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Rahul’s interview: Officials to decide if model code violated
December 14, 2017 15:31 IST
A political storm broke out on Wednesday after some Gujarati news channels aired Gandhi's interviews on the eve of the second phase of the state Assembly elections, being held in Central and Northern Gujarat. The interviews were telecast a day after campaigning came to an end.
Gujarat polls: Congress claims PM Modi held ‘roadshow’ after casting vote, calls EC ‘puppet of PMO’
December 14, 2017 14:34 IST
P Chidambaram claimed the Prime Minister conducted a "full fledged campaign" on the day of polling, and condemned the Election Commission for "sleeping on the job."
EVM ‘tampering’ in Gujarat polls: Shatrughan Sinha appeals to voters to be vigilant of ‘hanky panky’
December 14, 2017 18:15 IST
His statement comes in the wake of allegations that EVMs were manipulated using Bluetooth technology during the first phase of polling on December 9.
Arun Jaitley casts his vote, asks people to vote for development
December 14, 2017 12:12 IST
A total of 851 candidates are in the fray for the second phase.
Rahul Gandhi interview: BJP petitioning EC is an act of desperation, says P Chidamabaram
December 14, 2017 09:21 IST
Chidambaram said, "Yesterday, PM made a speech. BJP's President gave an interview. Railway Minister gave an interview. Why have all these escaped the EC's attention?"
Gujarat Assembly elections Live Updates: 69% voting recorded in second phase
December 14, 2017 19:38 IST
Gujarat Assembly elections LIVE UPDATES: Voting began at 8 am; 93 constituencies across 14 districts in north and central Gujarat are undergoing polls today.
Three faces of Gujarat politics missing in action this timeSubscriber Only
December 14, 2017 05:30 IST
Shankersinh Vaghela, Ahmed Patel and Keshubhai Patel, who have been key players in Gujarat politics in the past, are missing in action this time.
Gujarat Assembly elections: In final round today, BJP defends narrower leads than in firstSubscriber Only
December 14, 2017 08:45 IST
Gujarat Assembly elections: Of 93 seats, the Congress won 39 to the BJP’s 52, winning 3 seats for every 4 lost; of the first 83, the Congress had only 22 to the BJP’s 63, losing thrice as many as it won.
Gujarat elections: BJP MLA ‘talks of corruption in party’, audio clip goes viral
December 14, 2017 07:47 IST
When the caller reverts that the roads are damaged for the last five years and he as MLA never met them, Chauhan passes the buck on the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation.
Railway minister releases mails between Rahul, Jayanthi Natarajan to question Manmohan Singh’s authority
December 14, 2017 13:17 IST
Natarajan quit the Congress in 2015 after the BJP swept to power a year ago and had flayed Rahul over a host of issues.
Rahul Gandhi desperate, violated poll code and gave interview: BJP
December 14, 2017 05:06 IST
The BJP’s Gujarat unit legal cell wrote to the Election Commission on Wednesday, claiming that Rahul’s interview was in violation of the Model Code.
Rahul Gandhi interview: Election Commission orders FIRs against TV channels, Congress says attack on press
December 14, 2017 09:47 IST
The decision evoked a strong reaction from the Congress which rushed a delegation of six leaders, including Randeep Surjewala, Anand Sharma and Ahmed Patel, to the Commission on Wednesday night to protest the move and seek withdrawal of the order.
Gujarat elections: 69% turnout in second phase of polling, minor clashes reportedSubscriber Only
December 15, 2017 06:36 IST
Polling for Gujarat elections concluded on Thursday with 67.75% voter turnout in the two phases. The turnout is about 4% less than the 72% polling clocked in 2012
Gujarat Assembly elections: I hereby declare — Manisha VakilSubscriber Only
December 14, 2017 03:38 IST
Declaration of assets of Congress candidate Manisha Vakil in the Gujarat Assembly elections 2017
Gujarat assembly elections: In heritage city Ahmedabad, voters talk of peace and prices, not heritageSubscriber Only
December 14, 2017 08:31 IST
Gujarat asssembly elections: Asked about heritage not figuring as a campaign issue, BJP MLA Bhushan Bhatt cited work by the government and BJP-ruled councils. “We have done so much, that is why heritage is not on the agenda.”
In Gujarat capital, Rahul Gandhi fans upset about jobs, education, pricesSubscriber Only
December 14, 2017 05:18 IST
At Rahul Gandhi’s last election rally in Gandhinagar, various members of the audience expressed disappointment with the BJP government over a number issues, some calling the government one for the rich.
FIR lodged after columnist says viral post critical of PM Modi not his
December 14, 2017 02:31 IST
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the state government on a petition moved by state Congress IT cell chairman Rohan Gupta seeking quashing of an FIR for allegedly conducting exit polls and spreading it on social media.
Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017: Story of poll code violations, despite several complaints, many notices, little actionSubscriber Only
December 14, 2017 02:22 IST
Vadodara unit of Congress writes to President, accuses state election commission of being ‘biased’
In video message, Manmohan slams Modi, Amit Shah hits back: ‘malicious attack on PM’
December 14, 2017 08:22 IST
BJP chief Amit Shah hit back at Singh, asking him why he was “silent” when “monumental loot” took place during his tenure at the Centre.
During UPA regime, Rahul Gandhi stalled Gujarat projects to hurt state development: Piyush Goyal
December 13, 2017 21:35 IST
"Rahul Gandhi opposed Nirma and instructed Jayanthi Natarajan to not give environmental clearance. Was willing to kill jobs in Gujarat to undermine to hurt developmental agenda of Narendra Modi"
When Mani Shankar Aiyar’s ‘neech’ taunt reaches a Gujarat village
December 13, 2017 19:12 IST
Away from prime time news and its fulminating anchors, news that Aiyar called PM Modi a 'neech aadmi' (low life) has finally reached Chhapi
Hardik Patel: Never met Robert Vadra, they will now say I met Nawaz Sharif and Dawood Ibrahim
December 13, 2017 18:37 IST
Hardik Patel's former aide Dinesh Bambhania alleged that the PAAS convener met Vadra, Congress president-elect Rahul Gandhi's brother-in-law, at a five-star hotel in Ahmedabad in October.
Rahul Gandhi’s interview to Gujarati channel: BJP wants EC to take cognizance, Cong says stop threatening journalists
December 13, 2017 20:50 IST
"We have got a complaint regarding telecast of an interview. We have collected the DVDs. We will be doing due examination & look into whether it has violated Rules 126 RP Act or not," Election officer said.
Gujarat elections: Congress has definite vision for people, PM Modi only speaks about himself, says Rahul Gandhi
December 13, 2017 16:57 IST
"Some Congress leaders in Delhi told me not to campaign too much in Gujarat as it is a BJP stronghold. But I said I will campaign extensively," the Congress president-elect said
PM Modi’s Pakistan conspiracy remark: A strange story with no basis, says Khurshid Kasuri
December 13, 2017 15:22 IST
The issue exploded into a full-blown war between the Congress and the BJP after PM Modi hinted that the Grand Old Party was colluding with Pakistan.
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