More than 2.5 crore people were eligible to vote in Phase II of the Assembly elections in Gujarat. Under the second phase, voting was held for 93 seats in 14 districts, including Ahmedabad and Vadodara, across north and central regions on Monday. There were 833 candidates in the fray, including high-profile candidates such as Chief … 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
Hardik Patel (second from right), the face of Patidar quota agitation and former working president of the Gujarat Congress was also considered a turncoat for this analysis, though he never contested in polls before | Photo Credit: PTI Ten per cent of candidates fielded by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2022 Gujarat polls … Read more
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has said the Cabinet expansion will be taken up as per the advice of the BJP high command after the Gujarat elections. The Chief Minister told presspersons in Shivamogga on Friday that he would meet the party high command after the Gujarat elections on the issue of Cabinet expansion. The Chief … 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
Diamond workers at Gayatri society in Surat | Photo Credit: Abhinay Deshpande Workers in Surat’s famous diamond cutting and polishing sector, reeling under the twin problems of unemployment and low wages amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict that has snapped the supply of rough stones, appear to be looking at the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) manifesto … Read more
The move came just before the National Parliamentary Board of the BJP began its crucial meeting on September 09 to select candidates for the election The move came just before the National Parliamentary Board of the BJP began its crucial meeting on September 09 to select candidates for the election Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay … Read more
Most often, across States, the support and opposition to ‘double-engine government’ run parallel to the level of satisfaction with the central government Most often, across States, the support and opposition to ‘double-engine government’ run parallel to the level of satisfaction with the central government The phrase ‘double engine government’ constitutes a theme that the Bharatiya … Read more
There is significant public interest in the organisational election of the Congress party. As the party has said tongue in cheek, no other party has anything comparable for the media or the public to take interest in. The Congress may be a home to all manner of intrigues and sabotages, but it remains a dynamic … Read more
As the exercise to consolidate the voter base gains momentum in the state ahead of crucial assembly elections later this year, tribal population seem to be the flavour of the season in Gujarat. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a slew of developmental projects in Dahod and attended “Adijati Maha Sammelan” last month, Aam Aadmi … Read more