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  • Modi's Gujarat model debunked during polls: Rahul Gandhi December 23, 2017 08:53 PM IST

    Modi's Gujarat model debunked during polls: Rahul Gandhi

    The Congress chief held zone-wise "introspection meetings" here to ascertain reasons for the party's defeat.

  • Addressing agri problems, unsatisfactory employment are 2 takeaways from Gujarat poll: Niti Aayog VC December 23, 2017 06:09 PM IST

    Addressing agri problems, unsatisfactory employment are 2 takeaways from Gujarat poll: Niti Aayog VC

    The achievements (of the government) were not meeting the aspirations of a great majority of the youth.

  • Gujarat CM resigns, all eyes on MLAs' meet to select Rupani's successor December 21, 2017 09:06 PM IST

    Gujarat CM resigns, all eyes on MLAs' meet to select Rupani's successor

    Rupani, accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel and other ministers visited Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar and handed over their resignation letters to the governor.

  • Gujarat, Himachal Election Results 2017 – A look at the key numbers December 20, 2017 03:54 PM IST

    Gujarat, Himachal Election Results 2017 – A look at the key numbers

    Elections in India have time and again surprised us at the very last moment. While the BJP bagged 99 seats, Congress settled its tally at 77 seats. In Himachal Pradesh it was clean sweep by the saffron party but its CM candidate Prem Kumar Dhumal suffered a shock defeat.

  • AAP draws a blank in Gujarat polls December 19, 2017 07:19 PM IST

    AAP draws a blank in Gujarat polls

    Of the 27 seats that the AAP contested, it lost 14 to the Congress and the rest 13 to the BJP.

  • Gujarat poll results: Here's what Rahul Gandhi had to say December 19, 2017 07:15 PM IST

    Gujarat poll results: Here's what Rahul Gandhi had to say

    Rahul also called the "Modi model" a public relation stunt and that he has learnt a lot from Gujaratis in the past 3-4 months.

  • DATA STORY: Up to 3,000 votes in 15 seats saved BJP the blushes in Gujarat Assembly Elections December 19, 2017 05:21 PM IST

    DATA STORY: Up to 3,000 votes in 15 seats saved BJP the blushes in Gujarat Assembly Elections

    Three BJP candidates won by a margin of less than 1,000 votes including CK Raulji from Godhra who won by just 258 votes

  • Gujarat election results: After 10 years, Godhra votes to bring back BJP — thanks to an ex-Congress man December 19, 2017 01:34 PM IST

    Gujarat election results: After 10 years, Godhra votes to bring back BJP — thanks to an ex-Congress man

    The BJP won the constituency, where one of independent India's worst riots took place, by just 258 votes.

  • People wanted change in Himachal due to mis-governance, law & order: Anurag Thakur December 18, 2017 11:04 PM IST

    People wanted change in Himachal due to mis-governance, law & order: Anurag Thakur

    Thakur said that the announcement of Prem Kumar Dhumal as the BJP's chief ministerial candidate ahead of the election also helped the voters turn in favour of the saffron party.

  • Himachal Pradesh Election Constituency-wise Results 2017 December 18, 2017 10:51 PM IST

    Himachal Pradesh Election Constituency-wise Results 2017

    Elections in India have time and again surprised us at the very last moment. Counting in Himachal Pradesh has ended with BJP bagging 44 seats while Congress has won 27.

  • Gujarat Election Constituency-wise Results 2017 December 18, 2017 10:41 PM IST

    Gujarat Election Constituency-wise Results 2017

    Elections in India have time and again surprised us at the very last moment. Counting in Gujarat has ended with BJP bagging 99 seats while Congress has won 77.

  • West Bengal BJP celebrates party victory in Gujarat and Himachal December 18, 2017 11:09 PM IST

    West Bengal BJP celebrates party victory in Gujarat and Himachal

    The party workers and supporters were seen dancing and smearing each other with 'gulaal' while celebarting the "historic day". Some were also carrying posters of party president Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

  • Gujarat, Himachal Election Results – Here are the best political pictures of the day December 18, 2017 10:25 PM IST

    Gujarat, Himachal Election Results – Here are the best political pictures of the day

    Here's a glimpse of the political pictures of the day

  • UPCOCA will be the remedy for crime: Yogi Adityanath December 18, 2017 09:05 PM IST

    UPCOCA will be the remedy for crime: Yogi Adityanath

    The Uttar Pradesh government recently approved a draft of a UPCOCA bill which was on the lines of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) to combat land mafia, mining mafia and organised crime.

  • Here's what experts expect from BJP's win in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh December 18, 2017 08:36 PM IST

    Here's what experts expect from BJP's win in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh

    BJP managed to retain Gujarat by a narrow margin and snagged Himachal Pradesh from Congress on Monday.

  • Gujarat election results: Why 2017's last act is the perfect curtain-raiser for 2019 December 18, 2017 08:18 PM IST

    Gujarat election results: Why 2017's last act is the perfect curtain-raiser for 2019

    Rahul Gandhi didn't upset the BJP's applecart, but provided reason enough to believe that he could well do so in less than 18 months from now.

  • Gujarat Election Results 2017 Final Tally: Under PM Modi, BJP closes in on a Congress-mukt India December 18, 2017 10:31 PM IST

    Gujarat Election Results 2017 Final Tally: Under PM Modi, BJP closes in on a Congress-mukt India

    PM Modi lauds people's 'commitment' to reforms, while Hardik Patel pins the blame on 'hacked' EVMs.

  • BJP tampered with EVMs to win Guj polls: Hardik Patel December 18, 2017 08:04 PM IST

    BJP tampered with EVMs to win Guj polls: Hardik Patel

    The trends and results available for all the 182 seats of the Gujarat Assembly at 1700 hours showed the BJP won 75 and was leading in 24, while the Congress bagged 70 seats and its candidates were ahead of rivals in 7 constituencies.

  • BJP set to retain Gujarat with thin margin; Congress puts up spirited show December 18, 2017 08:01 PM IST

    BJP set to retain Gujarat with thin margin; Congress puts up spirited show

    The BJP, which has been in power in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state uninterruptedly since 1998, had won 155 seats in the last Assembly polls in 2012.

  • NOTA voters a fraction of voter share in Gujarat, Himachal Assembly elections, here's what it means July 05, 2019 04:14 PM IST

    NOTA voters a fraction of voter share in Gujarat, Himachal Assembly elections, here's what it means

    Such a percentage of the voters is still not a small number for either of the parties to ignore. With two majority parties in a state, a voter share of anywhere between these percentage can crucially swing the polls in the favor of either party.

  • It's a victory of PM Modi's development politics: Gadkari December 18, 2017 06:54 PM IST

    It's a victory of PM Modi's development politics: Gadkari

    "All sections of society have voted above caste politics. This is a win of development politics of the Prime Minister. In Gujarat, OBC, patidar, dalit all were used for caste politics by the Congress but caste politics could not get success," senior BJP leader said.

  • Great success for Congress in Gujarat, Sharad Yadav congratulates Rahul Gandhi December 18, 2017 06:51 PM IST

    Great success for Congress in Gujarat, Sharad Yadav congratulates Rahul Gandhi

    "It is a matter of satisfaction that the Congress has achieved a great success in improving its tally in the Gujarat election. I would congratulate Rahul Gandhi for his untiring efforts," Yadav said.

  • Results show people's faith in agenda of development: Vijay Rupani December 18, 2017 08:12 PM IST

    Results show people's faith in agenda of development: Vijay Rupani

    Rupani also thanked the people of Rajkot from where he won by over 54,000 votes.

  • BJP will form government in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh: Amit Shah December 18, 2017 09:31 PM IST

    BJP will form government in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh: Amit Shah

    Asked if there was a close fight with the Congress in Gujarat, he said having a eight percent victory margin over the rival cannot be taken as 'kante ki takkar' (close fight).

  • No alternative to BJP in country: Rajasthan CM Raje December 18, 2017 06:32 PM IST

    No alternative to BJP in country: Rajasthan CM Raje

    Raje said it was the victory of Modi's leadership and Shah's organisational skills.