The poll verdict of the Gujarat Assembly elections 2007 came today. The BJP has won 117 seats out of the total 182 constituencies while congress succeeded in only 63 seats. In the Maninagar constituency, BJP's CM candidate Modi defeated Dinsha Patel of congress by a margin of 87,161 votes. In the 2002 elections, BJP had won in 127 constituencies while congress had 51. Now BJP has won the assembly elections for the fourth successive term and Narendra Modi, 57, comes to power for third successive time. Speaking to NDTV Modi said that "I am chief minister, I will remain chief minister," and he also added that "For me, CM means common man,". On monday, the new BJP MLAs will elect Modi as their legislative leader.
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