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Gujarat Sees Over 59 pc Voter Turnout Till 5 pm In First Phase Polls

Gujarat saw over 59 per cent voter turnout till 5 pm on Thursday in the first phase of assembly polls.Read more on dynamite news:

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Journalism can be so much more than stenography. Ravish Kumar taught us that

This column cannot begin without mentioning the importance to Indian journalism of Ravish Kumar, who resigned from NDTV yesterday after almost 27 years there. His video statement after resigning is not just moving but also an exemplary lesson for us on what journalism is meant to be – but increasingly…

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‘Our village lives in darkness’: In Bebar village, the Gujarat model is a distant dream

Ten km from Bebar village in Narmada district, we were forced to get out of our vehicle. The road was potholed and scarred, impossible to navigate. A farmer on a motorbike slowed down and offered us a lift.

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In Surat, will traditional BJP voters rally behind AAP this time?

In Surat, where the BJP won 15 of the 16 assembly seats in 2017 elections, finishing at its lowest number in Gujarat in decades, the party is now facing the AAP as its principal challenger this time.

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India PM Modi’s home state Gujarat votes in key regional election

Opinion polls projected BJP to comfortably retain power in the state despite criticism of inflation and unemployment.

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India PM Modi's home state Gujarat votes in key local polls

Voters in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat are casting ballots in crucial local elections

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Gujarat Polls: JP Nadda, Amit Shah, Rahul Gandhi Urge People To Vote In Large Numbers

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia also appealed to voters to vote in large numbers and contribute to strengthening democracy. Read on for details :

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Gujarat Election: 100 Year Old Casts Her Vote In Umargam

100-year-old Kamuben Lalabhai Patel on Thursday exercised her franchise in Umargam in the first phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections. Read on for details:

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Voting Begins For 1st Phase Of Gujarat Assembly Polls; 89 Seats Up For Grabs, 788 Candidates In Fray

Polling began at 8 am on Thursday for the first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections in 89 out of the total 182 seats across 19 districts of Saurashtra-Kutch region and southern parts of the state to decide the fate of 788 candidates. Read on for details:

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Modi's home state Gujarat votes, seen as easy mid-term test for India's leader

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat began voting on Thursday with his Hindu nationalist party expected to win a seventh straight term, but any unexpected slip could herald a tighter contest in national polls due by 2024.

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Gujarat election: AAP’s CM candidate on freebies, soft Hindutva and BJP’s 'media management'

In his campaign speeches, Isudan Gadhvi, Aam Aadmi Party’s chief ministerial candidate, emphasises a pair of words that encapsulate the party’s core pitch for the impending Gujarat assembly election. The words? “Zero” and “free”. In the main, they refer to the party’s promise to provide 300 units of free electricity…

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Gujarat election: Darshita Shah explains why BJP fielded her on former CM Vijay Rupani’s seat

Gujarat’s Rajkot West is a BJP stronghold, and that is underselling it. The constituency has never had a legislator from another party. It’s where Narendra Modi won his first assembly election in 2002.

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Another Election Show: Searching for ‘vikas’ in the villages around Statue of Unity

The Statue of Unity – a 182-metre statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel – is the centrepiece of the Modi government’s campaign in Gujarat. With almost 20 tourist attractions around it, the monument carries the promise of development and tourism. In a speech, PM Modi said the statue will usher in…

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Is stray cattle a poll issue in Gujarat? Here’s what Maldhari voters think

Ahead of the Gujarat election, the Maldharis, an influential cattle-rearing community, have been raising the issue of their livestock being impounded by municipal corporations.

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A km away from BJP office, Gujarat neighbourhood punctures govt’s open defecation free claims

In 2017, then Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani declared the state open-defecation free. Two years later, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the same claim about the whole country.

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Gujarat Assembly Elections: Campaigning For First Phase Polls In 89 Seats Ends Today

The campaigning for the first phase of elections in 89 out of the total 182 seats in Gujarat will end on Tuesday. Read on for details:

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NL Interview: Mallika Sarabhai on 2002, Rocket Boys, and how Gujarat has changed in her lifetime

Mallika Sarabhai is an artist, actress, classical dancer and activist from Gujarat. In this conversation with Manisha Pande, she talks about how Gujarat, and particularly her hometown Ahmedabad, has changed since her childhood, her relationship with her parents, the 2002 Gujarat pogrom, her brief stint in politics, and what separates…

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Daily Dose Ep 1211: Kerala clashes, Gujarat election, China protests

Saeeduzzaman brings you the news from Kerala, Gujarat, China, and the Supreme Court.

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‘We did waste our vote’: What Amreli’s farmers and cityfolk make of Modi’s rebuke

Over a week ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi exhorted voters in Amreli in Gujarat’s Saurashtra to not “waste” their votes again. “What did they do for you these last five years, tell me? Do you remember even one piece of work they did? Then why are you wasting your votes…

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Gujarat Polls: BJP Leaders Giving Provocative Speeches In Poll-Bound State, Says Cong President Kharge

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday accused the senior leaders of the BJP of giving provocative speeches and thereby misleading the people. Read on for details:

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21 Years After Devastating Earthquake, Bhuj Yearns For Planned Industrialisation Without Disturbing Ecology

Two decades after a devastating earthquake struck Bhuj in Gujarat, the Kutch district might have witnessed unprecedented industrial growth. Read on for details:

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As Bharat Jodo Yatra marches on, Cong must not lose sight of its Rajasthan fissures

The month of November has seen the Congress cast in a three-dimensional political theatre. The assembly poll campaigns in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat have seen the party adopt different styles, and simultaneously, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra – covering 12 states in 150 days – has been…

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Daily Dose Ep 1210: ISRO launch, another Satyendar Jain video, US China tech ban

Aban Usmani brings you the news from Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, and the US.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 247: Gujarat elections, Republic TV land deal

This week, it’s an all-Newslaundry panel as Akanksha Kumar is joined by Basant Kumar and Ayush Tiwari.

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Morning Show: How long will Gujarat BJP rely on Modi’s face? Here’s what university students think

On the Morning Show, Atul and Manisha catch up with students of Gujarat University. Young people in their 20s have grown up seeing only one party in rule – the BJP. How do they assess the party’s work? Do they yearn for a change? And what do they think of…

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