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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
TopicGujarat elections 2022

Topic: Gujarat elections 2022

Battle of 2 parties — glimpses from rallies held by Congress chief Kharge & PM Modi in Gujarat

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge spoke at public gatherings in Bapunagar & Dediyapada in poll-bound state Sunday, while PM Modi addressed BJP supporters in Netrang, Kheda & Surat.

Gujarat can make AAP national party but only Congress can set up Modi vs Kejriwal in 2024

AAP needs to win just two seats in Gujarat to become a national party. But it will take much more for Kejriwal to become Modi's principal challenger in 2024.

Why ‘Samaritan’ Kantilal Amrutiya is BJP’s best bet at redemption in a Morbi reeling from loss

BJP's Amrutiya retained Morbi from 1995 to 2017 when he lost to Congress candidate. Kin of bridge collapse victims say they are wary of trusting either party until justice is done.

Artillery, Russia’s ‘god of war’, couldn’t crush Ukrainians — here’s why & what it means for India

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

BJP has been losing in strategist Amit Shah’s Gujarat hometown for 10 yrs. So a new strategy now

Amit Shah wasn't able to deliver a victory for the BJP in either the 2012 or the 2017 polls in the Mansa constituency, which went to the Congress both times.

Fresh trouble for Mann govt as kisan leader’s fast against CM’s ‘paid protest’ quip enters 6th day

While Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political) leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal has been fasting since 19 November against Punjab CM's statement, farmers are also on dharna for fulfilment of demands.

After 2017 embarrassment, Gujarat BJP banks on a Bhagwat confidant to win Modi’s home ground

Vadnagar falls under Unjha constituency, which Congress wrested from five-time BJP MLA in 2017 Gujarat polls. This time, BJP is fielding an electoral newcomer but RSS old-timer.

Only 1 channel covered Nadda’s temple run on Himachal poll day. BJP chief can blame himself

BJP President J.P. Nadda committed a blunder in media management. He realised his mistake only after being informed by a functionary of the party’s media cell.

Keshubhai, Kashiram Rana, Saurabh Patel – Gujarat is a scrapyard of BJP leaders’ ambitions

Complete centralisation of power and neutralising leaders’ stature is the real Gujarat Model . It has been replicated at the national level with equal success.

Gujarat BJP is facing unprecedented rebellion. Its ‘winnability’ formula is partly to blame

The BJP’s list of candidates excludes many sitting MLAs and includes numerous ‘fresh faces’ and Congress turncoats, leading to rebellion brewing in at least 12 seats.

On Camera

India has 30 days to pull off fast reform. Hold crash meeting of Centre & state

In India, we are accustomed to glacial change. We love appointing Committees to ‘look into’ reform. Unfortunately for us, the rest of the world moves fast.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.