Gujarat verdict explained: BJP gains 1.25% in vote share than 2012, but loses 16 seats. Here’s why

BJP registered its sixth straight victory in Gujarat, widening its footprint ahead of the general elections in 2019. But Congress, under its new president Rahul Gandhi, will be claiming victory in defeat on the back of the party’s better showing in Gujarat and BJP’s below-100 seat tally. Here’s what the verdict means...