Gujarat elections 2017

Patidar leader Paresh Dhanani of the Congress is the new leader of opposition in the Gujarat assembly.

Elections over, but Patidars still a defining factor in Gujarat politics

3 min read . 08 Jan 2018

Vijay Rupani won the Rajkot West seat in the just-concluded Gujarat elections. Photo: Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint

Vijay Rupani swearing-in as Gujarat chief minister today

1 min read . 26 Dec 2017

Narendra Modi after the BJP’s win in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. Photo: AFP

What intellectuals who are often wrong teach us about hope

4 min read . 23 Dec 2017

Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani (right) and his deputy Nitin Patel at BJP party office in Gandhinagar on Friday. Photo: PTI

Vijay Rupani re-elected Gujarat CM, Nitin Patel to be his deputy

3 min read . 22 Dec 2017

With the addition of Himachal Pradesh, the BJP, along with its allies, now controls 19 states in India. Illustration: Jayachandran/Mint

Gujarat election results: Too early to call it a Congress comeback

4 min read . 20 Dec 2017

Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot is largely credited for the Congress putting up a tough fight against BJP in the Gujarat elections. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Gujarat election results: Countdown for BJP has started, says Congress’s Ashok Gehlot

3 min read . 21 Dec 2017

While Gujarat is India’s top cotton-producing state, Maharashtra has larger acreage under the crop. Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint

Poll setback in Gujarat’s cotton belt worries Maharashtra BJP

4 min read . 20 Dec 2017

There will be lessons to learn from Gujarat election campaign about PM Modi based on what he said. Photo: PTI

Decoding the Gujarat election campaign

4 min read . 19 Dec 2017

The EC conducted random vote counts on EVMs and VVPAT slips at one polling station in each of the 182 assembly constituencies of Gujarat on Monday. Photo: PTI

Is the EVM controversy over in Gujarat?

2 min read . 19 Dec 2017

PM Narendra Modi (right) and BJP president Amit Shah at a felicitation function before the party’s parliamentary board meeting in New Delhi on Monday, after the party’s win in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections. Photo: PTI

What the subterranean shift in Gujarat means for the BJP

4 min read . 19 Dec 2017

BJP’s tally of 99 seats was its lowest in two decades and the first time since 1998 it slipped into double digits. Photo: PTI

BJP wins a sixth term in Gujarat, but by the slimmest margin yet

3 min read . 24 Dec 2017

PAAS convener Hardik Patel in Ahmedabad on Monday. Photo: PTI

Congress strategy fails to sway core BJP voters in Gujarat

2 min read . 19 Dec 2017

The biggest shock for BJP came in the Saurashtra region, where it lost 13 seats to the Congress due to the Patidar agitation for reservation led by 24-year-old Hardik Patel. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Gujarat elections: Slim victory margin forces BJP introspection

3 min read . 19 Dec 2017

BJP supporters after the party’s victory in Gujarat elections in Gandhinagar on Monday. Photo: PTI

Final seat tally of Gujarat election results 2017

1 min read . 24 Dec 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Narendra Modi the at party headquarters in Delhi on Monday, after securing victories in Himachal and Gujarat elections. Photo: AFP

Election Results 2017 highlights: BJP wins in Gujarat, trounces Congress in Himachal

7 min read . 18 Dec 2017

PM Narendra Modi before the start of his speech following BJP’s victory in Himachal and Gujarat election results, in Delhi on Monday. Photo: AFP

Gujarat election results: BJP loses in Modi’s hometown Vadnagar

1 min read . 18 Dec 2017

BSE Sensex closed at 33,601.68, up 138.71 points, or 0.41%. The Nifty closed at 10,388.75, up 55.50 points, or 0.54%. Photo: Reuters

Sensex, Nifty regain lost ground as BJP wins polls in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh

2 min read . 19 Dec 2017

While the counting of votes is still on, available results and leads suggest the BJP has improved upon its 2012 performance in central Gujarat which largely accounts for the urban constituencies. Photo: PTI

Gujarat election results: BJP’s urban surge offsets Congress’s gains in rural areas

2 min read . 19 Dec 2017

For the record, the Narendra Modi-led BJP predictably routed the Congress in Himachal Pradesh elections, but just about hung in there for Gujarat elections, scraping together a record fifth consecutive term. Photo: AFP

Election Results 2017: Narendra Modi-led BJP juggernaut rolls on

4 min read . 19 Dec 2017

Jignesh Mevani, who has been critical of the ruling BJP in the state, shot to fame after seven Dalit youths were flogged allegedly by self-styled cow vigilantes at Una last year. Photo: HT

Gujarat elections: Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani wins Vadgam seat

1 min read . 18 Dec 2017