-The Hindu Business Line Gujarat result shows politicians and governments would pay attention to farmer woes only when they are hit where it hurts Agriculture is in the eye of the storm, and we must thank Gujarat elections for this turn of events. Agrarian distress is gaining eyeballs like never before. Farmers have tried all kinds of methods in the past, but to no avail. They committed suicide, but it didn’t matter....
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1,497 farmer suicides since loan waiver announced -Priyanka Kakodkar
-The Times of India MUMBAI: Maharashtra has recorded 1,497 farmer suicides in the six months since the loan waiver was declared in June, official data shows. This is just 4.2% lower than the 1,563 cases reported in the same period last year. In fact, these cases account for 56% of the total 2,662 farmer suicides reported between January and November this year. The roll-out of the waiver was delayed by glitches in the...
More »Poll setback in Gujarat's cotton belt worries Maharashtra BJP -Abhiram Ghadyalpatil
-Livemint.com In Gujarat elections, BJP won 23 seats in cotton cultivation areas, while the Congress took 30 The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra is worried about the electoral reversals the party suffered in rural Gujarat, especially the cotton-growing parts. Results of the Gujarat assembly elections announced on Monday showed the Congress made significant gains in the Saurashtra-Kutch region and north Gujarat where cotton and groundnut are the main cash crops. In...
More »Rural anti-incumbency is the key takeaway from the Gujarat results
-Hindustan Times Farm distress is not confined to Gujarat alone. The economic viability of farming is increasingly coming under stress. Uncertain rainfall and price fluctuations can make things even worse in bad years What is the biggest political economy takeaway from the 2017 Gujarat elections? The schism between India and Bharat is for real. The BJP’s victory is only due to its dominance in urban areas. The Congress has won a majority...
More »How BJP fared in rural Gujarat despite farm distress -Sayantan Bera
-Livemint.com An analysis of the results shows that the Congress did not perform very well in rural Gujarat—where it was expected to—despite worsening distress among farmers New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a closely contested electoral fight in Gujarat on Monday with a thin margin, upsetting expectations of the Congress that it can wrest back the state after a gap of over two decades. An analysis of the results shows...
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