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Friday, November 1, 2024
TopicGujarat Elections

Topic: Gujarat Elections

BJP talks of ‘vikas’ but we can’t see it, say Muslims in Kutch

Manasi Phadke -
Despite a significant Muslim population, BJP does not have a single Muslim candidate here, while Congress has one.

Paid news sets alarm bells ringing in Gujarat again, EC probing 400 cases

Anubhuti Vishnoi -
Gujarat saw 414 cases of paid news during the 2012 assembly election campaign, and even five years later, the EC is struggling to combat the problem.

The demand for reservations is because the Gujarat ‘bullet train’ left people behind

Amit Dholakia -
Many will use this promise to channelise their pent-up grievances about the ‘bullet train’ of development that has left them stranded on the platform.

BJP nursed upper caste resentment against reservation, it’s now haunting them

Manisha Priyam -
If Hardik Patel can help deliver even 75 seats for the Congress in Gujarat, he will become a big leader to reckon with.

Support for Hardik Patel isn’t about reservations, it’s about discontent against BJP

Urvish Kothari -
The huge support to Hardik Patel indicates something other than gullibility. Perhaps, it signals the end of gullibility, for some sections. At least for now.

As BJP rises, let us not confuse Muslim representation with political participation

Hilal Ahmed -
The Muslim communities, like any other social group, participate in electoral politics at the constituency level.

As glitter of vikas fades, all BJP has left to woo middle class voters is ‘Gujarati pride’

Ghanshyam Shah -
The ‘vikas’ slogan that Gujarati voters so proudly embraced just a few years ago has been turned upside down during this campaign.

Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi does not care about election season as politicians have forsaken them

Ruhi Tewari -
Residents say there has been hardly any development, and there’s a total lack of employment opportunities nearby, forcing people to leave the country.

Muslims in Gujarat angry with BJP over triple talaq, note ban and ‘hollow’ promises

Ruhi Tewari -
Voters in Bharuch show their preference for Congress, saying the party has not interfered in their ‘religious’ matters, unlike BJP.

Gujarat’s tribal voters are ‘divided’ between BJP and Congress

Ruhi Tewari -
While people in Dang district praise BJP for its good work, those in Tapi prefer Congress.
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All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

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National Interest

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Shekhar Gupta -
Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.

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