Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who came calling here on Saturday days after his party narrowly missed victory in the Gujarat Assembly elections, exhorted the party rank and file that with a little more effort, the BJP could be defeated in the state, and the Congress would get 135 seats in the next elections.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the Gujarat election result has dealt a "massive jolt" to the BJP and raised questions about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's credibility because of his silence on corruption charges including BJP chief Amit Shah's son Jay Shah's meteoric business rise.

The BJP on Monday just managed to hold on to power in Gujarat, edging past the half-way mark to clinch a sixth term in government, but wrested Himachal Pradesh from Congress with a comfortable majority.

Congress's Gujarat in-charge Ashok Gehlot on Monday said his party was the winner in Assembly elections even if it didn't succeed in ousting the BJP in the state.

Counting of votes in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh have begun. This is a litmus test for both Congress and BJP.

Ahead of the vote count in the bitterly fought Gujarat Assembly polls on Monday, both the ruling BJP and the main opposition Congress expressed confidence of forming a government in the state.

The Gujarat Election voting has now ended with a voter turnout of above 65 per cent in both the phases. All eyes are now on the result day - December 18.

The two leaders crossed path outside Parliament before entering the house to pay tribute to nine people who lost their lives in the attack.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took a jibe at the Congress party on its claim of winning the Gujarat elections, referring to the "big hullabaloo" about Cyclone Ockhi that was set to hit the state in a big way, but did not.

Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi said he waived off loans only to benefit his industrialist friends.