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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah with Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and Ananth Kumar at a felicitation function in New Delhi on Monday, after the party's win in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections. (Photo: PTI)

'Perform, reform, transform,' chants Modi after BJP scrapes through Gujarat, sweeps Himachal

BJP retained for sixth term but by reduced margin. 'Fought anger with dignity,' says Rahul Gandhi after defeat.

18 Dec 2017 7:25 AM

The much-awaited outcome of the closely-fought battle in Gujarat between the BJP and the Congress will be declared on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Gujarat election result: Modi wave helps BJP win; Cong puts up strong show

During poll campaigns, PM shifted his focus from development to accusing Cong of conspiring with Pak to make Ahmed Patel the CM of Gujarat.

18 Dec 2017 7:22 AM

Securitymen arrive at a counting centre in Ahmedabad. (Photo: PTI)

Verdict Day: All eyes on Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh today

These are first Assembly polls in both the states with 100% VVPAT or paper trail coverage.

18 Dec 2017 12:32 AM

Narendra Modi stood in the queue and waited for his turn to exercise his franchise. (Photo: ANI)

Gujarat polls phase 2: Modi casts his vote, 68 per cent voter turnout recorded

The PM's mother Heeraben, who is in her 90s, cast her vote in a polling booth in Gandhinagar.

14 Dec 2017 1:42 PM

PM Modi stands in queue at booth number 115 in Sabarmati's Ranip locality to cast his vote. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Gujarat votes in second and last phase, 93 seats up for grabs

The second and final phase of elections will see 93 Assembly seats spread across 14 districts in north and central Gujarat going to polls.

14 Dec 2017 8:02 AM

Jignesh Mewani (Photo: Biplab Bhattacharya)

Jignesh Mewani popular, but outsider tag may harm him

Mevani is being seen as an outsider, since he is from Mehsana and his movement was largely based out of Saurashtra.

12 Dec 2017 2:15 AM

Shankarsinh Vaghela: Congress taken ‘supari’ to lose election

But a few leaders in the party’s high command did not want the party to win the elections, he claimed.

11 Dec 2017 2:53 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

PM: How will Congress fulfil Patel promise?

Modi makes one last attempt to woo Patidars; Phase one of polls kicks off in earnest.

10 Dec 2017 7:25 AM

Voters show their ID cards as they wait to cast vote during the 1st phase of Gujarat polls. (Photo: AP)

Gujarat election: With 68 per cent turnout, Modi claims historic win

The election was peaceful, barring some incidents of skirmishes, while around 100 complaints of EVM malfunctioning were received.

10 Dec 2017 1:43 AM

Can Congress breach urban BJP stronghold Surat?

Rahul Gandhi visited the city twice last month to understand the plight of those who were “hit by GST and note ban”.

08 Dec 2017 3:24 AM

Vijay Rupani may face stiff battle on BJP’s ‘safe’ seat

Vala vacated the seat for Narendra Modi in 2002 after the latter was then nominated as the chief minister.

08 Dec 2017 3:24 AM

Dhoraji seat to be a prestige issue for Hardik Patel

The PAAS leader is campaigning aggressively and also focusing on the issue of alleged corruption in the local body

07 Dec 2017 6:03 AM

The challenge for the Congress is to not let this momentum slip away in the last few days of campaigning, while the BJP can’t afford any further fall in popularity if it wants to return to power in Gandhinagar for the sixth straight term. (Representational image)

Gujarat: Tight race heads for a photo-finish?

The issue of development in Gujarat has always polarised opinions, and our survey too reveals a mixed set of responses.

06 Dec 2017 12:38 AM

Congress has to bridge a gap of almost 9 per cent vote share, the difference that led BJP to victory in 2012. (Photo: File/PTI)

Cong, BJP equal contenders in Gujarat polls: Opinion poll

A recent survey by Lokniti-CSDS-ABP News has predicted that each will get 43 per cent votes.

05 Dec 2017 3:20 PM

According to the Election Commission of India's data on the 2012 Gujarat polls, the BJP then received 47.85 per cent of the valid votes, while the Congress garnered 38.93 per cent votes - a difference of 8.92 per cent between the two parties. (Photo: Representational | PTI)

Caste politics rule the roost in Gujarat polls

Gujarat will vote in two phases on December 9 and 14 to elect a new 182 member Assembly.

05 Dec 2017 1:37 PM

Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram (Photo: PTI)

BJP playing communal card: Chidambaram

Youth of Punjab accepted Congress. So did youth of Goa and Manipur before the elections were stolen by the BJP.

05 Dec 2017 1:17 AM

Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti convenor Hardik Patel meeting with his supporters during the ‘Jankranti Maharally’ in Surat. (Photo: PTI)

NCW will speak to woman ‘sexually abused’ by Hardik Patel

The complaint contains personal information about a girl who wishes to talk to the commission confidentially as she is scared to come forward.

04 Dec 2017 1:46 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is felicitated at a rally in Surendranagar, Gujarat. (Photo: PTI)

Modi accuses Cong of dividing society, says party smacks of corruption, communalism

Modi took a veiled dig at late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi over the Emergency.

04 Dec 2017 1:28 AM

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

PM, Rahul Gandhi, Hardik trade barbs in Gujarat battle

Prime Minister said those who had looted the country could only think of dacoits.

30 Nov 2017 2:17 AM

Mevani has also requested other parties and candidates not to file their nominations for Vadgam seat. (Photo: Facebook | File)

Gujarat poll: Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani to contest as independent, outside support from Congress

Sitting MLA Vaghela says that Congress has given an indirect support to Mevani for Vadgam seat, reserved for scheduled caste candidate.

27 Nov 2017 5:00 PM

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