2007 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election

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2007 Gujarat Legislative assembly election

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182 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat 92 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	59.77% ( 1.77%)
Majority party Minority party   Leader Narendra Modi Shankersinh Vaghela Party BJP INC Alliance NDA UPA Leader since 2001 Leader's seat Maninagar Last election 127 51 Seats after 117 59 Seat change 10 8 Percentage 49.12% 38.00% Swing 0.63% 1.28%
Structure of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly after the election
Chief Minister before election Narendra Modi BJP Chief Minister after election Narendra Modi BJP

Gujarat's twelfth legislative election was held in 2007. In this election, the BJP led by Narendra Modi won 117 seats out of 182 (ten seats fewer than in 2002). Congress improved its performance and won 59 seats (eight more than last election). Modi fought elections in Maninagar and won with a major majority.^[1][2] NCP won three seats, JDU won only one seat and independent candidates won only two seats. This was a turning point of Modi in politics.