Tag: Gujarat Assembly elections
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Gujarat Elections 2017: BJP, Congress show all the way
The just concluded Gujarat assembly elections have brought different lessons for various sections of people and organisations. The strongest message the Gujarat electorate have sent out is that the state would remain bipolar for ages to come, their choice being limited to the two major parties-the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress. This message is …
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December 21, 2017 -
NOTA, Independents play spoilsport for Congress in Gujarat
A marked increase of the None Of The Above (NOTA) voters in the Gujarat assembly elections played a significant role in deciding the result as many victories of the ruling BJP, which ended up with 99 seats in the 182-member assembly, were with thin margins, exceeded by these votes. Out of the total 1,50,19,245 votes …
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December 19, 2017 -
BJP’s winning spree intact in Gujarat Assembly elections
The ruling BJP scrapped through to maintain its 22-year-old winning spree in Gujarat Assembly elections, albeit with an embarrassing reduction in the number of seats it won. Coming as did just 30 months after the party won all the 26 Lok Sabha seats, the BJP’s two-digit tally of 99 is a considerable climbdown from the …
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December 19, 2017 -
Can’t digest Gujarat exit polls forecast: Uddhav Thackeray
Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday expressed his strong disagreement with all the forecasts by various exit polls, predicting comfortable to huge victory margins, for ally Bharatiya Janata Party in the Gujarat assembly elections. “There is a huge difference between the prevailing political atmosphere and the forecasts of these exit polls. They are not …
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December 17, 2017 -
Repolling on Sunday in 6 booths of Gujarat 2nd phase elections
The Election Commission has ordered repolling on Sunday in six booths of the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections. The re-polling was ordered on Friday late night, citing technical reasons, and the EC annulled the polling data that was present in the EVMs. Separately, the poll panel has ordered the counting of votes in …
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December 16, 2017 -
Gujarat second phase clocks nearly 69% voting, all eyes on Dec 18
The second and final phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections on Thursday saw 68.70 per cent ballotting across 14 districts of the northern and central regions of the state, to pick 93 lawmakers. Though voting in the second phase was a bit higher than the first phase, it is still less than the previous elections. …
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December 15, 2017 -
I-T notice to AAP vindictive action: Manish Sisodia
Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia on Tuesday accused the Centre of misusing the Income Tax Department to exact revenge on his Aam Aadmi Party due to its appeal for a united battle against the BJP in the Gujarat assembly elections. Pointing out that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday asked the Gujarat voters …
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November 29, 2017 -
Gujarat elections 2017: Congress dislikes me because of my poor origins, says PM Modi
When we started bringing the waters of the Narmada here to Saurashtra, there were people who were mocking us. Their negative politics has not changed over the years. Our faith is in politics of development and good governance : PM When we started bringing the waters of the Narmada here to Saurashtra, there were …
November 27, 2017 -
Congress releases list of 76 candidates for Gujarat polls
The Congress on Sunday released another list of 76 candidates for the upcoming Gujarat assembly elections. The names of 76 candidates were released for the second phase of elections. The Congress party on November 21 released its second list of 13 candidates for the elections. The elections in Gujarat will be held in two phases …
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November 27, 2017 -
Gujarat Elections 2017: Gohil, Modhwadia in Congress’ first list
Senior Congress leaders Shaktisinh Gohil and Arjun Modhwadia figure in the party’s first list of 77 candidates for the first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections on December 9. As per the list finalised by the Congress’ Central Election Committee on Sunday, senior leader and sitting MLA from Abdasa, Shaktisinh Gohil, has been fielded for Mandvi …
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November 20, 2017 -
BJP announces second list of 36 candidates for Gujarat
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday evening announced its second list of 36 candidates for the Gujarat Assembly elections. There are as many as 19 new faces in it while the rest, including those defeated in the 2012 elections, have been repeated. The party leadership decided to drop three sitting legislators and fielded new faces …
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November 19, 2017 -
Patidar leaders give Congress 24-hour ultimatum on reservation issue
Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leaders have given the Congress party a 24-hour deadline to declare their stand on the reservation status for the community. As the Congress leaders are under pressure and busy over selection of candidates for the Gujarat Assembly elections, there seems to be trouble brewing as the PAAS convenors, who had …
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November 18, 2017 -
PAAS fears Hardik Patel may be framed in rape charge
Acrimony around Gujarat assembly elections has stooped to a new low with the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) claiming that the BJP has ‘prepared’ a young girl to file rape charge against their quota agitation leader Hardik Patel soon. Directly alleging that the alleged morphed sex videos of Hardik Patel were made under instructions from …
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November 18, 2017 -
PM Modi, Amit Shah hold meeting with top BJP leaders to finalise Gujarat candidates
The BJP’s top leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah, met here on Wednesday evening to finalise candidates for the two-phase Gujarat assembly elections in December. Besides the Central Election Committee (CEC) members, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel and state BJP chief Jitu Vaghani attended the …
November 16, 2017 -
Political tsunami coming, Congress will win Gujarat: Rahul
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday asserted that his party will sweep the Gujarat Assembly elections in December and that a “tsunami is coming and the (ruling) BJP is scared of it”. He also termed the electoral battle between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress as a “battle of truth versus lies”. …
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November 12, 2017 -
BJP parliamentary board to finalize Gujarat candidates
A three-day BJP meeting chaired by party chief Amit Shah to select candidates for the Gujarat Assembly elections began at Chief Minister Vijay Rupani’s house on Friday. The meeting will conclude on Sunday. The list of finalized names will be presented at the BJP parliamentary board meeting to be held on November 15 in Delhi. …
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November 10, 2017 -
Congress election committee likely to shortlist Gujarat candidates
The Congress party’s central election committee is likely to meet on Friday to finalise the list of candidates for the Gujarat Assembly elections. The meeting in New Delhi will be chaired by All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Sonia Gandhi, where top party leaders, including from the poll-bound state, are likely to attend. The Congress …
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November 10, 2017