As the counting trend displayed in the Gujarat assembly seats, BJP is likely to fall short of sweep but still, a feat by the party with several decades of incumbency.
Modi wave has been sweeping the country since the BJP won a landslide victory in the last Lok Sabha elections in 2014 with record victories in many northern states which went to polls in last three years.
The current trend has shown an upswing for Congress is said to be an impact of demonetization, the GST, the Patel challenge and caste leaders Jignesh Mevani and Alpesh Thakore now in Congress is another set back to Modi hegemony.