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Gujarat Election 2017

Modi’s going to have a much tougher 2018 than anyone’s expecting

Milan Vaishnav - December 19, 2017

BJP ally Shiv Sena’s move to go solo in Gujarat backfires, gets only 0.5% vote share

Hardik Patel, a debacle foretold

Congress has lacked vigour in Gujarat assembly, and on the streets. That’s set to change

Godmen chant Modi mantra in poll-bound Gujarat

Pragya Kaushika - November 9, 2017

Gujarat BJP has been posting videos of religious and spiritual gurus praising PM Narendra Modi, and asking their followers to 'strengthen his hands'.

BJP may axe half its Gujarat MLAs to fight anti-incumbency

Pragya Kaushika - November 7, 2017

Amit Shah analysed the report card of all 120 Gujarat MLAs and apparently found public anger against many non-performing legislators.

Something in the air in Gujarat: The story of David, Goliath, and image managers

Kumar Ketkar - November 6, 2017

Rahul Gandhi has challenged Modi on home turf, and the supposedly invincible messiah is rattled. Now, it’s over to the image managers to win the battle.

Knocking on voters’ doors: Amit Shah leaving nothing to chance in Gujarat campaign

Pragya Kaushika - November 5, 2017

Addressing BJP’s booth-level Shakti Kendras, Shah says giving importance to grassroot cadre is key to BJP beating anti-incumbency in Gujarat polls.

Gujarat elections: Decoding Congress and BJP’s social media war

Divya Narayanan - October 26, 2017

From #VikasGandoThayoChe to #Gujarat4Vikas, the two major parties are using social media to win over voters and discredit the competition.

How Gujarat votes explained in five charts

Ruhi Tewari - October 25, 2017

Five charts show how political parties have fared in Gujarat over the years and how the state has voted.

For Modi, Gujarat win will be cherry on icing

Pranab Dhal Samanta - October 25, 2017

Gujarat is the first critical state since 2014 where BJP is seeking re-election, and a convincing win will seal Modi’s supreme leader status.

Shiv Sena considers taking on ally BJP in Gujarat assembly polls

Manasi Phadke - October 23, 2017

The Shiv Sena skipped the 2012 election to avoid ‘division of Hindu votes’, now wants to put up a fight against its warring ally, BJP

In Gujarat, BJP hopes to retain power in the name of ‘chief minister’ Narendra Modi

Pragya Kaushika - October 20, 2017

Weeks away from Gujarat assembly polls, party leaders as well as CM Vijay Rupani miss no opportunity to credit 'chief minister' Modi for progress.

Defeating BJP in Gujarat is one of my top priorities: Hardik Patel

Kumar Anshuman - October 3, 2017

The face of the Patidar campaign hints at electoral understandings with like-minded organisations ahead of assembly polls in state.

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Gujarat Election 2017

Modi’s going to have a much tougher 2018 than anyone’s expecting

BJP ally Shiv Sena’s move to go solo in Gujarat backfires, gets only 0.5% vote share

Hardik Patel, a debacle foretold

Congress has lacked vigour in Gujarat assembly, and on the streets. That’s set to change

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