Gujarat Election News

Sensing another poll rout in Gujarat, Congress back to minority appeasement, says Amit Shah

Shah said it began with the words used by suspended Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar against the prime minister

Gujarat polls 1st phase as it happened: Amit Shah says record turnout symbolises voters' belief in Narendra Modi

Gujarat is all set for Saturday's first phase of Assembly elections in which 977 candidates will battle it out to get elected from 89 of the 182 constituencies, with the ruling BJP facing a strong Congress challenge.

Gujarat Assembly Election: Opinion polls predict BJP victory, Congress likely to improve its seat tally

Ahead of the Gujarat election, a C-Voter poll predicted that the BJP will likely lose 6 seats and the Congress will likely gain 12 seats bringing their tally to 109 and 73 seats in the 182-seat Assembly respectively.

Gujarat Assembly polls 2017: Dhoraji seat a prestige issue for Hardik Patel

Dhoraji is the only Assembly constituency on which Congress has fielded a leader from Hardik Patel-led PAAS.

'Why did Kapil Sibal link Babri Masjid to elections', asks Narendra Modi in Gujarat's Dhanduka: Highlights of PM’s speech

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Babri Mosque demolition, Modi also accused the Congress of linking the Ram temple issue to the Lok Sabha elections.

Gujarat Election 2017: Jignesh Mevani says 'whether or not I win this election, people's fight will continue'

Mevani shot to fame after the Dalit movement protesting the flogging of Dalit youths in Una and he seems more intent on maintaining that identity than winning the election.

In poll-bound Gujarat, Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi cross swords over GST, demonetisation and temple visits

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi descended on battleground Gujarat, mounting frontal attack on each other

Narendra Modi to barnstorm across Gujarat today, address rallies in Morbi, Junagadh, Bhavnagar and Surat

Modi will address people in Morbi district, which was one of the worst affected districts in the floods that ravaged the state of Gujarat earlier this year.

Gujarat polls 2017 is all about community votebank: Here's what BJP, Congress candidate lists tell us

While the Congress has dropped four of its sitting MLAs in Gujarat, the BJP left out five of its sitting MLAs with former chief minister Anandiben Patel among them.

Gujarat Assembly Election 2017: Patidar agitation leader Hardik Patel's key aides join BJP

Quota spearhead Hardik Patel's key aides — Varun Patel and Reshma Patel — have joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in poll-bound Gujarat