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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

PM Modi, Amit Shah suspend Gujarat poll campaign over Cyclone Ockhi

Pragya Kaushika - December 5, 2017

PM Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah have directed party workers to stop campaigning and instead help people in the coastal region move to safer places.

Want to be a successful Indian politician? Leave your secularism at the door

Rohit Chopra - December 5, 2017

The principle of the performance of secular identity has now been replaced by the performance of Hinduness as the necessary condition for political leadership.

BJP is so smug that it hasn’t even released a manifesto for Gujarat

Pragya Kaushika - December 5, 2017

BJP feels people of Gujarat are familiar with Modi’s vision, and thus releasing a manifesto/vision document is a matter of custom, not consequential.

Congress promises Patidar quota, pro-farmer schemes, 25 lakh houses in Gujarat manifesto

Kumar Anshuman - December 4, 2017

Farm debt to be waived; a minority ministry to be formed take care of their needs; party also promises to construct 25 lakhs new houses in five years.

Modi’s emphasis on his Gujarati identity could spell doom for India’s unity

Kumar Ketkar - December 4, 2017

Hyper-nationalism and aggressive identity politics, such as ‘Gujarati Asmita’, can disintegrate the nation and the idea of India itself.

Congress knows BJP’S weaknesses in Gujarat, but isn’t able to exploit them

Ruhi Tewari - December 3, 2017

While Rahul Gandhi has punctured holes in the BJP’s development narrative, the Congress doesn’t seem to have a fresh, promising narrative to sell.

Gujarat opposition has many cards, but BJP has the trump card — Modi

Ruhi Tewari - November 29, 2017

GST, note ban may have affected the traders, but Gujarati’s still prefer PM Modi; Congress-Hardik Patel pact may be a cause of concern for BJP.

In Gujarat’s hashtag & slogan war, these are the biggest weapons deployed by BJP & Congress

Nandita Singh - November 29, 2017

The Congress and BJP have been going all out to ensure they win the war of hashtags and slogans ahead of the Gujarat elections....

Gujarat’s ‘Statue of Unity’ district divided over how much they benefit from Sardar Sarovar Dam

Ruhi Tewari - November 29, 2017

Some voters claim 182-m tall Sardar Patel statue and the dam will boost tourism and help create jobs.

BJP & Congress have made the same mistake in the run up to the Gujarat elections

Amit Dholakia - November 28, 2017

National level leaders today are like banyan trees under which nothing grows; several states are experiencing the same leadership deficit.

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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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