	127	49.85%	180	51	39.28%	Narendra Modi
2007	182	117	49.12%	173	59	38%	Narendra Modi
2012	182	115	47.85%	176	61	38.93%	Narendra Modi

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