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TopicGujarat election

Topic: Gujarat election

BJP’s historic win in Modi’s home state Gujarat grabs global headlines

The landslide victory was widely reported in world publications, including in The Straits Times of Singapore, the Nikkei Asia, Al Jazeera, Independent & ABC News.

16 Bills, meet & greet — glimpses from day 1 of Winter Session of Parliament

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar officiated as chairman of Rajya Sabha. The winter session, delayed because of Gujarat polls, will be on till 29 Dec.

BJP keeps track of abusive words used by Congress against Modi. So far, its 18 pages long

From food, clothes to house rent—BJP workers have returned from Gujarat with different expert takes on the state.

Exit polls predict BJP win in Gujarat and Himachal, AAP clean sweep in Delhi MCD

Congress likely to suffer further erosion with one of the exit polls predicting its tally to go down from 77 to 36 seats in PM's home state. AAP also unlikely to make much headway.

Gujarat is no Punjab—that’s BJP’s message to AAP. But Modi can’t stop it either

'No one can win in Gujarat till the opposition is able to prove that Modi is a fake Hindu', said a Surat-based senior journalist who knew the PM well.

Suresh Gopi to Ilayaraja—BJP is scripting a political blockbuster in South India

Amit Shah held a meeting with Pawan Kalyan and Jr NTR while Modi tweeted for Chiranjeevi. BJP is all too serious about releasing its political film beyond Karnataka.

Gujarat voters question BJP’s ‘remote-controlled’ govt. But it’s no Advantage AAP, Congress

BJP is facing two trends that are adverse to its party. Congress is being criminally lazy by taking voters for granted and AAP is an empty vessel making noise.

After bridge tragedy, poll equations may change in BJP stronghold Morbi, say analysts

AAP's entry into the fray and the urban infrastructure issues could be decisive factors in Morbi where the winning margins have been thin in the last three elections, said experts.

Not everyone supported me in Congress, sedition law doesn’t make me a terrorist, says Hardik

In an interview with ThePrint, the Patidar leader speaks about Gujarat elections, the sedition charges against him and what his future role in the Congress.

Will join Congress close to polls, need to break ‘illusion’ of Gujarat model, says Mevani

In interview with ThePrint, Independent MLA from Vadgam talks about arrest and rearrest by Assam police, upcoming Gujarat elections, and what his role in Congress will be.  

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.