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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

Jai Sardar, Jai Bhawani, Jai Bheem: Rahul tries it all on Modi’s home turf

Kumar Anshuman - December 12, 2017

Patidars, Thakor Sena and Dalits throng Rahul Gandhi’s election meetings in Vadnagar and Vijapur in Mehsana district of Gujarat

BJP’s vision is so blurred they can’t even bring out a proper manifesto: Hardik Patel

Kumar Anshuman - December 11, 2017

The young Patidar leader says BJP has no vision for Gujarat, so it came up with an eight-page booklet with no data, no agenda, calling it a manifesto.

The other face of ‘vikas’: Tribals of Panchmahal like Modi, but still wait for water

Ruhi Tewari - December 11, 2017

Tribals-dominated villages in Panchmahal district barely have any access to drinking water. Electricity and housing also lag far behind other districts.

In Modi we trust, says Gujarat BJP facing unexpected opposition

Kumar Anshuman - December 11, 2017

Local issues and anti-incumbency have made the BJP nervous, but it also has faith that Modi’s magic will shine through in the end.

BJP is milking support from Amul’s cooperatives to win Gujarat

Ruhi Tewari - December 11, 2017

Party chief Amit Shah has devised a strategy to use the state’s milk cooperatives to increase its rural reach and break a traditional Congress stronghold.

Voter turnout among Gujarat’s salt pan workers likely to rise this time

Manasi Phadke - December 9, 2017

Election officials claim awareness campaigns, transport facilities will influence the turnout among salt pan workers in the Little Rann of Kutch.

Dalit-Patel caste dynamic could pose a hurdle to BJP in stronghold Idar

Ruhi Tewari - December 9, 2017

The BJP has retained the reserved seat for several terms, but the Patel rebellion may change the equation and help Congress.

What the youngest and oldest voters expect from the Gujarat election

Ruhi Tewari - December 9, 2017

While the young voters hope to leave behind ideas of political affiliation, the oldest are still determined to exercise their democratic right.

Patel quota stir, note ban & farm crises key factors in first phase of Gujarat polls

Ruhi Tewari - December 9, 2017

89 constituencies across 19 districts covering Saurashtra, South Gujarat and Kutch regions of the state go to polls Saturday.

BJP’s youngest candidate confident of smooth sailing in Gandhidham

Manasi Phadke - December 8, 2017

Malti Maheshwari, who comes from a Dalit background, will contest against Congress’ Kishor Pingol, also a Dalit leader in Gandhidham seat.

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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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