As the party won Gujarat and other significant by-polls in rival strongholds, the Prime Minister said Thursday’s results were a strong mandate was ‘dynastic politics'.
AAP's Karsan Karmur comes second with 35,265 votes, way ahead of Congress' Bipendrasinh Jadeja with 23,274 votes. Rivaba's father- & sister-in-law had campaigned for Congress.
The Prosopis juliflora was purportedly planted in Gujarat in early '60s by Congress govt to arrest spread of Rann of Kutch. But its invasive growth is impacting agriculture, claim people.
After winning the biggest electoral victory in 1995 Gujarat elections, Congress lost seven consecutive elections in the state. It cannot remind voters about its rule anymore.
Between late 1960s & mid 1990s Mahatma Gandhi's birthplace became 'Chicago of Gujarat'. Now, relatives of former gangsters have forayed into politics, in a bid to retain their clout.
I'd rather not buy idea that Rahul's holding his fire until 2024. More likely, Congress believes Karnataka offers best chance of winning a Gujarat-sized state if Gujarat is too challenging.
Singh, a Delhi deputy commissioner, was reportedly removed as general observer of next month's Gujarat assembly polls, allegedly for using official position as a 'publicity stunt'.
Earlier on Thursday, the BJP had announced the first list of candidates for 160 candidates out of the 182 constituencies for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections.
The issue of inequality has assumed the blazing limelight at a time when inequality in India is said to be higher than it was in the British Raj. It's a ripe situation for half-truths and incendiary statements.
Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.
Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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