एब्सेंटWith these victories, the BJP’s tally in the 182-member Gujarat Assembly has gone up to 161. But the BJP emphasised that the bypolls were not merely about numbers. “The results were not going to affect any change of power in the state. For us, these bypolls were not about increasing BJP tally or decreasing Congress’s strength. Our objective was to have the BJP flag flying in every street and work for the welfare of the people,” BJP state unit vice-president Bharat Boghra told The Indian Express.Already available in the US, the new age verification method will require users to use one of two methods to change their date of birth on Instagram, to edit their age from under 18 or 18 to above 18. These methods include uploading ID and video selfies.The party’s fresh confidence is based on its calculation that the AAP-Congress support base will help bring back voters who had jumped ship after its defeat in the 2013 polls — as exemplified, as per leaders, by crowds being drawn in by its Lok Sabha candidates during campaigning.