Narendra Modi leads by 1.68 lakh votes in Vadodara

BJP's prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi is leading by a whopping 1.68 lakh votes over his Congress rival Madhusudan Mistry in Vadodara.

Initial trends showed Modi getting 2,34,647 votes and Mistry 66,531.

Apart from Vadodara, Modi is also contesting from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh where he is pitted against Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal and Ajay Rai of Congress.

Initial trends from 18 out of 26 seats in Gujarat showed BJP is leading in 17 seats and Congress in one.