Manas Dasgupta
GANDHINAGAR: An estimated 46 to 49 per cent of the 3.63 crore voters on Thursday exercised their franchise in Gujarat to elect 26 representatives to the Lok Sabha.
But for a scuffle in Narsana village near Godhra in the Panchamahals parliamentary constituency and a clash between BJP and Congress workers in Hansot village in the […]

Special Correspondent
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Thursday created history by deploying its men and machinery just to collect one vote, that too in the polling station set up in the Gir forest of Gujarat, sanctuary for the Asiatic lion.
The lone voter — Guru Bharatdasji Darshandasji Maharaj (58) — a priest in the local Shiva […]

Manas Dasgupta

The messages read “jail for the son of Gujarat and bail for the son of Italy”

AHMEDABAD: It could not have come at a more opportune time for the BJP in Gujarat. With just a day to go for the Lok Sabha elections in the State, a massive anonymous SMS campaign has been launched […]

By Manas Dasgupta in Gandhinagar
“Strengthen the hands” of Chief Minister Narendra Modi scream hoardings the Bharatiya Janata Party has put up all over the State. Surprisingly, they make no mention of L.K. Advani, the party’s Prime Ministerial candidate who is contesting from Gandhinagar, the State capital.
The message is loud and clear — the party is […]

Manas Dasgupta
No, says the Congress, which has dug up official statistics to show that more has been done by the UPA government than the NDA ever did  

Arjun Modhvadia… countering Modi.
Ahmedabad: The Congress in Gujarat is usually on the defensive, trying to fend off onslaughts by Chief Minister Narendra Modi. But now, the Congress may have […]

Manas Dasgupta
 
 
Former Congress MP Somjibhai Damor set to join BJP BJP’s dissident MLAs, MPs returning to the party fold

 
AHMEDABAD: The Congress in Gujarat is facing a string of desertions from the rank and file aggravating the party’s problems in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections.
Already on a weak turf considering the support generally enjoyed […]