The counting of votes for 182 Assembly seats in Gujarat is underway. The polls were held in two phases with 89 seats voting on December 1, while the second phase of polling was held on December 5 in 92 Assembly segments. Gujarat registered a voter turnout of 64.33% for the recently-concluded elections, a drop of over … Read more
Paresh Rawal. File | Photo Credit: PTI Veteran actor Paresh Rawal on December 2 apologised for his statement linking gas cylinders, Bengalis and fish during a campaign speech in Gujarat, saying his reference was to illegal Bangladeshis and Rohingyas. The apology came after a huge backlash from the Bengali community and some others on social … Read more
Cricketer-turned-politician Harbhajan Singh on December 1 took part in the roadshow of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Ahmedabad along with senior party leaders and Chief Ministers of Delhi and Punjab Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann ahead of the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly election. The Rajya Sabha MP said he expected the “same … Read more
AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi has denied that his party’s role in the next month’s Gujarat Assembly elections would be to eat into the Congress’s vote share and blamed the grand old party for the BJP’s long run in power in the … Read more
Supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a public meeting ahead of the Gujarat Assembly elections, in Dehgam town of Gandhinagar district on November 24, 2022. | Photo Credit: PTI Elections in Gujarat are usually boisterous, with political parties at daggers drawn. But this time, the campaigning is uncharacteristically muted — largely due to subdued … Read more
Untouched by the interminable debate on Gujarat Model versus the Kerala model started by an argument between two economists Jagdish Bhagwati and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen is a little village called “Kerala” in Gujarat’s Morbi district. The villagers here know nothing about Mr. Bhagwati’s analysis of Gujarat Model of development which he reckoned was superior … Read more
ANI New Delhi November 12, 2022 13:05 IST Updated: November 12, 2022 16:12 IST ANI New Delhi November 12, 2022 13:05 IST Updated: November 12, 2022 16:12 IST As per information, the raids were conducted in a joint operation with Gujarat GST at locations in districts such as Surat, Ahmedabad, Jamnagar, Bharuch and Bhavnagar over … Read more
Elections to the 182-member Gujarat Assembly will be held in two phases on December 1 and 5, while the votes will be counted on December 8 Elections to the 182-member Gujarat Assembly will be held in two phases on December 1 and 5, while the votes will be counted on December 8 Congress released the … Read more
Mallikarjun Kharge will preside over a meeting of the Central Election Committee to shortlist potential candidates. Mallikarjun Kharge will preside over a meeting of the Central Election Committee to shortlist potential candidates. Hours after taking over as the Congress president on October 26, Mallikarjun Kharge will preside over a meeting of the Central Election Committee … Read more
“Those who don’t respect son of soil Sardar Patel should not have any place in Gujarat,” PM Modi said. “Those who don’t respect son of soil Sardar Patel should not have any place in Gujarat,” PM Modi said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 11, 2022 said the Congress has outsourced the contract of abusing … Read more