New Delhi: The Congress on Monday said it has brought the BJP “to its knees” by restricting it to less than 100 seats in Gujarat, and that the election results will have an impact in upcoming polls in other states, including BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The Congress also termed the[Read More…]
Tag: Gujarat Assembly elections
Gujarat assembly polls: Repolling on Sunday in six booths of 2nd phase
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[Read More…]
If Gujarat exit polls right, BJP has manipulated EVMs: AAP
Even as various exit polls predicted BJP victory in the Gujarat assembly elections, the AAP on Friday questioned these but said if results on December 18 indeed tallied with the predictions the BJP must have manipulated the EVMs. “There were massive crowds at rallies of Patidar leader Hardik Patel. BJP[Read More…]
Gujarat second phase clocks nearly 69% voting; all eyes on December 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[Read More…]
Congress likely to get around 100 seats: Hardik Patel
Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Thursday said the ruling BJP was set to lose the Gujarat assembly elections, and that the Congress was likely to get around 100 seats in the 182-member house. “Official files have already started disappearing from the state Secretariat,” he said while talking to journalists after[Read More…]
To address anti-incumbency, Amit Shah could be BJP’s CM face in Gujarat
In a last-minute bid to address anti-incumbency, BJP is mulling the option of soft projection of its national president Amit Shah as the chief minister candidate in Gujarat. In a high powered meeting held at the party’s Gujarat war-room, it was widely felt that while the Modi-Shah duo attracts immense[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi to ask Modi a question every day in Gujarat poll run-up
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi a question every day in the run-up to the Gujarat assembly elections, the party said. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala on Wednesday said Gandhi would ask a question to the Prime Minister every day. “Rahul Gandhi is asking[Read More…]
PM Modi takes dig at Rahul Gandhi for visit to Somnath temple
On the Gujarat campaign trail, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday slammed Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for his visit to Somnath temple, saying the country’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had opposed the idea of building a temple. “If there was no Sardar Patel, the temple in Somnath would[Read More…]
Gujarat assembly elections: Congress comes out with 15 more candidates
Amidst disgruntled ticket aspirants some of who have decided to fight as independents, the Congress on Monday declared 15 more candidates for the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections. Monday is the last day for filing nominations. People of Gujarat would not forgive those ‘insulting its son’: PM Modi[Read More…]
Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani to contest from Vadgam as independent
Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani on Monday announced he will contest the Gujarat Assembly elections as independent candidate from Vadgam constituency in Banaskantha district. The Rashtriya Dalit Adhikar Manch leader, social activist and lawyer made the announcement on his Twitter handle, hours after the opposition Congress declared its third list of[Read More…]
Gujarat Assembly elections: BJP issues sixth list, repeats sitting MLAs for most seats
The BJP on Monday announced its sixth list for the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections, declaring 34 candidates. The party has repeated most of the sitting MLAs and also given tickets to some senior members. The most noteworthy is the ticket given to Congress rebel MLA Tejashreeben Patel[Read More…]
Gujarat polls: Congress releases third list of 76 candidates
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 Election Commission (EC) last[Read More…]
NCP to contest Gujarat Assembly elections on its own
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Monday decided to contest the Gujarat Assembly elections on its own and expressed confidence it would bag the maximum number of seats in the “solo fight”. The party’s decision came a day after the Congress declared its first list of 77 candidates for the[Read More…]
Gujarat polls: Congress releases first list of 77 candidates
The Congress on Sunday released its first list of 77 candidates, which included one PAAS leader, for the first phase of Gujarat assembly elections on December 9. The party’s Central Election Committee finalised the list, as per which senior leader and sitting MLA from Abdasa, Shaktisinh Gohil, has been fielded[Read More…]
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[Read More…]
Nitish-led JD-U to contest Gujarat elections on its own
The Janata Dal-United faction of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday announced it will contest the Gujarat Assembly elections on its own, and not form an alliance with the BJP. “We will contest the Gujarat Assembly elections on our traditional seats,” JD-U General Secretary K.C. Tyagi told reporters here.[Read More…]
Gujarat assembly poll dates announced; results on Dec 18
The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday declared the schedule for a two-phase poll in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state. The polls will be held on December 9 and 14 and the results will be announced on December 18. The dates for polls in Gujarat declared almost 13 days after[Read More…]
Rumours of Hardik Patel meeting Rahul Gandhi set tongues wagging in Gujarat
The already heated up political atmosphere in Gujarat got curiouser amid rumours that Congress vice president, Rahul Gandhi quietly met Patidar agitation spearhead, Hardik Patel, who has been maintaining that he would not join the opposition and his fight was against the ruling BJP. After local Gujarati TV channels splashed[Read More…]
Gujarat Assembly polls 2017: Rahul Gandhi to begin his three-day visit today
Congress Vice-President, Rahul Gandhi will begin his three-day visit to Gujarat on Monday, a day when the Election Commission of India (ECI) may broadcast the poll schedule for crucial Gujarat Assembly polls 2017. He will address a rally arranged by Alpesh Thakore, the President of OBC, SC, ST Ekta Manch[Read More…]
Chidambaram lashes out at EC for not announcing Gujarat assembly election dates
Former finance minister and senior Congress leader, P. Chidambaram, has questioned the Election Commission’s (EC) decision of not announcing the dates for Gujarat elections. He took to Twitter where he wrote, “EC will be recalled from its extended holiday after Gujarat Govt. has announced all concessions and freebies.” EC will[Read More…]
Gujarat polls to be held in December: CEC AK Joti
The chief election commissioner, AK Joti, on Tuesday said that Gujarat state assembly elections will be held in December 2017. “There is no doubt the polls will be held in December,” Joti said while briefing media persons. However, he did not specify the exact dates as to when the polls[Read More…]
Youth willing to work but BJP unable to create jobs: Rahul Gandhi at Dwarka
During a public address in Dwarka in Gujarat, Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday slammed the BJP and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had attacked the economy by imposing the GST and the demonetisation on the country. The Congress scion said that the youth of the nation is willing[Read More…]
150-seat target for BJP in Gujarat assembly election: Amit Shah
The Bharatiya Janta Party chief, Amit Shah, asked the party workers to work towards achieving the target of winning 150 of the total 182 seats in Gujarat in the upcoming Assembly polls. He said, “Mission 150” would ensure that the BJP wins three Rajya Sabha seats in the state next[Read More…]