elections in porbandar

Gujarat Bypolls: Congress turncoat, BJP’s Arjun wins Porbandar seat

The counting of votes for the Porbandar by-election concluded after 18 rounds, with Modhwadia garnering 1,33,163 votes. His nearest rival, Congress candidate Raju Bhima Odedara, managed only 16,355 votes.

Gujarat polls: In Gandhi’s birthplace, locals grateful for no violence in 20 yrs

Porbandar on India’s western coastline reflects the calm and peaceful demeanour that its greatest son Mahatma Gandhi wears in a lifesize portrait hanging in Kirti Mandir, his birthplace-turned-museum. But only a few follow Bapu’s teachings now. People in Porbandar are sympathetic towards Congress which claims to follow Mahatma’s principles of truth and non-violence, but they […]