GUJARAT ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2012

As results came in on Thursday, Keshubhai Patel’s home wore a deserted look. The assumption that the Patel satrap would restrict the BJP’s tally by damaging its prospects in Saurashtra proved wrong. The damage was limited to eight of 54 seats, Smruti Koppikar reports.

Gujarat's economy is growing at a healthy clip, the state leads the way in exports and industrialists gush about a reduction in red tape. Narendra Modi clearly sees business and industry as his strong suit as he seeks a third term. Sitaraman Shankar and Mahesh Langa report.

Gujarat's economic growth over the last decade has no doubt been impressive, but other states such as Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu too have shown equally impressive growth. Varghese K George reports.

In poll-bound Gujarat, where chief minister Narendra Modi is seeking a record third term on the back of claims that the state developed the fastest under his tenure, the issue of relative deprivation is as much under the spotlight as is the challenge of alleviating absolute poverty. Rajesh Mahapatra writes. Gujarat vs India | Disparities galore

The Election Commission has reprimanded Gujarat Congress chief Arjun Modhwadia for violating the model code of conduct with his “monkey” comment against chief minister Narendra Modi.

The 2012 assembly polls were the dullest of the three election campaigns ran by Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi. The frenzy he managed to whip up in 2002 and 2007 was evidently missing. Varghese K George reports.

The Congress's biggest problem in Gujarat is the absence of a credible face to take on Brand Modi. The result is a low-key campaign that lives in hope as much as fear. Rajdeep Sardesai writes.

The Congress has brought Rahul Gandhi to the centre stage because of the 2014 parliamentary election. He must reinvent Nehru's ideology in a globalised economy. Shaibal Gupta writes.

The Election Commission is all geared up to conduct postal ballot at various facilitation centres across Gujarat, where about three lakh polling staffers — including policemen — are expected to cast their votes, officials said.

As film star and Congress MP Raj Babbar regales a fascinated audience in a small village maidan smelling of cow dung, it seems most people living here might be Muslims. Sujata Anandan reports.

In Gujarat today, Muslims want the narrative of victimhood and persecution to change. This is a poignant example of how at times good results from the terrible. Sagarika Ghose writes.

Narendra Modi’s Gujarat is shining for a handful of corporates. The less privileged people are strangers in their own homeland. Sujata Anandan writes.