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In 2018, market volatility could rise as at least eight states go to polls

The next key battle the market will watch out for will be in Congress-ruled Karnataka

Gujarat elections: Victory margin between 200 and 2000 votes in 16 seats

As the BJP managed to form a government with 99 seats, eight more than a simple majority, margins of victory as well as defeat are crucial

Jignesh Mevani: An upstart on Gujarat's political stage

A low-profile man is acting as a catalyst for long-awaited political change

Police registers FIR against Hardik for conducting roadshow sans permission

Hardik and his supporters, who were on their bikes, had organised a roadshow on December 11, despite being denied permission by the district authorities, Bopal Police said

Macquarie, Citigroup bet on rural stocks after Modi's slim poll win

The BJP won 72% of the seats from urban areas, while the main opposition party got 89% of their seats from the villages

New BJP-led Gujarat govt to be sworn in on August 25

BJP won 99 seats in the 182-member Assembly, securing seven seats more than the 92 needed for a simple majority, while the Congress and its allies won 80

Gujarat verdict takeaways: From Urban-rural divide to Modi's cult status

The BJP victory in Gujarat Assembly election 2017 might suggest the party, in the power, faced no anti-incumbency. But there is more to the verdict than that. Here are some of the key takeaways

Gujarat election results revealed urban-rural divide between BJP, Congress

The December 2017 elections has also shown the opposition Congress eating into portions of the once-exclusive urban pie of the BJP

BJP wins 44 out of 68 seats in Himachal with best vote share ever

As many as 338 candidates contested the 2017 assembly elections in Himachal of which only 5 per cent (19) were women candidates

Gujarat elections verdict: BJP wins with the smallest margin in 22 years

The BJP won 99 of 182 seats-the least it has since it first came to power in 1995 with 121 seats

Gujarat 2017: Is Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani the messenger of new politics?

This is a moment full of possibility for the articulation of a Dalit-Bahujan oriented left-wing politics - not just in Gujarat but elsewhere in the country

People rejected attempts to infuse 'poison of casteism' in Gujarat: Modi

BJP defeats Congress 2-0; it's the beginning of Rahul Gandhi's political story, says Congress

Saurashtra votes for Congress, but no clear trend from other rural belts

However, available data seems to suggest that barring the Saurashtra region, the ruling BJP hasn't fared that badly in the rural areas of north and central Gujarat

Shekhar Gupta: Modi wanted Cong-mukt Bharat, gets Cong-yukt Gujarat

This is a first since 2014, when any contest with the Congress has been a walkover for the BJP

Pain after Himachal gain: Fulfilling promises to be a challenge for new CM

Fund crunch may come in the way of infrastructure development; women's safety another issue that will be in focus

Gujarat election results: Behind poll defeat, a feat for Congress

Rahul Gandhi-led campaign matched BJP blow for blow

Modi wave saves BJP's blushes in Gujarat as Congress makes big gains

BJP might take solace that its vote share has increased from 47.85% in 2012 to 49% but over a dozen seats went down the wire

Gujarat elections: Will Vijay Rupani keep his job after a close fight?

Rupani is the first BJP chief minister after Modi to face elections in Gujarat. He fought from a constituency (Rajkot West) from where Modi had contested his first election

Lessons from a narrow win: How Modi helped BJP avoid a disaster in Gujarat

Gujarat shows that Modi and Shah play to win. The rules are there to be followed when they suit, and broken when that helps

Markets swing to poll tune in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh

Benchmark indices swing sharply, recouping initial losses after BJP wins polls in the two states; focus to shift back to earnings, macros