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India Prisms thru Gujarat Elections 2017

INDIA PRISMS THRU GUJARAT 2017 ELECTIONS :Gujarat 2017 results gives a rainbow of perspectives. Everyone involved takes away with him or her the color that he/she likes most. While for the ruling BJP it is a win that beat 22 years of incumbency, for the congress it is a rise from the rags to the level of striking distance of wearing a political suit out of nothing and a habitat in the wilderness in the political desert of the county. For others, it is an expression of their own thoughts and wishful thinking.   In 2014 the nation gave the BJP a decisive victory in the lok sabha elections and Gujarat was no exception which gave a positive mandate in 167 constituencies while it won 115 seats in the assemble elections in 2012. Riding on the 2014 wave, the party dreamed of 150 seats in 2017 but in reality it hovers around 100-105 seats.  Three major issues that gripped the economy during these 3 years were demonatisation, GST and the declining agriculture. Other factors that stagnated