Gujarat polls

Amit Shah takes a veiled dig at Arvind Kejriwal; says Gujarat polls delivered message that...

In the recently held state assembly elections in 2022, Congress had finished a distant second with 17 seats while AAP won 5 seats.

Jan 15, 2023, 17:08 PM IST

BJP facilitates PM Narendra Modi over record-breaking VICTORY in Gujarat polls

PM Modi in his speech also spoke of India's G-20 presidency and asked MPs to come out with innovative ideas to organise events across country.

Dec 14, 2022, 12:39 PM IST

After historic victory in Gujarat Assembly Election, BJP's newly-elected MLAs attend key meet in Gandhinagar

Gujarat Assembly Election: According to reports, 20 cabinet ministers will also take oath on December 12.

Dec 10, 2022, 12:42 PM IST

‘Narendra will work hard so that Bhupendra …’: Top quotes from PM Modi’s speech after BJP's Gujarat win

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the people of Gujarat after the saffron party stormed back to power with a thumping majority. He thanked people of Gujarat for the unprecedented support while addressing an event at the party's headquarters in Delhi. He also took this opportunity to express his joy over his party leader and Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel winning with a record margin to retain his post.

Dec 08, 2022, 22:36 PM IST

Gujarat Assembly Elections: ‘We gave tough fight to BJP,’ says AAP state president Gopal Italia

The AAP's Gujarat unit chief, who contested from the Katargam Assembly seat in Surat district, suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the BJP

Dec 08, 2022, 21:46 PM IST

'Maharashtra villages may be merged': Uddhav Thackeray warns amid border row with Karnataka

The over-six-decade-old border dispute between Karnataka and Maharashtra recently took a new turn after Bommai staked a claim to several villages in Maharashtra

Dec 08, 2022, 20:02 PM IST

BJP supporters celebrate HISTORIC win in Gujarat - Pics

Bharatiya Janata Party workers on Thursday (December 8, 2022) assembled at the party's headquarters in Nashik in Maharashtra to celebrate its win in the Gujarat state polls. The party, which has been in power for close to three decades in the western state, is on course to win over 150 seats in the 182-member House. BJP workers assembled at Vasantsmruti, the party's office here, shouted slogans in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and burst crackers. The party, however, lost power in Himachal Pradesh, with the Congress set to form government there.

Dec 08, 2022, 19:03 PM IST

Gujarat Election Results 2022 LIVE Update: Gujarat verdict shows aspirations of common man, says PM

Gujarat Assembly Election 2022 Result LIVE Updates: The BJP is confident of winning another term and continuing its unshakeable 27-year-long stronghold in Gujarat. Arvind Kejriwal's AAP entered the Gujarat Assembly election making it a three-way contest between the BJP, Congress, and AAP. The counting day will seal the fate of 1621 candidates contesting for 182 constituencies. Watch this space for live updates on the Gujarat Vidhan sabha election result.

Dec 08, 2022, 11:40 AM IST

BJP storms in Gujarat, tough FIGHT with Congress in Himachal

The counting of votes began at 8 a.m. at 68 centres in 59 locations in Himachal Pradesh, details below.

Dec 08, 2022, 10:22 AM IST

Gujarat Polls: BJP leader Hardik Patel confident of winning 135 to 145 seats for the party

Gujarat Polls: While in Himachal, there are 68 counting halls in 59 locations across the state. Earlier on December 1 and 5, Assembly elections in Gujarat were held in two phases, details below.

Dec 08, 2022, 09:00 AM IST

Gujarat polls: BJP confident of retaining power in the state; AAP looking to make strong debut

Gujarat Chief Electoral officer P Bharathi said that 182 counting observers, 182 election officers and 494 assistant election officers will be on duty for the counting process, details below.

Dec 08, 2022, 08:03 AM IST

Muslim villagers claim they boycotted Gujarat 2nd phase voting over Kheda public flogging incident

Community leaders said all 1,400 Muslim voters of the total 3,700 voters in the village, situated in Matar taluka, joined the protest.

Dec 05, 2022, 23:21 PM IST

'PM Narendra Modi violated Model code of conduct': Congress says BJP using govt machinery to influence Gujarat Assembly polling

The Gujarat Congress alleged election malpractices by the ruling BJP in the ongoing Assembly elections and said that the party is "influencing the polling" with the "help of police and government machinery". 

Dec 05, 2022, 15:10 PM IST

'Election is the beauty of democracy': Hardik Patel asks people to cast their votes Gujarat's phase 2 Assembly polls

Gujarat Assembly polls: Among the key constituencies in the final phase are Ghatlodia, which will determine the poll fate of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel; Viramgam where Patidar leader Hardik Patel is contesting as a BJP candidate, and Gandhinagar South where the saffron party has fielded Alpesh Thakor.

Dec 05, 2022, 11:13 AM IST

PM Modi to open two-day national office-bearers' meet of BJP on Monday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will vote in the Gujarat Assembly elections in Ahmedabad on Monday morning after which he will leave for Delhi

Dec 04, 2022, 23:33 PM IST

BJP 'misusing' my remarks for electoral gains in Gujarat: Mallikarjun Kharge on 'Ravan' row

Speaking at a rally in Ahmedabad earlier this week, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had said PM Narendra Modi asks people to vote "looking at his face" in all elections. "Are you 100-headed like Ravan?" he had said.

Dec 03, 2022, 13:41 PM IST

‘India forged close ties with Islamic nations post-2014,’ says PM Modi

According to the PM the Indian economy ranked 6th in the world when the country got Independence in 1947 and went down to the 10th position by 2014, when the Congress was last in power at the Centre

Dec 02, 2022, 23:47 PM IST

'Congress worked with British before Independence, absorbed 'slave mentality' from them': PM Narendra Modi in Gujarat

Addressing a poll rally at Sojitra town in Gujarat's Anand district, PM Narendra Modi said, "Congress people had worked with the British for several years (ahead of Independence). As a result, the party absorbed all the bad habits of the British, such as this policy of divide and rule and the slave mentality."

Dec 02, 2022, 22:05 PM IST

Amid Gujarat, MCD elections, BJP to hold 2-day poll meet in Delhi on Monday

Besides the organisational activities for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, upcoming state assembly elections, including in Tripura and Karnataka besides some other northeastern states, may also feature in the discussions of the BJP national office bearers meeting.

Dec 02, 2022, 17:22 PM IST

Gujarat Elections 1st phase: 104-year voter; booth for only one vote; health checkup amid polling - In Pics

Glimpses of voters celebrating the festival of democracy across all 89 seats in south Gujarat and Saurashtra-Kutch regions which went to polls in the first phase were shared by the Election Commission of India (ECI).

Dec 01, 2022, 21:17 PM IST