Will the Aam Aadmi Party change Gujarat’s two-party politics?

It has run a loud and spirited campaign in Gujarat in the last couple of months. But detractors say most of the noise is on social media.

Arunabh Saikia

· Dec 05, 2022 · 06:30 am

Gujarat’s model dairy industry once gave the nation Amul – but today is struggling to survive

At the heart of the crisis is the sky-rocketing of fodder and feed prices.

Arunabh Saikia

· Dec 02, 2022 · 06:30 am

In Gujarat’s Palanpur, diamond trade is in decay but few think solution lies in the ballot box

Most people in the trade seem to believe the nature of the business is such that they cannot expect much institutional help.

Arunabh Saikia

· Dec 01, 2022 · 06:30 am

Outside Adani’s Mundra port, national security trumps discontent over ‘outsiders’ taking away jobs

Even most of those who grumble about the port and the industries not serving their purpose seem to be disposed towards the BJP.

Arunabh Saikia

· Nov 29, 2022 · 06:30 am

How the BJP’s cow protection politics may cost it the vote of Gujarat’s Dalits

Cow skinners’ incomes have plummeted to unprecedented levels.

Arunabh Saikia

· Nov 28, 2022 · 06:30 am

How communalism and climate change destroyed the lives of Muslim fishermen in a Gujarati village

The community had approached the high court seeking permission to collectively kill themselves.

Arunabh Saikia

· Nov 26, 2022 · 06:30 am

Surat’s textile business is plummeting – but support for the BJP remains as high as ever

Muslims account for only around 10% of Surat’s population – but Hindutva sentiment still powers voting choices among traders.

Arunabh Saikia

· Nov 23, 2022 · 09:00 am

Modi said the Statue of Unity would change local Adivasis’ lives. Most say it has – for the worse

The resentment is driven by a feeling that big businesses are making a windfall even as local residents struggle to eke out a living.

Arunabh Saikia

· Nov 15, 2022 · 09:07 am

GST has hit Gujarati tobacco farmers and traders hard – but it is caste that decides their vote

Most Patel farmers absolve the BJP government of any blame while the Koli Rajputs, classified as an OBC in the state, are less forgiving.

Arunabh Saikia

· Oct 30, 2022 · 06:30 am

What does the chief minister’s chair mean in post-Modi Gujarat?

Gujarat has seen three chief ministers in the past eight years. Yet, political observers say the churn at the top only signals continuity.

Arunabh Saikia

· Sep 05, 2022 · 09:00 am

As Gujarat elections loom, rural voters disenchanted with the BJP are eyeing a new challenger

In 2017, agrarian distress had helped the Congress outperform the BJP in Saurashtra. But five years later, it is Aam Aadmi Party that voters are talking about.

Arunabh Saikia

· Aug 29, 2022 · 06:30 am