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Friday, November 21, 2025
TopicGujarat civic polls

Topic: Gujarat civic polls

BJP playbook, with a twist: (Almost) entire Gujarat cabinet resigns ahead of local polls

16 cabinet ministers quit, new council to be sworn in Friday. After recent controversies, the BJP wants to plug perceived inefficiencies and holes in the administration, say sources.

21% votes in Gandhinagar, 28% in Surat: AAP gaining at cost of Congress in Gujarat civic polls

In Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation, the AAP won only one seat against the BJP’s 41 and the Congress’ two, but secured 21% votes.

BJP heads towards big victory in second phase of Gujarat local body polls

Following its clean sweep in the first phase last month, BJP won all 31 district panchayats, 70 out of 81 municipalities and was way ahead of Congress in 231 taluka panchayats.

What Gujarat civic polls say about evolving national politics & fortunes of BJP, Congress, AAP

With new entrants like AAP and AIMIM in Gujarat, the Congress vote is now 'going abegging', says Shekhar Gupta in Episode 690 of #CutTheClutter.

On Camera

India can face multi-front conflicts with hostile Dhaka. New Delhi missed chance to engage BNP

India's projects related to BIMSTEC, Look-East-Act-East and Indian Ocean Rim Association could suffer a setback, impacting trade with South Asia and the South-South Cooperation agenda.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

IAF’s leased KC-135 lands in Agra, American firm’s pilots to man mid-air refueller

India’s refueller fleet comprises six Russian Ilushin-78 tankers, first inducted in 2003, which are facing huge maintenance and serviceability issues.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.