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.
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 […]