Assembly election 2017 results: BJP cadres across India celebrate as PM Modi flashes victory sign

As the results of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections showed victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), party cadres from across the country got into celebration mode. Members of the ruling BJP waved party flags and distributed sweets among themselves.

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BJP workers converged at the party headquarters in the national capital and got into celebration mode, dancing and distributing sweets.

Delhi: Party workers celebrate at party HQ, as trends indicate BJP's victory in both Gujarat & Himachal Pradesh #GujaratVerdict #HimachalPradeshElections2017 pic.twitter.com/BDJxPcB6hN — ANI (@ANI) December 18, 2017

The scene was similar in Bhopal office of the BJP where party members distributed Gujarati delicacies like Dhokla and Khakhra.

#MadhyaPradesh: BJP celebrates at party office in #Bhopal as trends indicate BJP's victory in both Gujarat & Himachal Pradesh #GujaratVerdict #HimachalPradeshElections2017 pic.twitter.com/2DB4QrrYqn — ANI (@ANI) December 18, 2017

Apart from party members, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also waved victory sign as he reached Parliament for Winter Session.

#WATCH: Prime Minister Narendra Modi flashes victory sign as he arrives at the Parliament. #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/Q4PRNjMpoK

— ANI (@ANI) December 18, 2017

On the other hand, gloom descended on the Congress office in Ahmedabad, as the trends showed a comfortable majority for the BJP.

#Visuals from Congress office in #Ahmedabad as trends indicate BJP's victory in both Gujarat & Himachal Pradesh #GujaratVerdict pic.twitter.com/VmAe1hHRbI — ANI (@ANI) December 18, 2017

The cadres also celebrated the victory at party office in Shimla in Himachal Pradesh.

#HimachalPradeshElections2017: Pradesh: Workers celebrate at party office in Shimla as trends indicate BJP's victory in the state. pic.twitter.com/0SlktZd6J1

— ANI (@ANI) December 18, 2017

Meanwhile, the BJP accused the Congress of playing the caste card in Gujarat. Senior party leader GVL Narasimha Rao told Zee News that the increase in seats for the opposition party came because if divided the people of Gujarat on the basis of caste.

The Congress, however, maintained that it was the energetic leadership of new party president Rahul Gandhi and a constructive campaign in the run up to the elections that led to the increase in its seat share.