Gujarat
Gujarat Cong in-charge says he knows who are going to quit party
"I know who is going to quit the party. The BJP is planning to lure two leaders every month, and all those who are on BJP's list are leaders who can't win elections. I fail to understand what the BJP will do with such garbage," Raghu Sharma said. Sharma is in Somnath to address the party leaders of Saurashtra zone as part of the 'My booth, my pride' programme.
BJP to capitalise on Modi magic to pull off record victory in Gujarat
It is widely believed that if Prime Minister Narendra Modi had not taken charge of the campaign in the last round in 2017, it would have been very difficult for the BJP to form the government there. So, the top leadership of the party which does not want the Gujarat story to slip away, is keeping a close watch on the situation there. PM Narendra Modi and HM Amit Shah have already made several trips to the state, holding rallies, roadshows, and are constantly holding meetings in Delhi and in Gujarat to chalk out election strategy.
Owaisi to make inroads in Gujarat via Surat
Owaisi has received a good response in Limbayat, however a small section of the community opposed his visit to the constituency by showing black flags while he was on his way to address a gathering on Monday. The AIMIM leader has advocated for political weightage and representation for Muslims in the state "as like Patidars, Muslims in the state too share 14 per cent of the state's population".
Ahead of Gujarat polls, Hardik Patel quits Congress
The elections in Gujarat are due in a few months. In the resignation letter, Hardik Patel has alleged that the Congress has no interest in Gujarat, just opposing policies and programmes, never becoming an option to the ruling party that people are looking for.
Is circular to deposit licenced weapons indication of early Gujarat polls?
This circular was issued in response to the state Chief Electoral Officer's correspondence dated April 28 It states that it is an election-related top priority. The subject reads "For fair, just, and fearless elections." This indicates early assembly elections which are due in December 2022. However, the village panchayat elections due in May are postponed by the state Election Commission and administrators are appointed in 2,400 village panchayats. No other elections are due in the near future.
Assam Police arrested me on PMO's orders: Jignesh Mevani
Mevani, while addressing a grand reception accorded by the Assam Congress in Guwahati, said that after PMO's instructions, Assam Police went to Gujarat to arrest him following his appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to urge people to maintain peace and harmony after the communal violence in Gujarat.
Assam court grants bail to Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani
Mevani was again arrested by the Barpeta police on April 25 on different charges, including "outraging the modesty of a lady police officer" soon after the Chief Judicial Magistrate court in Kokrajhar district granted him bail. Mevani's lawyer Angshuman Bora on Friday said that his (Mevani's) bail application was granted by the Barpeta District Sessions court on a personal bond and surety of Rs 1,000.
Hardik Patel's recent acts fuel talks of political switch
Gujarat Congress President Hardik Patel, the face of the reservation movement of 2016-17 who joined the grand old party in 2019, is the latest in Gujarat to fuel talks of political somersault. Recently, Patel changed his WhatsApp profile picture from the Congress tricolour scarf to one with a saffron scarf. He even deleted Cogress from his WhatsApp bio.
Jignesh Mevani re-arrested in Assam soon after court grants bail
The police from Barpeta district arrested Mevani again, but refused to disclose in which case the Gujarat MLA was re-arrested. The Gujarat legislator was first arrested on Wednesday night in connection with an "objectionable" comment against the Prime Minister he made through a tweet on April 18. Mevani was flown to Guwahati on Thursday morning from where he was taken to Kokrajhar by road.
'Hanuman ji a key thread of Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat': Top 5 quotes of PM Modi in Morbi, Gujarat
The prime minister said that Lord Hanuman is a key thread of "Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat". PM Modi also said that the statue of Hanuman Ji in Morbi is the second of the 4 statues being set up at four cardinal points in the country, under the 'Hanumanji Char Dham project'. This statue has been set up in the west, at the Ashram of Param PujyaBapuKeshvanand ji in Morbi.
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