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Gujarat govt cut VAT on petrol, diesel with an eye on polls: Congress

Gujarat today reduced the value added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel by 4 per cent

Gujarat elections will be held in December, EVM VVPATs to be used: EC

While it is yet to fix a date or decide on whether to conduct it in a phased manner, the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday said that the state assembly polls in Gujarat will be held in December.On a visit to Gujarat for a review of the election preparedness ahead of the polls, the EC team led by chief election commissioner A K Joti said that EVM VVPATs will be used across all 50,128 polling stations VVPAT enables a voter to see the name of the candidate and the symbol of the candidate on paper to whom he has cast his vote.The elections this year will be held across 50,128 polling stations at 28639 polling locations for 182 assembly constituencies of state, with already 43.3 million voters having registered till September this year, EC stated on Tuesday.During the visit, the commission not only met various political parties to understand their issues and concerns, but also reviewed work of DMs, SPs, Police Commissioners, DIGs/IGs and discussed issues with Chief secretary, Home ...

EC decision to not announce Gujarat poll date intriguing

The model code of conduct in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh was in force for 83 days in 2007 and 2012

Modi-Rahul tussle to gain ground ahead of Gujarat elections

Congress trying to rope in Hardik Patel-Jignesh Mevani-Alpesh Thakor for Gujarat elections

Ahead of polls, Gujarat govt gives ASHA workers a 50% pay hike

The women health activists had protested in September demanding equal rights, pay and social security

Nitish fighting lost battle: Tejashwi on JD(U)'s move to contest Guj polls

The RJD leader claimed that the Bihar CM was fighting a losing battle

Race wide open

Gujarat has been a BJP stronghold for long, but this time the party is losing ground to the Congress

In campaign mode, Rahul Gandhi terms GST as 'Gabbar Singh Tax'

Analysts say OBC leader Thakor joining the party might bridge vote share gap with BJP in state

SP won't split anti-BJP votes, to support Cong in Gujarat polls: Akhilesh

Samajwadi Party will contest five of the 182 assembly seats in Gujarat

In Gandhinagar, Amit Shah sets 137-plus target for Gujarat elections

Amit Shah lashed out at critics of Modi's pet project of bullet train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai

Here's what it'll take BJP to win Gujarat without Modi as CM

State continues to grow but handling of Patidar and Dalit agitations could have negative impact

Rahul Gandhi's elevation part of 'Beta Bachao, Beta Banao' campaign: BJP

The 'Beta Bachao, Beta Banao' campaign was started by Gandhi himself

Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat, Smriti Irani in Amethi: The war of words continues

In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Amethi had seen a high-pitched electoral battle between Rahul Gandhi and Smriti Irani