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Gujarat poll results: BJP sweeps Saurashtra, pockets 40 of 48 seats; Congress down to 3 from 28 it won in 2017A look at BJP's ticket allocation in the region shows that it banked on Congress' turncoat MLAs and fresh faces to attract votes, observers...- Gujarat: After staying away from BJP in 2017, Patidars back ruling party to the hilt in 2022 pollsIn the Saurashtra region, the Congress had won Patidar-dominated seats of Morbi, Tankara, Dhoraji and Amreli, among others in 2017. However...
- Amreli: Congress' 'Giant killer' Paresh Dhanani gets shock defeat against BJP's Kaushik VekariyaThe ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded its district unit chief Kaushik Vekariya from the seat, while the AAP has given ticket ...
- Gujarat Elections 2022: 2017 polls saw Patidars drifting away from BJP. Their voting patterns will be crucial this timeEarlier, the Patidars were a vote bank of the Congress. They shifted their allegiance to BJP in the 1990s after the Congress focused on the...
- Gujarat election: Amreli, a tough task for Congress leader Paresh DhananiParesh Dhanani, former Leader of Opposition, is also facing challenge from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which has fielded Ravi Dhanani. The r...
- All set for 1st phase of Gujarat Assembly polls in 89 seats; 788 candidates in frayVoting for the 1st phase of Gujarat Assembly polls will be held between 8 am and 5 pm on Thursday across 14,382 polling stations, the offic...
- Gujarat: Patidar stir over, Saurashtra sees new election equationsThe region comprises 11 districts -- Amreli, Morbi, Rajkot, Surendranagar, Jamnagar, Devbhumi Dwarka, Porbandar, Junagadh, Gir Somnath, Bha...
- Gujarat Polls: BJP 'confident' of repeat show in Kutch, 'silent' Congress slugs it out, AAP could split votesGujarat Polls: Kutch will go to polls in the first phase on December 1. It has six Assembly constituencies with three bordering Pakistan,- ...
- Winning Anand after 25 years, can Congress milk a victory and do an encore?Political observers believe there will be a direct fight between Sodaparmar and Yogesh Patel of the BJP this time, as the Aam Aadmi Party(A...
- Gujarat Elections 2022: AAP banking on Patidars to power its foray into BJP-ruled GujaratGujarat Elections 2022: "We are with you," an elderly woman assured 28-year-old Kathiriya, who was a prominent leader of the 2015 Patidar q...
- Gujarat doesn't want 'double engine', but 'new engine government': Arvind Kejriwal"They say 'double engine ki sarkaar' (a double-engine government). This time, Gujarat does not want a double-engine, it wants a 'new engine...
- Congress plans hyper-local campaign strategy for Gujarat assembly electionsCongress MP and national spokesperson Shaktisinh Gohil denied predictions that the Congress would give a walkover to BJP. He specifically r...
- Decoded: The concerns and aspirations of the urban electorate in seven Indian citiesAs urban constituencies have risen in importance, parties use different strategies to appeal to these voters.
- 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...
- View: No date, but Gujarat in middle of poll seasonThe regular campaign is yet to start and Modi is undeniably a marathon performer with physical and mental stamina few leaders can match.
- AAP's national ambitions take a backseat; to 'regroup' in DelhiThe party was currently convincing a section of state leaders about the move, who were in favour of contesting the polls, before making the...
- AAP all set for Gujarat debut sans any strategy, party faceInsiders admit that the party is yet to touch the right issue to galvanise electoral support for itself in the state just the same way it i...
- All’s not well in Narendra Modi’s Gujarat: Will Amit Shah replace Anandiben Patel as CM?A likely exit of Anandiben Patel as CM may not solve the issues facing BJP — from winning back Patel votes to fighting a 15-year anti-incum...
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