Highlights of India Today 01th January 2018, issue: This weeks cover story talks about the BJPs victory in the recently concluded Gujarat Assembly Elections. Even though, the Saffron party has won the state, many believe that the Congress has gained the confidence of Gujarats rural communities. The Assembly polls issue talks about the BJPs big win in Gujarat and how the party barely made it. The story talks about how the BJPs win this time doesnt guarantee their victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as the Opposition continues to revive at a slow, but promising, pace. The special story on the Congress talks about the partys defeat in Gujarat. It also looks at Congress newly appointed president Rahul Gandhi and the issues that he is facing as he pushes to revive the Grand Old Party to reclaim its political space in India. Velvet voices, a special package on the new-generation singers, talks about how these damsels are redefining music and getting their due on their own terms.   The issue also comes with two free magazines: Woman, and Simply Kolkata