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TopicHardik Patel

Topic: Hardik Patel

BJP’s vision is so blurred they can’t even bring out a proper manifesto: Hardik Patel

Kumar Anshuman -
The young Patidar leader says BJP has no vision for Gujarat, so it came up with an eight-page booklet with no data, no agenda, calling it a manifesto.

In Modi we trust, says Gujarat BJP facing unexpected opposition

Kumar Anshuman -
Local issues and anti-incumbency have made the BJP nervous, but it also has faith that Modi’s magic will shine through in the end.

On WhatsApp, Hardik Patel goes local to fight Modi’s tales of Gujarat grandeur

Rita Kothari -
The ‘local’ was subsumed under the constructed image of ‘Gujarat.’ This election reminds us how regions are not mere take-off points.

Patel businessmen and housewives in South Asia’s richest village still root for BJP

Manasi Phadke -
Madhapar holds bank deposits of Rs 5,000 crore, most of it belongs to NRIs from the village; voters here are traditionally BJP supporters.

Mehsana, epicentre of Patidar protests, expected to be big challenge for BJP

Ruhi Tewari -
BJP’s vulnerability in the district stems from the presence of a large number of influential Kadva Patel voters, who support Hardik Patel’s quota demand.

Congress knows BJP’S weaknesses in Gujarat, but isn’t able to exploit them

Ruhi Tewari -
While Rahul Gandhi has punctured holes in the BJP’s development narrative, the Congress doesn’t seem to have a fresh, promising narrative to sell.

The rise of the angry young men who can demolish Modi this election season

Ashutosh -
Hardik Patel, Jignesh Mewani and Alpesh Thakor might appear to offer hope, but the real reform is structural.

Congress is so short of funds that it is asking Gujarat candidates to spend from own pockets

Kumar Anshuman -
The Congress has not yet hired any agency to run social media campaign either.

‘Ditched’ by close friends, Hardik Patel dissolves PAAS core committee

Kumar Anshuman -
Young Patidar leader makes it clear that no PAAS member except him will speak to media, pledges support to Congress.

After Hardik Patel, Congress may give in to Dalit activist Mevani’s wishlist

Anubhuti Vishnoi -
Congress manifesto for Gujarat polls to include schemes for upliftment of women, job creation models, plans to offset GST effects, among others.
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Hindu temples belong to deities & devotees, not the govt. Himachal Pradesh HC got it right

Meenakashi Lekhi -
Just as India’s educated elite have benefited from missionary-run schools, temple donations could be channelled for the economic and educational upliftment of Hindus.

Ladakh to Mizoram—India’s border regions are unstable. We need a new internal security policy

RJD confidence in EBCs dips. Sticks to Yadav core

Economy

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Udit Bubna -
Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

Defence

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

National Interest

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

Shekhar Gupta -
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.

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