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...
07 Dec, 2022, 06.36 AM IST
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...
02 Dec, 2022, 10.52 AM IST
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...
30 Nov, 2022, 04.49 PM IST
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...
30 Nov, 2022, 12.06 AM IST
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,- ...
28 Nov, 2022, 10.44 AM IST
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...
26 Nov, 2022, 06.46 PM IST
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...
11 Nov, 2022, 01.07 PM IST
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...
16 Oct, 2022, 07.53 PM IST
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...
15 Oct, 2022, 10.40 AM IST
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.
14 Apr, 2019, 09.51 AM IST
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...
09 Dec, 2017, 11.20 AM IST
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.
23 Oct, 2017, 08.45 AM IST
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...
09 Aug, 2017, 07.31 PM IST
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...
13 Feb, 2017, 05.10 PM IST
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...
05 Jun, 2016, 11.45 AM IST