ISAS Briefs

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) achieved a hard fought victory in the Assembly elections in the western Indian State of Gujarat, which is also the home State of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. While the BJP did not achieve its goal of winning 150 seats in the 182-seat Assembly, it won its sixth successive term in the State. The Congress, under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi, also received a boost since it gave the BJP a tough fight in the elections. The Gujarat results have important implications for the several State elections in 2018 and the general elections to the Lok Sabha in 2019.