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Gujarat as it happened: Keshubhai no match to Modi in Saurashtra, says poll

The second and final round of polling has got underway in Gujarat today to decide if Chief Minister Narendra Modi can get another five-year term or the Congress can bounce back to power in the state assembly. Live updates of all the action.

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FP Politics|Dec 17, 2012, 23:11:29 IST
[caption id="attachment_559574" align="alignleft" width="380"] AFP[/caption]The second and final round of polling has got underway in Gujarat today to decide if Chief Minister Narendra Modi can get another five-year term or the Congress can bounce back to power in the state assembly.If the BJP wins, Modi — who soars over the party and who has been chief minister since 2001 — could start playing a larger national role both in the BJP and pan-India politics. A defeat for the BJP could, however, puncture Modi’s larger political ambitions and prove a great morale booster for the Congress ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha election.Live updates of all the action here:
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First Published:Dec 17, 2012, 23:00:07 IST
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