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Who is going to win? What are the factors driving the voters? Have things changed in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state?

&lt;p id=&quot;p_1&quot;&gt;India Today TV managing editor Rahul Kanwal travelled across poll-bound Gujarat last week. Speaking to politicians and ordinary citizens alike, he gathered insight on what exactly is going on in the state known for its &amp;ldquo;development&amp;rdquo; model.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id=&quot;p_2&quot;&gt;Who is going to win? What are the factors driving the voters? Have things changed in Prime Minister Narendra Modi&amp;rsquo;s home state? Here are&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366ff;&quot;&gt; &lt;a style=&quot;color: #3366ff;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.dailyo.in/politics/gujarat-assembly-elections2017-rahul-gandhi-amit-shah-narendra-modi-hardik-patel-alpesh-thakor/story/1/21107.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;nine takeaways&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;from his dispatch:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id=&quot;p_3&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;kanwal---rahul-chang_121317114301.jpg&quot; src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201712/kanwal---rahul-chang_121317114301.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;kanwal---rahul-chang_121317114301.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: left; display: block; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; color: #000000;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Photo: DailyO&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id=&quot;p_4&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;kanwal---once-a-trad_121317114326.jpg&quot; src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201712/kanwal---once-a-trad_121317114326.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;kanwal---once-a-trad_121317114326.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: left; display: block; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; color: #000000;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Photo: DailyO&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id=&quot;p_5&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;kanwal---ashok-gehlo_121317114341.jpg&quot; src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201712/kanwal---ashok-gehlo_121317114341.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;kanwal---ashok-gehlo_121317114341.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: left; display: block; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; color: #000000;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Photo: DailyO&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id=&quot;p_6&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;kanwal---bjps-bigges_121317114402.jpg&quot; src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201712/kanwal---bjps-bigges_121317114402.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;kanwal---bjps-bigges_121317114402.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: left; display: block; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; color: #000000;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Photo: DailyO&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id=&quot;p_7&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;kanwal---bjps-last-m_121317114419.jpg&quot; src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201712/kanwal---bjps-last-m_121317114419.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;kanwal---bjps-last-m_121317114419.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: left; display: block; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; color: #000000;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Photo: DailyO&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id=&quot;p_8&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;kanwal---indian-poli_121317114504.jpg&quot; src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201712/kanwal---indian-poli_121317114504.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;kanwal---indian-poli_121317114504.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: left; display: block; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; color: #000000;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Photo: DailyO&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id=&quot;p_9&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;kanwal---bjps-toughe_121317114519.jpg&quot; src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201712/kanwal---bjps-toughe_121317114519.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;kanwal---bjps-toughe_121317114519.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: left; display: block; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; color: #000000;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Photo: DailyO&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id=&quot;p_10&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;kanwal---defeat-not-_121317114534.jpg&quot; src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201712/kanwal---defeat-not-_121317114534.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;kanwal---defeat-not-_121317114534.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: left; display: block; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; color: #000000;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Photo: DailyO&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id=&quot;p_11&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;kanwal---no-one-meta_121317114553.jpg&quot; src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201712/kanwal---no-one-meta_121317114553.jpg&quot; 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