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An Overview of the Political parties in Gujarat.
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- ↑ The political topography of Gujarat Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ India on the Threshold of the 21st Century: Problems of National Consolidation. India: "Social Science Today" Editorial Board, Nauka Publishers. 1990. p. 174. ISBN 978-5-02-023554-0.CS1 maint: date and year (link)
- ↑ Sheth, Pravin N. (1998). Political Development in Gujarat. New Delhi, India: Karnavati Publications. p. 27.CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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