Kandhalbhai Jadeja won on Samajwadi Party ticket after being denied one by Nationalist Congress Party. He secured 60,744 votes against BJP’s Dheliben Odedara's 34,032 votes.
Shah received over 68 percent of the votes till 1:30 p.m., as per ECI website trends. According to a party source, her grandfather was a friend of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Congress says entry of Independents ‘engineered’ by BJP to divide Muslim votes in Gujarat. BJP calls it ‘imaginary claim’ by Congress, accusing it of losing grip on its vote bank.
BJP blames 'conversion of tribals by Christian missionaries' as primary reason for recurring defeat in the area. But despite efforts by RSS, idea of ghar wapsi not making headway, concede members.
As BJP pulls out all stops to win ongoing Gujarat assembly elections & return to power in a state it has governed for 27 years, ThePrint's Praveen Jain brings glimpses from the campaign.
Analysis of Godhra's past election data reveals seat has always seen neck-and-neck fierce battles between Congress & BJP & winning margin has never crossed 3000 votes since 2002.
After ruling Gujarat for 27 years, BJP knows how to shield election outcomes from ground realities such as people’s hardships, leaderless govt and corrupt bureaucracy.
Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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