Gujarat local body poll results: BJP set for major victory, AAP once again makes inroads

As of Tuesday evening, the BJP had won 6,110 of 8,261 seats, while the Congress secured only 1,768 seats and three municipalities.

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· Mar 02, 2021 · 01:01 pm

Gujarat local body polls: Arvind Kejriwal says AAP’s win in Surat start of ‘new age of politics’

He thanked the people for making AAP, which contested the elections for the first time, the main opposition in Surat and pushing Congress to the third spot.

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· Feb 24, 2021 · 04:44 pm

Gujarat: BJP retains all six civic bodies with big margins, AAP makes a mark in Surat

As per the latest trends, the saffron party went past the majority mark in all cities, except Surat.

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· Feb 23, 2021 · 01:32 pm

Gujarat local body polls record 39.25% turnout

Polling was held in six civic bodies – Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Jamnagar and Bhavnagar.

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· Feb 21, 2021 · 11:26 am

Hardik Patel invites Gujarat deputy chief minister Nitin Patel to leave the BJP and join him

The state deputy chief minister did not assume office at the secretariat in Gandhinagar on Friday, after he was stripped of several portfolios.

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· Dec 30, 2017 · 02:46 pm

Gujarat elected only 13 female MLAs – continuing a nationwide trend of low representation for women

Women made up just 7% of the contestants for the 182-member house. Yet, the victory margins of those who won were bigger than those of their male counterparts.

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Gilles Verniers

· Dec 27, 2017 · 09:00 am

‘The BJP will now be scared of what the public can do’: Patidars are happy with party’s narrow win

The community – vehemently anti-BJP in the poll run-up – says the slim victory margin will force the party to address their concerns.

Aarefa Johari

· Dec 21, 2017 · 07:30 am

How Gujarat was won (and lost): 28 charts that explain the election results

The prime minister’s home state has thrown up an ambivalent verdict. A close look at the local and sub-regional trends.

Trivedi Centre for Political Data

· Dec 20, 2017 · 07:30 am

Video: Savvy Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani’s win is a victory for marginalised groups

Mevani was the face of the uprising that began after four Dalit youth were flogged in Una, Gujarat.

Shone Satheesh

· Dec 19, 2017 · 07:32 pm

Hardik Patel has a post-poll plan: Campaign against ‘communal distrust’ in Gujarat and EVMs

The Patidar leader says he will not think about ‘joining politics’ until the 2019 general election.

Dhirendra K Jha

· Dec 19, 2017 · 10:30 am

‘BJP’s victory, Congress’s rebirth’: What front pages across India said about the Gujarat results

The cricket metaphors were inevitable.

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· Dec 19, 2017 · 10:15 am

‘He will bring us justice’: Dalits in Gujarat pin their hopes on Jignesh Mevani’s big win

Members of marginalised groups in Gujarat are waiting for the young Dalit leader to raise their issues in the state Assembly.

Aarefa Johari

· Dec 19, 2017 · 09:00 am