Gujarat Assembly elections

Gujarat Assembly elections 2017: Rahul Gandhi to address four election rallies

Gujarat assembly elections are all set to be held on December 9 and 14. The counting of results will take place on December 18, along with counting of votes for Himachal Pradesh elections.

Dec 05, 2017, 10:39 AM IST

Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017: Relief for farmers highlights Congress manifesto

The party in its manifesto has promised to waive off farmer loans and provide 16 hours of electricity for irrigation. It has also said it would provide equal opportunities in education and for jobs to members of Patidar community, if voted to power.

Dec 04, 2017, 16:57 PM IST

Aurangzeb Raj, divide and rule, poll-time lollipops,: PM Modi's no-hold-barred attack on Congress

PM Narendra Modi accused Congress of dividing people and of making false promises before elections. He also said Rahul Gandhi's imminent rise to the post of party president is 'Aurangzeb Raj' and shows there is no democracy within Congress.

Dec 04, 2017, 15:49 PM IST

Gujarat elections 2017: PM Narendra Modi to addresses four rallies

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is once again visiting his home state Gujarat on Sunday, three days after he addressed four campaign meetings for the BJP in the poll-bound state.

Dec 04, 2017, 09:50 AM IST

Highlights of Narendra Modi's speeches: From invoking 'rashtrabhakti' to accusing Congress of dividing society

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said "rashtrabhakti" motivated him and his government to help people of various faiths.

Dec 03, 2017, 22:57 PM IST

Congress associated with evils of casteism, communalism: PM Narendra Modi in Rajkot

PM Narendra Modi on Sunday said those opposing the bullet train project should travel on bullock carts.

Dec 03, 2017, 20:58 PM IST

Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia set to skip Gujarat campaign

AAP bigwigs including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia are likely to skip assembly election campaign in Gujarat where the party is contesting in only 29 of the 182 seats.

Dec 03, 2017, 20:00 PM IST

VVPAT machines will be used along with EVMs in all polling booths in Gujarat: CEC AK Joti

Chief Election Commissioner of India AK Joti on Sunday announced that VVPAT machines will be used along with EVMs in all 50,264 voting booths of 182 constituencies in Gujarat.

Dec 03, 2017, 18:10 PM IST

Rupani using police to attack Congress leaders in Gujarat: Rahul Gandhi

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that three party leaders were attacked by policemen in poll-bound Gujarat. Taking to Twitter, the Congress leader alleged that Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani was resorting to such means as he feared defeat in the state assembly elections.

Dec 03, 2017, 17:34 PM IST

Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017: Congress never honoured Manmohan Singh, now forcing him to make political statements, says Kiren Rijiju

The BJP leader's remarks come after Singh on Friday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his “unsound” economic decisions.  

Dec 03, 2017, 16:16 PM IST

My Gods are 125 crore Indians, I am serving them: PM Narendra Modi in Gujarat's Surendranagar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said those opposing the bullet train project should travel on bullock carts.

Dec 03, 2017, 15:58 PM IST

No chance for Congress as BJP storm has hit Gujarat, says PM Modi in Bharuch: Top 10 quotes

After Bharuch, Modi will travel to Surendranagar, where he will address another poll gathering later in the day in the afternoon. Modi will address another rally at Rajkot around 7 pm today. 

Dec 03, 2017, 14:04 PM IST

Amit Shah is not Hindu, but presents himself as one: Owaisi

The remark from Owaisi comes soon after a war of words between the BJP and the Congress.

Dec 03, 2017, 12:16 PM IST

BJP feeling the Rahul heat in Gujarat

Amid all the controversies around temples, has the BJP felt the heat of Rahul Gandhi?

Dec 03, 2017, 10:36 AM IST

Gujarat Election 2017: Scuffle breaks out between BJP, Congress workers in Rajkot, 3 detained

Days ahead of the Gujarat polls 2017, a scuffle broke out between Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in Rajkot on Saturday night over alleged vandalisation of Congress candidate's poster.

Dec 03, 2017, 08:14 AM IST

Congress candidate against Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani arrested after attack on brother

Deepu Rajyaguru was attacked late Saturday late evening at the Brahm Samaj Chowk. A ruckus followed after as Indraneel Rajyaguru, who is the sitting member from Rajkot East, and other Congress workers rushed to the scene.

Dec 03, 2017, 00:02 AM IST

Congress is trying to divide Gujaratis on basis of community: Rajnath Singh

Ahead of Gujarat polls, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday took a dig at Congress saying that the party is trying to divide Gujaratis on the basis of community. He said that the grand old party did politics on the basis of caste and creed for all these years.

Dec 02, 2017, 22:41 PM IST

Narendra Modi on two-day Gujarat visit from Sunday, to address seven 'Vikas' rallies

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is once again visiting his home state Gujarat on Sunday, three days after he addressed four campaign meetings for the BJP in the poll-bound state.

Dec 02, 2017, 22:09 PM IST

Why is PM running off to Gujarat every other day, asks Sheila Dikshit

Sheila Dikshit said that the BJP has realised that people are in a mood to change the government and that`s why Modi is paying frequent visits to the state. 

Dec 02, 2017, 17:11 PM IST

Why does Gujarat govt spend so less on education? Rahul Gandhi asks Modi

Rahul Gandhi accused Narendra Modi of "commercialising education at the cost of government schools and institutions and hitting students hard with fee hikes".

Dec 02, 2017, 14:14 PM IST