Of the 137 candidates having criminal records, 78 candidates are facing serious cases such as murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping and rape.
The march started from Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad to state capital Gandhinagar to protest the deteriorating law and order situation and rising prices of essential commodities.
He was responding to a question on whether Gujarat polls would also be staggered like the seven-phased UP polls. The term of the present Assembly in Gujarat expires on December 26.
In the midst of a hectic campaign schedule, Modi needs to find time to meet visiting leaders and attend the East Asia Summit in the Philippines.
The apex court had questioned the poll panel's notification and said that NOTA was meant to be exercised by individual voters in direct polls.
It was an extremely volatile session, borne out by the Sensex swinging over 1,200 points through the day and the Nifty 369 points.
Parliament proceedings were adjourned for a second day on Monday over the insinuations by Prime Minister Narendra Modi against his predecessor Manmohan Singh.
The voting for the second and final phase of Gujarat assembly elections is underway for 93 seats of North and Central Gujarat.
In a two-page letter written on December 12, 2017, the Reliance head said he was "personally saddened" by the "unfortunate statements" against him and his group by several functionaries of the Congress party.
'Amit A Shah's sharp vilification can be interpreted as a sign of nervousness in the saffron camp,' says Amulya Ganguli.
'After we released the report, the stir it created took us by surprise.'
'Minus Modi, the BJP will get only 50 seats.' 'He is planning 25 big meetings in Gujarat and that will make a difference.'
Kickstarting the Aam Aadmi Party's campaign for the 2017 Gujarat assembly polls, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday asked the people to get rid of "hooligans" and "corrupt" persons.
The Patidar community leader pitched for constitutional protection to the provision of reservation for them so as to preclude a judicial review.
Kumar had sought central university status for it in keeping with public sentiments.
The schedule for Gujarat will be announced separately.
In the third phase of the Lok Sabha election on April 23, 116 seats spread across 13 states and two Union Territories, will go to the polls.
There was pandemonium over the placing of a VCD depicting the alleged lathicharge on agitating farmers in Valsad.
Vaghela said the front 'Jan Vikalp' was floated by some city-based "professionals", who approached him to provide an alternative to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Congress in Gujarat, and claimed a number of people wanted to see him as the chief minister.
Rupani announced in Gandhinagar that the finance portfolio had been given to Patel and that the issue was over now.
Days after being sworn into office, Nitin Patel is yet to take charge of the portfolios allotted to him.
Naidu said Shah is not in race to the new CM as party wants him to continue as national president.
Confident from his recent victory, the Gujarat chief minister recommended that elections should be held at the earliest and simultaneously for 89 municipalities, 15 taluka panchayats and two district panchayats.
On Tuesday, the Congress had approached the EC against NOTA in RS polls.
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'But in 2024, the people of India will throw him out of power as the contradictions in him will be apparent.'
'Not only has the ire against the Congress subsided in Gujarat, but people are now coming to their senses.'
The Gujarat government admitted in the Assembly that it had paid Rs 456.79 cr.
While the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has given tickets to 76 'crorepati' candidates, the opposition Congress has fielded 60 such nominees. They are followed by seven from the Nationalist Congress Party, six from the Aam Aadmi Party and two from the Bahujan Samaj Party.
'In mocking him, Modi and Shah went horribly wrong.'
'It made Gandhi determined to fight to the finish, which now has the entire Sangh Parivar rattled,' says a Congress leader, privy to the repeated RSS outreach for a rapproachment.
The BJP president said the Gujarat poll outcome has "demolished the myth" that the Congress is getting revived on account of its leadership.
But partymen should not be overconfident and must work towards the BJPs success in the coming assembly polls, party spokesman V K Malhotra quoted Vajpayee as saying.
Assembly elections coming up in November and December could offer a window of opportunity to the government to make GST attractive through rate cuts.
'He is a very colourful man with a great sense of style. I have not seen another politician that dresses so well.' 'He is so knowledgeable. He would talk to you about sports, technology, world affairs... there is no subject that he can't talk about.' Cinematographer Senthil Kumar on shooting Modi in 3D. Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com listens in.
Shadow of elections may overshadow political consensus at GST Council meetings.
Informal talks with people close to the Patidar leader are on to enlist the support of the Patel community, which comprises 20 per cent of the voters.
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