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Gujarat Polls: As opposition waits for voter fatigue, there's AAP twist in SuratFor an opposition waiting for voter's fatigue to return to power, the election process is often a tedious test of tenacity on the ground. T...- Gujarat polls: BJP fights to overcome AAP march and Congress holdThe last assembly polls gave an actual fright to the party, reducing its strength to 99, just seven seats more than the 92-mark. There is n...
- AAP bets on Patidar sentiment to make an impact in GujaratAAP by far has been the most aggressive in the campaign, with its national convener Arvind Kejriwal personally attending as many as 52 even...
- Hardik Patel all set to join the BJP on ThursdayKnown for his fiery politics against the BJP and packed rallies that pushed the BJP to a difficult position in the 2017 polls, Patel's like...
- Kejriwal starts Aam Aadmi Party's Gujarat campaign on the first day of NavaratriKejriwal, who is on a two-day visit to Ahmedabad, had earlier visited Sabarmati Gandhi Ashram in the morning along with Mann and paid homag...
- Vijay Rupani quits as Gujarat chief ministerThere had been speculation for some time in state political circles over Rupani’s likely removal by the Bharatiya Janata Party high command...
- Cabinet expansion likely to soothe concerns of Patels, Kolis, ThakorsWhile the Thakors got their representation in Debusinh Chauhan, the Kolis got Mahendra Munjpara and the rest of the OBCs in Darshana Jardos...
- Hardik Patel's appointment as working president of Gujarat Congress Committee points to Ahmed Patel’s declineSources maintain that the Congress was set to give him some national responsibility but Hardik specifically sought to work in the state ins...
- Amit Shah in fray, BJP sees chance of winning all 26 Lok Sabha seats in GujaratGhatlodiya and Sabarmati are traditional strongholds of Patidar voters and Anandiben Patel camp in the party is known to have a strong grip...
- Results show Patidar anger was exaggerated: Saurabh PatelPatel is an influential businessman-politician and is related to the Ambanis. He won by a margin of 906 votes from Botad, a Patel dominated...
- Gujarat polls fought as much on social media as on groundIt started with Congress’ 'vikaas gando thayo che’ campaign and BJP countering with 'hu chu vikaas'.
- The day of the Patidars: Why their votes matter in Gujarat electionFor the first time, Patidar voters are split between the Congress and the BJP. Hardik Patel enjoys the support of a lot of young Patels, an...
- Patels disgruntled but many likely to stay loyal to BJPDoubts over sincerity of BJP in honouring Sardar Patel’s memory or the party’s seriousness to the grievances of Patels are not restricted t...
- View: Gujarat 2017 is about growing disaffection with the BJPMany expect Modi to make an emotional pitch about Gujarati pride being at stake at the final lap of the campaign. Elections in India are al...
- Why GST is a relatively small poll issue for Surat's tradersTraders in Surat are more likely to be swayed away from the BJP by the Patidar quota issue than by the “temporary” impact of GST.
- Hardik Patel, Alpesh Thakor, Jignesh Mevani: Gujarat’s youth factorDespite the contradictions that exist between them — like the Patidar vs OBC rivalry — they have so far batted in unison to overcome the “b...
- Rahul Gandhi's Saurashtra strategy: Woo anti-incumbency votesRahul Gandhi toured Gujarat’s Saurashtra region for three days wooing voters and trying to cash in on the anti-incumbency votes in the elec...
- From Patidars to Dalits via Thakore: Agitations in Gujarat a manifestation of contradictions of BJP politicsFor all practical purposes, Gujarat has come a full circle from anti-reservation riots in the eighties to pro-reservation agitations and Da...
- New Patel outfit formed to seek release of Hardik, aidesNewly-appointed National General Secretary of BJP Kisan Morcha, Gordhan Zadafia, also attended the event and extended his support to the ca...
- Patidar stir for job reservation: Gujarat BJP wary of local elections nowThe Patidar stir for job reservations has made strategising for the forthcoming local body polls difficult for the BJP.
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