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Gandhinagar, May 4 (IANS) Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Jagdish Vishwakarma on Monday said the party’s electoral performance across states was the result of sustained grassroots efforts and the “blessings of mothers and sisters”, as counting trends indicated significant gains.Speaking at the BJP state headquarters, Vishwakarma said: “Today’s victory is the result of the struggle of party workers, the blessings of mothers and sisters and the public, and the work of Anty…

Gandhinagar, May 4 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said on Monday that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) performance in the latest round of Assembly elections reflected public confidence in development-led governance, as trends showed the party taking a decisive lead in West Bengal and Assam. Addressing party workers at a celebration at the state BJP headquarters, Chief Minister Patel said the result in West Bengal was “not just an electoral win, but the unwavering trust placed by…

Anand, April 23 (IANS) Polling for the Umreth Assembly by-election in Gujarat’s Anand district concluded on Thursday evening with an estimated voter turnout of 59.04 per cent recorded by 8 p.m., according to the Election Commission of India, marking the close of voting conducted through the day.​ Voting took place between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. across 306 polling stations in the constituency, which spans 46 villages in Umreth taluka as well as parts of the Anand rural area and the municipalities …

Anand, April 23 (IANS) Polling in the Umreth Assembly by-election in Gujarat’s Anand district continued under high temperatures on Thursday, with voter turnout reaching 54.43 per cent by 5 p.m., according to the Election Commission of India.​ Voting commenced at 7 a.m. across 306 polling stations set up in the constituency, which spans 46 villages in Umreth taluka and parts of the Anand rural area, along with the municipalities of Ode, Umreth and Boriavi.​A total of 2,45,623 voters are eli…

New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Contrary to the brisk polling in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, the by-elections for three seats (one in Gujarat and two in Maharashtra) started on a modest note and the polling percentage hovered around 30 per cent by Thursday noon. In Gujarat’s Umreth seat, polling was recorded at 37.14 per cent till 1 p.m. while in Maharashtra’s Baramati and Rahuri, the voting percentage stood at 31.91 per cent and 29.68 per cent respectively.Earlier also, Umreth seat led the pack by c…

Anand, April 23 (IANS) Polling for the Umreth Assembly bye-election in Gujarat’s Anand district is continuing steadily, with 25.65 per cent voter turnout recorded by 11 A.M., according to data released by the Election Commission of India.Voting began at 7 A.M. on Thursday across 306 polling stations spread over urban and rural parts of the constituency, which includes 46 villages of Umreth taluka and surrounding Anand rural areas, along with the municipalities of Ode, Umreth and Boriavi.The co…

Anand, April 6 (IANS) Congress candidate Bhrugurajsinh Chauhan on Monday filed his nomination for the Umreth Assembly by-election in the presence of senior party leader Bharatsinh Solanki, marking the party’s formal entry into the contest for the Anand district seat. Chauhan, who was recently announced as the party’s nominee, submitted his papers as the campaign for the April 23 bypoll gathers pace.He is an experienced organisational figure within the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee and h…

New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed grief over the passing of Govind Parmar, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from the Umreth constituency in Gujarat’s Anand district, who died a day earlier while undergoing treatment at a hospital. Parmar was 82. He had been unwell and was receiving treatment at the hospital in Anand, where he breathed his last, according to party leaders.Taking to X, PM Modi said, “I am saddened by the news of the passing of Shri Go…