Gujarat Election 2022

Contrary to the widely-peddled narrative that Gujarati Muslims live in “fear”, auto-rickshaw driver Barkat Bhai of Mehsana, the home turf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, favours the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over other parties in the ensuing Assembly elections. Donning a pink shirt and a pair of black pants, Barkat Bhai, in his 50s, is […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s slogan “Aa Gujarat Main Banavyu Che” (I have made this Gujarat) as a part of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) campaigns for the upcoming state assembly elections is replete with deep symbolism. It not only reinforces the Gujarat model of development brought in by PM Narendra Modi during his chief ministerial stint […]

Ashok Parmar aka Moochi, the cobbler who became the poster boy of Hindus attacking Muslims during the Gujarat riots in 2002, is not happy with the 27-year-long rule of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and sees a ray of hope in the new entrant Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). However, he has a piece of advice […]

In the home state of ‘chaiwala’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi, there are several politicians with a humble beginning of selling tea. Now we have a reriwalaa (street vendor) trying his luck from the Dariyapur Assembly segment in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Taj Qureshi is a candidate of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), one of the three Muslim […]

BJP’s Viramgam candidate and Patidar quota activist Hardik Patel, who is currently campaigning for the upcoming Gujarat elections  is still cross with his former boss Rahul Gandhi. Patel, who was expelled from Congress for anti-party activities in May, 2022 said, “Rahul Gandhi has no vision. Elections are happening in Gujarat and he started his Bharat […]

Standing in black overalls on Atal Bridge overlooking Sabarmati, Mohammed Samir, looks taut as he flexes his muscles, gingerly disclosing his party preference in Gujarat polls. His religion is a dead giveaway but he doesn’t make any bones about the fact BJP has indeed done major developmental work. Samir, a bouncer by profession, slowly becomes […]

AAP’s election campaigning in both Gujarat, and Himachal have seen a common pattern. AAP’s election fervour fizzled out in both the states much ahead of election date. First, because of Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia’s name cropping up in Delhi liquor policy scam and Satyendra Jain’s arrest in a money laundering case. The latest hurdle […]

Sporting a pair of blue sketchers and a heavily embellished pink sari during her campaign trail, Rivaba Jadeja, BJP’s Jamnagar North candidate exhibits the gait of an athlete. She seems in a hurry to make a difference. Her vision is to turn Jamnagar into a smart city. Just like her husband and ace Indian cricketer […]

Ravinder Jadeja’s wife Rivaba Jadeja is contesting on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket from Jamnagar North. While one might think she is just a newbie and needs to carve her niche among her voters, her husband’s status as an ace cricketer has already earned her many loyal supporters. One such person is Jadeja’s childhood […]

Team India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Sunday appealed to the people of Jamnagar North to support his wife Rivaba Jadeja, who was named the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) candidate from the constituency.