Gujarat Election Results 2022: BJP sweeps Modi's state; people celebrate | PHOTOS

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, left and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state President C R Patil, celebrate the lead for the party in Gujarat state elections in Gandhinagar, India, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party is all set to keep its 27-year-old control of his home Gujarat state in a record state legislature win.

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, left and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state President C R Patil, celebrate with sweets the lead for the party in Gujarat state elections in Gandhinagar.

A Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) supporter celebrates lead for the party in Gujarat state elections in Gandhinagar.

Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) supporters celebrate lead for the party with Gulaal bomb and sharing hugs.

Rejoicing the win, Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the people of Gujarat have given an unprecedented mandate to the party by rejecting those who do politics of hollow promises, freebies and appeasement.

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel greets Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) supporters as they celebrate lead for the party in Gujarat.

Exit polls have predicted a big majority for the BJP in Gujarat and if these projections are any indication, the saffron party is all set to retain power in the state for the seventh consecutive term.