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Hunt for grand victories and impact on democratic culture

In the Indian system, margins of win are irrelevant. Searching for an ever-higher margin of victory is, therefore, pure hubris

26-0 hat-trick in Gujarat? BJP upbeat but Congress sees opening

Nivedita Mookerji, who visited Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Vadodara, Rajkot, Surat, and industrial hubs Dholera and Sanand, sums up the mood in Gujarat ahead of the May 7 polls

BJP will win all seats in Gujarat comfortably, says Parshottam Rupala

Parshottam Rupala, Union minister of animal husbandry, dairy and fisheries, and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Rajkot for the Lok Sabha election speaks to Nivedita Mookerji

Lok Sabha polls: Rupala's remark controversy in air but missing on ground

BJP may be the frontrunner in Rajkot but Cong is counting on the ruling party's 'mistakes and failures'

Gujarat Toolroom buys 65 acre land for Rs 570 crore hybrid energy project

Gujarat Toolroom on Thursday said it has acquired a 65-acre land parcel in Gujarat to set up a green energy project at an investment of Rs 572 crore. "Upon completion, the Hybrid Power Plant aims to contribute 97.5 megawatts of clean and sustainable electricity to the grid, the company said in an exchange filing. The company said it aims to set up the plant in 3-5 years. The company has acquired 65 acres of land on long-term lease in Gujarat for the establishment of Green Energy Hybrid Power Plant Project worth Rs 5.72 billion, it said. While 60 acres of the acquired land will be dedicated to the installation of solar panels, the remaining will be utlised for essential power management infrastructure, including transformer stations and high-voltage line terminals. The land layout plan includes provisions for the placement of 15 on-shore wind turbines. Each turbine is expected to produce 2.5 megawatts of power per hour. Ahmedabad-based Gujarat Toolroom is into manufacturing and ...

Modi starts election campaign in Gujarat today, to hold rallies in 11 seats

On Gujarat's Foundation Day, he will address two public gatherings: one in Deesa, located in Banaskantha, and another in Himmatnagar in Sabarkantha

Lok Sabha elections: BJP, Cong line up star cast for Gujarat campaign

Sources indicated that Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath may also chip in this week to add to the BJP firepower in Gujarat campaign, but there's no confirmation on this so far

Cloud over Surat amid election buzz

With quality control orders casting a shadow on the textile town, one hopes that the spirit of Surat will endure beyond elections

Gujarat High Court rules mango pulp attracts 12% GST since July 2017

The court said that the item is covered by the category-mangoes other than sliced and dried

Caste major factor in selection of candidates in Gujarat: Analysts

Political parties may claim that the caste arithmetic does not play a role in candidate selection but analysts say it is still a major factor in Gujarat, even though urbanisation has weakened caste identities in some parts of the state. In rural areas, however, caste is still a dominant factor, they said. Patidars constitute 11-12 per cent of Gujarat's 6.5-crore population and Other Backward Classes (OBCs), scattered across many sub-communities including Thakors in north and Kolis in central Gujarat and Saurashtra, constitute around 40 per cent. The BJP has fielded six Patidars, seven OBCs and three Kolis. The Congress and the AAP, part of the opposition INDIA alliance, have fielded six Patidars, seven OBCs and two Kolis. Vidyut Joshi, sociologist and former vice-chancellor of Bhavnagar University, told PTI that Gujarat's first four chief ministers were either Brahmin or Vanik. Patidars entered the political scene after the 70s when Chimanbhai Patel became the chief minister in 19

36 out of 266 LS poll candidates in Gujarat face criminal cases: ADR data

Thirty six out of the 266 candidates for the Lok Sabha polls in Gujarat have criminal cases against them, with some also facing attempt to murder and dacoity charges, as per an analysis of their affidavits by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). Elections to 25 out of the 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat will be held on May 7. The BJP candidate from Surat seat has already been declared elected unopposed. "Out of the 266 candidates, 36, or 14 per cent, have criminal charges against them, as per details provided by them in the affidavits. Out of them, 21, or 8 per cent, have serious criminal cases against them," ADR's Gujarat coordinator Pankti Jog told reporters here on Monday. Serious criminal cases are those which attract a maximum punishment of 5 years or more, are non-bailable, related to murder, rape, kidnapping, bribery, assault, causing loss to the exchequer, crimes against women, hate speech, and offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, she said. Among the majo

LS candidates in the fray: Tamil Nadu and Gujarat at opposite ends

In Gujarat, the result has already been declared for the Surat Lok Sabha seat, where nominations of 12 candidates were rejected, including that of the Congress' candidate, because of discrepancies

13 held with mephedrone worth Rs 230 cr, after raids in Gujarat, Rajasthan

The Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad and Narcotics Control Bureau jointly raided four units in the state and neighbouring Rajasthan and nabbed 13 persons allegedly with mephedrone worth Rs 230 crore, an official said on Saturday. The raids were carried out on Friday after the ATS received a tip off that Ahmedabad-resident Manoharlal Enani and Kuldeepsinh Rajpurohit of Rajasthan had set up mephedrone manufacturing units. A watch was kept on the movements of Enani and Rajpurohit as well as their accomplices, following which raids were carried out on units in Sirohi and Jodhpur in Rajasthan and Piplaj village in Gandhinagar and Bhaktinagar industrial area of Amreli district in Gujarat, an ATS release informed. "The ATS recovered 22.028 kilograms of mephedrone and 124 kilograms of liquid mephedrone, collectively worth Rs 230 crore. Rajpurohit was nabbed during the raid at Gandhinagar and Enani was held from Sirohi," it said. As per the probe, Enani was in jail for seven years after he was

Gujarat LS polls: 49.7 mn registered voters, 1.2 mn to vote first time

A total of 4.97 crore voters, including 12.20 lakh first-time electors, will be able to exercise their franchise in Lok Sabha elections and bypolls to five assembly seats in Gujarat on May 7, Chief Electoral Officer P Bharathi said on Tuesday. As per the final list of candidates published on April 22, a total of 266 candidates are in the fray for the general elections and 24 for the bypolls. BJP candidate for Surat Lok Sabha seat has been declared an uncontested winner. Out of a total of 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat, polling will be held for 25 constituencies on May 7. As per the final electoral roll, a total of 4,97,68,677 voters are expected to cast their votes in these elections. Among them, there are 12,20,438 voters in the age group of 18-19 years who will be exercising their right to vote for the first time, Bharathi told media persons. "EPIC (voter) cards have been distributed to all the citizens who applied for it by March 15, 2024, and the print of e-EPIC will also be ...

BJP's Mukesh Dalal runs unopposed, wins Surat Lok Sabha Seat before polls

Eight other candidates, including that of BSP, withdraw their candidature on the final day for withdrawal of nomination forms

433 candidates file nominations for 26 Lok Sabha seats of Gujarat

A total of 433 candidates have filed their nomination papers for Gujarat's 26 Lok Sabha seats, which will go to polls on May 7. Apart from this, 37 candidates filed their nomination forms for the by-elections to five assembly seats which will also be held on May 7, Joint Chief Electoral Officer AB Patel said in a statement on Saturday. Earlier, the state information office had said provisionally 491 candidates filed their nomination papers for Lok Sabha and 39 for assembly seats. "As on April 19, a total of 433 candidates filed their nomination papers for the Lok Sabha elections and 37 candidates for the assembly by-elections. Highest number of 38 candidates filed nominations from Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat, and the lowest number of five candidates from Bardoli," Patel said. Union Home Minister Amit Shah is contesting from Gandhinagar. For bypolls, 10 candidates filed nomination forms for Bijapur, which is the highest, while the lowest number of nomination forms filed was six ...

Gujarat businessman, wife donate Rs 200 cr wealth to become Jain monks

Bhavesh Bhandari and his wife have taken a vow of renunciation (diksha) to commit to "Saiyam Jeevan" or the way of Jain ascetics

Explained: Kshatriya community demands Rupala's removal as BJP candidate

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Union Minister Parshottam Rupala is expected to file his nomination papers for the Rajkot Lok Sabha seat on April 16

LS polls: Cong picks ex-Gujarat Oppn leader Dhanani against BJP's Rupala

The Congress has fielded former opposition leader Paresh Dhanani, a Patidar, against Union minister Parshottam Rupala, who is facing the ire of Kshatriya community, from Rajkot Lok Sabha seat as the party has released names of its four remaining candidates in Gujarat. The candidates comprise a former president of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), a senior spokesperson and two former legislators, including Dhanani. In its latest list released on Saturday night, Congress also declared the names of candidates for bypolls to five assembly constituencies of Vijapur, Porbandar, Manavadar, Khambhat and Vaghodia in Gujarat. With this, the Congress has declared the names of candidates for 24 constituencies it will contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Gujarat. Two other constituencies - Bharuch and Bhavnagar - are allotted to the Aam Aadmi Party under a seat-sharing agreement as part of the opposition INDIA alliance. Apart from Dhanani, three other candidates decla

Adani Green's Khavda power plant world's largest, 5 times the size of Paris

Adani Green Energy Ltd, India's largest renewable energy company, will invest about Rs 1.5 lakh crore to generate 30 megawatts of clean electricity at Khavda in Gujarat's Kutch