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GUJARAT ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2012

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No Muslim face: Modi core team

Narendra Modi’s core team, which is part of his electoral ‘war room’, vetoed a proposal for the BJP to field Muslim candidates.

Moditva beyond 2012

Narendra Modi’s challenge is not winning the elections next week but winning them in a manner that positions him as a contender for the country’s top job. How will he fare? write Rajesh Mahapatra and Mahesh Langa. Modi's political highs and lows

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Is Modi slipping from his Gujarat pedestal?

Mandate 2012 may have taken some sheen off Narendra Modi's rah-rah narrative, creating spaces for people other than Modi-baiters to discuss him and for the brave to criticise him, reports Smruti Koppikar.

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Payback time for Muslim ghetto

The people of Juhapura are used to being ignored, but it is election time and every Muslim here knows that their votes count.

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Leuva Patels' vote will will be crucial for Modi, Keshubhai

Leuva Patels, a backbone of BJP's uninterrupted 18 years rule in Gujarat, are giving sleepless nights to the ruling party on which way they will go in assembly elections in Saurashtra this time after their caste's tallest leader Keshubhai Patel launched his political outfit.

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Modi vs Bhatt: a contest to watch in Maninagar

The war of attrition between Narendra Modi and Sanjeev Bhatt today shifted to the electoral arena with the Congress fielding the wife of suspended IPS officer against the Gujarat chief minister.

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No talisman anymore

The most disadvantaged person in Gujarat has two choices — an authoritarian, business-friendly government or one that affirms her dignity and cares about her needs, writes Harsh Mander.

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Notification issued for first phase of Gujarat Assembly polls

The Election Commission today issued notification for the first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections for 87 constituencies where voting will be held on December 13.

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Keeping a watch on elections, helping voters make a choice

Mashqura Fareedi & Jagdeep S. Chhokar explain how their group National Election Watch is tracking candidates in the Gujarat elections.

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EVMs would be tamper-proof, assures Gujarat EC official

A Gujarat Election Commission official today assured that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) which will be used in the December elections to Assembly in the state would be 100% tamper-proof.

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Delimitation effect: BJP to send observers to districts

Gujarat CM Narendra Modi and the BJP thinktank on Monday decided to send three observers to each district to meet aspirants vying for party tickets for the two-phase polls in December.

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Not going with the flow in Gujarat

In many ways, the 2012 assembly elections in Gujarat could be challenging for chief minister Narendra Modi. Himanshu Thakkar writes

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Modi as PM: BJP, RSS grapple with dilemma

All eyes are on the BJP's leadership dilemma after Narendra Modi's third straight win in Gujarat, reports Vikas Pathak.

When the student outdid the mentor

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.