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 |