Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017

Top Court To Hear BJP Lawmaker's Plea Against Order Dismissing His Election

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 16, 2019

The Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear on April 22 the appeal of BJP leader Pabubha Manek challenging the Gujarat High Court's decision invalidating his election from Dwarka Assembly seat.

Gujarat Professors Asked To Explain Alleged Link To Rahul Gandhi Campaign

India News | Edited by Debanish Achom (with inputs from PTI) | Sunday April 29, 2018

Nine professors of the Central University of Gujarat have been asked to clarify whether they had participated in the Congress's election campaign for the assembly election in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state in December last year

BJP Starts Preparations For Gujarat Local Bodies Polls

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 2, 2018

After winning the sixth term in recently-concluded Gujarat assembly polls, the BJP has now set its eyes on local and panchayat bodies which are expected to go to polls next month.

It's About Self-Respect, Says Upset Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 30, 2017

Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel, who has been sulking since the announcement of portfolios in the new BJP government in the state, today said the issue was about his "self-respect".

Join Congress: Hardik Patel's Offer To Sulking Nitin Patel, With A Rider

India News | Edited by Aloke Tikku | Saturday December 30, 2017

Hardik Patel, the Patidar leader who had fiercely campaigned against the BJP in the Gujarat elections, today attempted to exacerbate the birth pangs of the state's new government led Chief Minister Vijay Rupani who is struggling with a sulking deputy, Nitin Patel.

Vijay Rupani's New Cabinet: All About BJP's Ministers In Gujarat

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Wednesday December 27, 2017

A carefully crafted combination of Paatidars, tribal and OBC faces balanced with veterans and young guns.

After Swearing In, Vijay Rupani Gets Praise From BJP Chief Ministers

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 26, 2017

Chief Ministers of the BJP-ruled states today said the party's victory in Gujarat for the sixth consecutive time in the recently-held polls was a remarkable achievement.

Need To Fix Farm Sector: Niti Aayog Boss' Lesson From Gujarat Polls

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 23, 2017

The two big takeaways post Gujarat assembly polls were addressing agriculture related problems and 'unsatisfactory employment', Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said today.

With Prayers At Somnath Temple, Rahul Gandhi Starts Gujarat Poll Outcome Review

India News | Edited by Aloke Tikku | Saturday December 23, 2017

Back in Gujarat where he had campaigned for weeks in the run-up to the assembly elections, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday started his day offering prayers at the state's famous Somnath temple. He will head out to meet party leaders on a visit seen as an attempt to capitalise on the momentum among party workers that the Congress' leader...

Post-99 No Change, Vijay Rupani Likely To Remain Gujarat Chief Minister

India News | Written by Rohit Bhan | Friday December 22, 2017

Vijay Rupani is likely to continue as Chief Minister of Gujarat and Nitin Patel as Deputy Chief Minister, top BJP sources said, as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley heads to state capital Gandhinagar to oversee a meeting of the BJP's newly-elected legislators. The legislators will formally elect the state's next chief minister at the meeting being held...

A Patel Farmer On What Went Wrong For The BJP In Gujarat's Saurashtra

India News | Written by Rohit Bhan | Thursday December 21, 2017

Savarkundla Mansukh Vardoriya says he can tell the BJP what went wrong for the party in Saurashtra in the Gujarat assembly elections. "Arrogance and sheer indifference to farmers' plight," says the 55-year-old Patidar farmer as he stares at the inferior cotton crop on his 20 bighas of land hit by unseasonal rain a few months ago.

Chief Ministers For Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh Live Updates: JP Nadda Frontrunner For Himachal Pradesh Top Job

India News | Edited by Amrita Ray | Wednesday December 20, 2017

After the BJP emerged victorious after defeating the Congress in both Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat, the party is now mulling decision on the chief ministers for these states. After the party's presumptive state chief for Himachal PK Dhumal lost his seat, speculations are rife as to who the next chief minister of the state would be. The BJP has deci...

47 Newly-Elected Lawmakers In Gujarat Face Criminal Cases: Study

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 20, 2017

As many as 47 newly-elected members of the Gujarat Assembly have criminal cases pending against them as per their election affidavits, according to a study conducted by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Gujarat Election Watch.

All Shiv Sena Candidates In Gujarat Polls Lose Election Deposit

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 20, 2017

Shiv 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.

Post Gujarat, Congress Calls For Restoring Dignity In Public Discourse

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 20, 2017

The Congress party today called for restoring dignity in political discourse in the country after it was vitiated during the campaigning for the keenly- contested Gujarat Assembly polls.