531 : The Bharatiya Janata Party Confident Ahead of Gujarat Elections
Ronojoy Sen
6 December 2017
The Assembly elections in the Indian State of Gujarat will be held in two phases on 9 and 14 December 2017, with the results being announced on 18 December 2018. While the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is predicting that it will win over 150 seats in the 182-member Assembly, the Congress is banking on a coalition to improve on its performance in the State. This paper examines the election strategies of the BJP and the Congress in the State.