Dec 09, 2017 11:26:54 (IST)
Foreign media on Gujarat assembly election 2017
Voting in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat is a key electoral test of his popularity after a series of controversial economic reforms, news agency AFP reported today. AFP said PM Modi built his reputation as an economic reformer in Gujarat which boomed under his rule, attracting investments from around the globe. But his recent reforms -- a new national tax and a shock currency ban to fight graft -- have hit India's growth and hurt the very constituency of traders and small business owners who were his biggest supporters in the western state, polls found, the news agency AFP reported.
Voting in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat is a key electoral test of his popularity after a series of controversial economic reforms, news agency AFP reported today. AFP said PM Modi built his reputation as an economic reformer in Gujarat which boomed under his rule, attracting investments from around the globe. But his recent reforms -- a new national tax and a shock currency ban to fight graft -- have hit India's growth and hurt the very constituency of traders and small business owners who were his biggest supporters in the western state, polls found, the news agency AFP reported.