Gujarat Elections 2022
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Decoding the Gujarat election in 35 charts: Congress woes are self-inflicted, AAP must bide its time
BJP dominated the landscape and its candidates saw huge victory margins. There are few women, one Muslim in the assembly while voter turnout is on the decline.
Gilles Verniers, Srishti Gupta, Ananay Agarwal & Puneet Arya
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Gujarat: 40 of 182 newly-elected MLAs have criminal records, shows election watchdog report
Of these, 29 MLAs have serious criminal cases against them, Association for Democratic Reforms said.
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Gujarat AAP MLA Bhupat Bhayani says he will join BJP if his supporters want him to
The legislator, who won from the Visvadar constituency of Junagadh district, said that he is proud of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Bhupendra Patel elected as leader of legislature party, to continue as Gujarat CM for second term
The BJP won 156 of the 182 seats in the Gujarat Assembly elections, putting up the best performance ever by a party in the state polls.
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Gujarat polls: BJP wins most seats ever by a party in state, Congress records worst performance
The BJP has bagged 155 seats, more than the Congress’ highest-ever tally of 149 in 1985, and the 127 seats the saffron party secured in 2002.
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Aam Aadmi Party will become a national party after Gujarat election results, says Manish Sisodia
A political outfit needs to be recognised in at least four states to earn the national party status.
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Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Gujarat elections: BJP wins in Morbi where over 140 died due to bridge collapse
BJP candidate Amrutiya Kantilal Shivlal defeated the Congress’ Jayantilal Patel by 62,079 votes.
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Gujarat Assembly polls: BJP secures a landslide victory, PM Modi hails ‘historic win’
The BJP bagged 155 seats in the 182-member Assembly and was leading in one constituency, as of 9.40 pm.
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Exit poll predictions for Gujarat are a positive sign for AAP, says Arvind Kejriwal
The Delhi chief minister said that a party securing 15-20% of the vote share in the BJP’s stronghold is a big achievement.
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The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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PM Narendra Modi violated EC rules by taking part in roadshow on polling day, alleges Congress
The prime minister cast his vote at a polling station in Ahmedabad in the morning.
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‘Hid in jungle for hours’: Gujarat Congress MLA alleges he was attacked by his BJP rival
The state police said they are investigating the matter.
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Gujarat elections: 58.70% voter turnout recorded in second phase
A turnout of 63.14% was recorded in the first phase held on December 1.
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The Field
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: Indian women’s team beat Singapore to inch closer to quarter-finals
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India tour of Bangladesh: Focus on T20 World Cup preparation after moving on from last year’s drama
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IPL 2024: Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel earn Rajasthan Royals easy win over Lucknow Super Giants
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian men beat Thailand in campaign opener; women beat Canada
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IPL 2024: Jake Fraser-McGurk’s whirlwind knock powers Delhi Capitals to win over Mumbai Indians