Journalism of Courage
GUJARAT ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2017 NEWS - Page 2
Gujarat election results 2017: In tribal areas, BJP, loses some, gains a few; Congress holds groundSubscriber Only
December 19, 2017 12:33 IST
Gujarat election results 2017: The BJP’s performance, however, was not as impressive in other tribal-dominated seats and Congress candidates snatched seats from the saffron party in Tapi and Narmada districts.
Gujarat election results 2017: Two first-timers among Congress candidates who defeated BJP’s big namesSubscriber Only
December 19, 2017 11:10 IST
Chirag Kalariya and Naushad Solanki were among the Congress winners
Gujarat election results 2017: The way we fought… reverse countdown for Modi has begun, says Ashok GehlotSubscriber Only
December 19, 2017 12:06 IST
"There was anger against them (BJP). But there was an atmosphere of fear — there was a fear of Income Tax, ED, CBI and local government agencies," Gehlot said
Gujarat election results 2017: Jignesh Mevani, Alpesh Thakor set to take on govt in new AssemblySubscriber Only
December 19, 2017 11:32 IST
Gujarat election results 2017: Mevani won from Vadgam, defeating his nearest BJP rival, Vijay Chakravarti, by 19,696 votes. Thakor emerged victorious from Radhanpur, trouncing BJP’s Lavingji Thakor by 14,857 votes
Election results: PM Narendra Modi gives credit to Amit Shah for BJP’s ‘extraordinary win’Subscriber Only
December 19, 2017 11:43 IST
“It is not an ordinary win — it was an extraordinary victory,” Modi said and attributed it to Amit Shah.
Opposition welcomes Gujarat results: Mamata Banerjee calls verdict ‘face-saver’ for BJP, Shiv Sena heaps praise on Rahul GandhiSubscriber Only
December 19, 2017 11:47 IST
Banerjee is now among the loudest anti-BJP voices in the country, with the Trinamool playing a key role in the opposition formation in Parliament alongside the Congress.
Gujarat election results 2017: Four Congress big guns taste defeatSubscriber Only
December 19, 2017 11:59 IST
Among the prominent party leaders who lost are former state presidents Arjun Modhwadia (Porbandar) and Siddharth Patel (Dabhoi), AICC spokesperson Shaktisinh Gohil (Mandvi) and former Union minister Tushar Chaudhari (Mahuva)
In sweet revenge, Congress wins seats of Shankersinh Vaghela, other defectorsSubscriber Only
December 19, 2017 12:01 IST
The Congress retained most of these seats, largely in central and north Gujarat, and the party’s state unit president, Bharatsinh Solanki, called the results people’s way of giving a thumbs-down to “dhokebaaz (deceiving) leaders”
Jats, Marathas and now Patidars: BJP faces challenge from dominant castesSubscriber Only
December 19, 2017 12:25 IST
Though the party scraped through Gujarat, data suggests the BJP suffered electoral setbacks in Patidar-dominant areas of Saurashtra. This brings to the fore the fragility of the BJP’s strategy.
Youth with hardik, not all patidars: Despite Patidar, GST anger, BJP sweeps SuratSubscriber Only
December 19, 2017 12:10 IST
A former PAAS Surat convenor said the Hardik-led outfit’s somewhat confrontationist streak at times did not go down well with voters
Opposition’s Gujarat elections takeaway: Can and must come togetherSubscriber Only
December 19, 2017 12:12 IST
The ferocity of the Congress campaign which managed to give the BJP some nervous moments has earned the new Congress leader quiet respect within and outside the party.
Campaign became Patidar-vs-others in urban areas, will work on that: Congress’s Paresh DhananiSubscriber Only
December 19, 2017 12:21 IST
“Rahul (Gandhi)ji’s Gujarat campaign showed that the people accepted him, which was reflected in the results. Today we stand shoulder to shoulder with the BJP, and this is only because the people accepted our narrative,” Paresh Dhanani said
Voters rejected poison of caste, says PM Modi, calls it a vikas victorySubscriber Only
December 19, 2017 12:24 IST
“Support for the BJP shows that the nation is ready for the reform agenda and every citizen wants India transformed,” PM Modi said.
Gujarat elections result: BJP deepens urban support, Congress widens rural reachSubscriber Only
December 19, 2017 12:23 IST
The BJP’s lead across 99 assembly constituencies amounts to a total of 29.67 lakh votes over Congress.
Gujarat election results: 906-vote win for BJP’s Saurabh Patel after see-saw battleSubscriber Only
December 19, 2017 12:24 IST
Saurabh, 59, was a minister in the Anandiben Patel government but was dropped after Vijay Rupani took over in 2016.
Modi’s December SpringSubscriber Only
December 19, 2017 11:47 IST
In Gujarat, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi spearheaded a high-octane campaign in his home state, the BJP won 99 seats, going past the halfway mark in the House of 182 where it had a strength of 115 in the last Assembly.
Gujarat election results 2017: BJP gains in Nano zone Sanand, but faces defeat in two other auto hubsSubscriber Only
December 19, 2017 11:49 IST
In Sanand, BJP’s Kanubhai Patel defeated Congress candidate Pushpaben Dabhi by 7,721 votes. In 2012, his father Karamsinh Patel had won the seat by 4,148 votes on a Congress ticket
Gujarat election results 2017: Congress, NCP cry ‘betrayal’, call for unitySubscriber Only
December 19, 2017 11:51 IST
“The votes polled by the NCP in 10 to 14 seats proved detrimental to the Congress. Had the Congress and NCP struck an alliance, it would have helped defeat BJP,” Maharashtra PCC leader said
Gujarat election results 2017: Congress’s caste politics, alliance with young leaders had no effect, says Vijay RupaniSubscriber Only
December 19, 2017 11:57 IST
Asked about his chances of becoming chief minister again, Rupani said, “As Amit Shah has said, it is the (BJP) parliamentary board that will decide; the party will decide.”
BJP won due to EVM tampering, played dirty tricks, says Hardik PatelSubscriber Only
December 19, 2017 12:21 IST
Expressing surprise at the defeat of the Congress in Patidar-dominated areas like Surat, Rajkot and Ahmedabad, Hardik Patel alleged it was due to EVM tampering.
Modi blitz in second phase helped BJP in Gujarat, says party; Congress failed to consolidateSubscriber Only
December 19, 2017 11:57 IST
In the second phase, the BJP won 51 of the 93 seats, with the Congress winning 39 seats and three going to Independent candidates.
Gujarat election results: BJP stops at 99, Saurashtra powers Congress 77Subscriber Only
December 19, 2017 11:59 IST
Much of the Congress numbers was powered by the turnaround in Saurashtra, where the party won 28 seats (up from 15 it held earlier), besides central and north Gujarat.
Communal politics helped BJP win Gujarat: Sitaram YechurySubscriber Only
December 19, 2017 12:02 IST
The Left leader added that people of Gujarat have expressed their anger by voting against the BJP.
Gujarat Election Results: 100 per cent match in random vote count on EVMs and paper trail slips: EC official
December 18, 2017 21:58 IST
The EC had said it would conduct random vote counts on EVMs and VVPAT slips in one polling station in each of the 182 Assembly constituencies.
Gujarat results: 61 to 77: Cong calls it the Rahul effect but challenges aheadSubscriber Only
December 18, 2017 21:52 IST
Gujarat Assembly election result: The results show while the issues raised by Congress had a resonance among the electorate, the absence of a credible counter-narrative, an alternative vision, stopped the voters from embracing the party fully.
Advertisement