The youngest BJP MLA, Harsh Sanghavi, says Modi brought peace & harmony to Gujarat after the 2002 riots, and that the BJP has worked for Muslims in the state.
Dharmendrasinh Jadeja & Raghavji Patel were Congress MLAs who switched to the BJP. But to their constituents, their good record matters, not the party.
The failure of the BJP-RSS dispensation in Gujarat to read caste correctly and understand its dynamic political character has led to this present predicament.
Cotton farmers in the Saurashtra region don’t want a change of guard in Gujarat, say BJP has ensured better roads, schools, power and water in villages.
Crowded cities are rich because there is greater division of labour. The extent of the division of labour depends on the size of the market, wrote Sauvik Chakraverti in 2002.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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