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CNN-News18 has called the election in the BJP's favour in Gujarat as well with trends showing the BJP crossing the majority mark of 92
The BJP has won Himachal Pradesh with 38 seats in trends so far, crossing the halfway mark of 35
The Congress has taken the first lead in the hill state.
Counting is officially underway. Expect early trends in the next half an hour, while we should have a clear picture by 10am.
With the BJP set to wrest power from the Congress in Himachal Pradesh, party leader Anurag Thakur today said the people of the state wanted change because of a bad law-and-order situation and "misgovernance". Thakur said that the announcement of Prem Kumar Dhumal as the BJP's chief ministerial candidate ahead of the election also helped the voters turn in favour of the saffron party. However, Dhumal was defeated from the Sujanpur Assembly seat. "People wanted a change in Himachal Pradesh because the law-and-order situation was bad and also, there was misgovernance. The Congress was involved in corruption," he alleged.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to arrive at BJP's Delhi headquarters soon.
“We are sad about Prem Kumar Dhumal losing but we are happy that people of Himachal Pradesh voted for BJP,” says Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
BJP's chief ministerial face for the Himachal Pradesh polls, Prem Kumar Dhumal, was defeated today from the Sujanpur Assembly seat even as his party appeared set to form the government in the hill state. The former chief minister lost to his Congress rival Rajinder Singh Rana by about 3,500 votes.
Dhumal accepted his defeat and said that the result was unexpected and the party would do introspection. He congratulated the winners and party workers for the spectacular victory in the state polls.
Meanwhile, Varinder Kanwar, who won from Kutlehar in Una district, offered to vacate his seat for Dhumal.
Read more - Himachal Pradesh Election Results 2017: Congress on verge of big defeat; here's how key candidates performed
In Himachal Pradesh, the BJP won 17 seats and was ahead in 27 seats while the ruling Congress won 10 and was ahead in 11 in the 68-member house. A majority will come with 35 seats. In the outgoing house, Congress had 36 seats, and BJP 26.
Congress leader Virbhadra Singh told media that the party accepts BJP's victory. "I, being the CM, take full responsibility of our performance here. I hope Vikramaditya (Singh) keeps winning in future, like he won today,” he said.
Ashok Gehlot of Congress said that whatever the result of elections, it was a moral win for Congress. Taking a dig at BJP, he said that the party in its home state of Gujarat are struggling to cross even 100.
Shah is confident that the people will continue to support PM Modi and the party in the upcoming 2019 elections.
In Himachal Pradesh, BJP has increased its vote share by 10 percent since 2012 and the party will form government with two-third majority, Shah said.
Ashok Gehlot, the Congress' in-charge for Gujarat, while addressing the media said that the party fought unitedly and claims the BJP used diversionary tactics to win the election.
The campaign under the leadership of Congress President Rahul Gandhi has led to a moral victory for our party in Gujarat, Gehlot said.
Thanking people of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, BJP chief Amit Shah said that the party will form government in both states.
Congress government did good work in Himachal, but have been defeated, outgoing chief minister Virbhadra Singh told CNN-News18.
The BJP is all set to wrest power from the Congress in Himachal Pradesh as it won 8 seats and was leading in 37 others while the ruling party bagged four seats and was leading in 15. The CPI(M) won the Theog seat while Independents are leading in three seats. Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh is leading from Arki while his son Vikramaditya Singh won from Shimla(Rural). Prem Kumar Dhumal, BJP's chief ministerial candidate in Himachal Pradesh, was trailing behind Congress's Rajinder Rana in Sujanpur.
BJP's Paramjeet Singh wins from Doon by over 4,300 votes. Himachal Pradesh's chief minister Virbhadra Singh has won from the Arki constituency.
BJP MLA Virendra Kanwar, elected from Kutlehar constituency, said that he will give up his seat for the party's chief ministerial candidate Prem Kumar Dhumal who is trailing in Sujanpur, reports the Indian Express.
Dhumal is trailing by over 3,000 votes.
Rohit Thakur of Congress wins from Jubbal-Kotkhai seat.
As the BJP today headed for its sixth straight term in Gujarat and wresting Himachal Pradesh from the Congress, its leaders described the poll outcome as a vote for development and trust in Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "Jo jeeta wohi Sikandar (whoever wins is king). This is the message to those who joked about vikas (development)," said Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. Union minister Smriti Irani seconded him and said the victory was dedicated to booth-level party workers and those who voted for "good governance" and "development".
According to latest Election Commission trends, BJP is leading at 43, Congress at 21. CPI-M is at 1 and independent at 1.