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Gujarat Election 2017

This time, Muslims will also vote for us, says Gujarat’s youngest MLA

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.

‘Ditched’ by close friends, Hardik Patel dissolves PAAS core committee

Young Patidar leader makes it clear that no PAAS member except him will speak to media, pledges support to Congress.

After Hardik Patel, Congress may give in to Dalit activist Mevani’s wishlist

Congress manifesto for Gujarat polls to include schemes for upliftment of women, job creation models, plans to offset GST effects, among others.

Jamnagar still loves its turncoat MLAs, now fighting for the BJP

Dharmendrasinh Jadeja & Raghavji Patel were Congress MLAs who switched to the BJP. But to their constituents, their good record matters, not the party.

Caste is back as Gujarat poll issue, BJP’s experiments have failed

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.

Congress in a fix as Gujarat ‘allies’ put pressure to include their candidates

Hardik Patel’s supporters vandalised Congress offices in Gujarat as its first list ‘ignored’ his candidates; NCP & Dalit leaders too want a fair deal.

In cooperative hub Amreli, women voters may desert Modi and BJP

As Gujarat CM, Modi earned goodwill of women voters. But anti-incumbency, local grievances, caste, and his policies at the Centre may play spoilsport.

In Rajkot, first-time voters split between BJP and Congress

While a section of youngsters throws weight behind BJP for its ‘good work’ in education and infrastructure, Patidars prefer Congress.

Congress is belatedly trying to shed the image of being ‘Latif’s party’ in Gujarat

With a real chance of victory at such close range for the first time, a reinvention has become imperative for the Congress party.

Despite low returns, Junagadh cotton growers find seeds of hope in Modi

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.

On Camera

No country built rare earths resilience alone. India must take lessons from Japan, Taiwan

Ventures by Japan, South Korea and Taiwan illustrate how the race for REE security is accelerating, powered by both geopolitical tension and industrial strategy.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

What’s expected from Putin’s India visit in December—Defence Secretary explains

ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.