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MP bypoll results: Congress retains both Mungaoli and Kolaras assembly seats
Congress wins Mungaoli seat by 2,000 votes and Kolaras seat by 8,000 votes in MP bypolls, BJD's Rita Sahu defeats BJP rival Ashok Panigrahi by 41,933 votes In Odisha's Bijepur bypoll
2 min read1 Mar 2018BJP continues winning streak in Gujarat municipality polls
The Bharatiya Janata Party, like in the assembly elections, however saw a decline in its seat tally as it had last time held 59 of these 75 municipalities when the elections were last held in 2013
2 min read19 Feb 2018Vijay Rupani re-elected Gujarat CM, Nitin Patel to be his deputy
Though BJP retained power after Gujarat elections, there was speculation about Rupani's continuance due to the party's narrow victory over Congress
3 min read22 Dec 2017Elections in other states next year not as crucial as Gujarat: Samir Arora of Helios Capital
Samir Arora, founder and fund manager of Helios Capital on the impact of Gujarat elections on markets and investments
5 min read22 Dec 2017Gujarat election results: Too early to call it a Congress comeback
Despite all the positive signs in Gujarat, the party's primary battle, still, is to remain relevant in national politics
4 min read20 Dec 2017Gujarat election results: Countdown for BJP has started, says Congress’s Ashok Gehlot
The BJP is saying it contested Gujarat elections on the issue of development, but there was no talk of development in their campaign, says Congress leader Ashok Gehlot
3 min read21 Dec 2017Himachal elections: CM Virbhadra Singh resigns after Congress loses power
Himachal Pradesh governor Acharya Devvrat accepted Virbhadra Singh's resignation and asked him to continue in office till a new government is formed
1 min read20 Dec 2017BJP win in Gujarat, Himachal elections unsettles equations in West Bengal
Some leaders believe that the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) could tone down its shrillness in countering the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
2 min read19 Dec 2017With elections out of the way, what now for markets?
With many state assembly elections lined up, uncertainty is likely to increase. Understandably, many expect shades of populism to emerge in the run-up to the next general elections 2019
2 min read19 Dec 2017News in Numbers: BJP now in power in 19 states post Gujarat, Himachal elections
In other news, the farm loan waivers announced by Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka are likely to widen their combined fiscal deficit by Rs1.1 trillion
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