Narendra Modi meets his mother Hiraba before Vijay Rupani's oath ceremony, takes her blessing
• 7 years agoPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met his 97-year-old mother in Raisan village near Gandhinagar
Despite wins in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, BJP lacks muscle in Rajya Sabha to push through critical bills
Indiaspend • 7 years agoIts recent Assembly election wins in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh will not give the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) the legislative muscle to push critical bills through Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Parliament, according to an analysis.
Vijay Rupani to remain chief minister of Gujarat, Nitin Patel to be deputy, announces BJP
Fp Staff • 7 years agoThe BJP legislature party decided to maintain the status quo in Gujarat as it elected Vijay Rupani to remain the chief minister, while Nitin Patel was made to continue as his deputy.
Gujarat results show Rahul can't beat Modi alone, Congress needs strong CM face to defeat BJP in Rajasthan
Sandipan Sharma • 7 years agoIf Rahul Gandhi learns the lessons of the Gujarat chapter quickly, the Congress might find itself ahead of the BJP in the next round of elections scheduled in 2018.
Gujarat election results: Rahul Gandhi has earned his spurs, but must spell out his agenda, 'cool' nothings won't do
Sandipghose • 7 years agoEven as a chronic critic of the Nehru-Gandhis, I concede that Rahul has finally earned his spurs. He deserves to be congratulated both on his elevation to Congress president and the party's impressive show in Gujarat. This is not a convenient change of heart. But, I do believe Rahul has come of age.
Defeat in Gujarat election teaches Congress, NCP a lesson; parties may turn friends again for 2019 polls to stem saffron tide
Sanjays • 7 years agoTwo days after the Gujarat election results were announced, giving the BJP a sixth straight win in the state, rival parties have already begun making their plans, to ensure it doesn't repeat its victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections
Post Gujarat, parties inimical to Congress will develop a stake in Rahul Gandhi re-energising it before 2019
Ajoy Bose • 7 years agoThe significantly improved performance by his party in the Gujarat Assembly polls presents the newly anointed Congress president Rahul Gandhi with an interesting dilemma. He has managed to snatch a moral victory from the jaws of defeat by dragging the BJP below a hundred seats in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bastion. But he has done so by ceding vital space to three political mavericks from outside the Congress using their energy to charge up his party’s electoral campaign regardless of the risks involved.
Devendra Fadnavis says Gujarat results have made BJP stronger, says voters don't want Congress or NCP
• 7 years agoMaharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said the results of Assembly elections in neighbouring Gujarat had made his own government stronger.
Gujarat results: Sitaram Yechury seeks 'broadest platform' of secular forces to defeat 'communal juggernaut'
• 7 years agoCPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury said on Tuesday the Gujarat Assembly poll result has shown the need for forming a "broadest platform" of secular and democratic forces with alternative policies to defeat the BJP-RSS "communal jaggernaut".
Gujarat results: All Shiv Sena candidates lose deposit as none get more than one-sixth of valid votes
• 7 years agoShiv Sena, a bickering ally of the BJP, recorded a dismal performance in Gujarat, with all the 42 candidates it fielded for the Assembly polls in the state losing their deposit amount paid for filing their nomination papers.