Some key constituencies were responsible for the landslide victory. We unpack what went into clinching these key seats.
The New Indian spoke to BJP leader Kujeet Singh Chahal to know the mood of the party after their win in Gujarat election and loss in HImachal Pradesh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi cast his vote in the Gujarat Assembly elections at a polling station in Ahmedabad as hundreds of his supporters gathered outside to greet their favourite leader. Voting is taking place at 93 assembly constituencies in the second phase of elections for the 182-member Gujarat Legislative Assembly. In Ahmedabad, PM Modi exercised his […]
The journey of Harsh Sanghavi from a self-made diamond merchant to that of Gujarat’s most important politician has been meteoric. One of the reasons for 38-year-old Sanghavi’s popularity within the party ranks has been his extreme dedication to the larger causes the party espouses and his closeness to the top leadership. He is known to […]
This monsoon it didn’t matter whether the rain Gods showed their mercy on the farmers of Kutch. River Narmada had flowed into their fields in one of the driest regions in India. In July water parked in Sardar Sarovar Dam reached Gujarat’s most water-starved region through the 357.18-kilometer-long Kutch Branch Canal (KBC). The water from […]
Karsan Bhanusali vividly remembers when he first came across Narendra Modi in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that killed nearly 20,000 people in Gujarat’s Bhuj in 2001. After 21 years, he is still beholden to the current prime minister. Bhanusali, 44, shivers when he recalls the horror of the natural calamity, which left around […]
Azampur MP and actor and singer Dinesh Lal Yadav popularly known as Nirahua said that Kejriwal’s Delhi model has utterly failed and that the party has lost the plot in Delhi and has no prospect in Gujarat. “Arvind Kejriwal’s Delhi model has been exposed. You look at what he had done with Yamuna. We were […]
The chaat sellers of Manek Chowk serve up many a scrumptious dishes to satisfy the late night hunger pangs of the foodies of Gujarat. They also are equally adept at whipping up interesting political conversations. The New Indian team visited the hub of food joints that is not only a symbol of great culinary diversity […]