Stung by Groupism, Stalled by Old Guard, Hardik Patel Says Final Call on Future After Meeting Rahul Gandhi
2 years, 7 months ago

Stung by Groupism, Stalled by Old Guard, Hardik Patel Says Final Call on Future After Meeting Rahul Gandhi

News 18  

Gujarat Congress working president Hardik Patel has been in the news recently for his “tiff” with the party after he claimed he was being sidelined ahead of elections in the state this year, prompting Rahul Gandhi to intervene and placate the Patidar leader. Kyunki chunaav Gujarat mein 6 mahine mein hone waala hai aur aap working president hain Congress ke toh aapke kya kya demands the? Yeh ek sawal hai aur doosra ye bhi hai Hardik ki jis tarah internal fight multiple state units me dekha jaa raha hai, ussi ki wajah se shayad Congress chunaav bhi haar rahi hai. Jaise beech me baat-cheet chal rahi thi ki naraazgi itni ho gayi hai ki aap Congress party chhor karke kahin aur chale jayenge. Toh kya Aam Aadmi Party Congress ki jagah le rahi hai Gujarat mein?

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Congress steps up campaign over Amit Shah’s remarks on Dr. Ambedkar
3 days, 21 hours ago

Congress steps up campaign over Amit Shah’s remarks on Dr. Ambedkar

The Hindu  

Stepping up its campaign against Home Minister Amit Shah for his comment that it has become a “fashion” to take Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar’s name, the Congress on Saturday announced a plan to hold countrywide press conferences and Ambedkar samman marches in the next few days. “On 24 December, all across the country, we will hold Babasaheb Ambedkar Samman Marches and …

Congress Gears Up for Delhi Elections
2 weeks ago

Congress Gears Up for Delhi Elections

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi:The Delhi Congress is in no mood to give a walkover to the ruling AAP in the impending Assembly polls due early next year. A telltale sign of the Congress' intent can be made out from the fact that the party has, according to sources, decided to field "heavyweight" leaders like former Lok Sabha MP Sandeep Dikshit, Delhi party …

Interview | Punjab will vote on our performance, BJP’s polarisation card won’t work: Bhagwant Mann
8 months ago

Interview | Punjab will vote on our performance, BJP’s polarisation card won’t work: Bhagwant Mann

Hindustan Times  

The arrest of Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal since March 21 has thrust Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, 50, into a challenging task in the run-up to the general elections. As one of the key faces in the opposition INDIA bloc, he is pivoting the AAP’s sweepstakes on 22 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab, …

Lok Sabha Polls: Chouhan Hits Campaign Trail with Train Travel from Bhopal to Ganjbasoda in MP
9 months ago

Lok Sabha Polls: Chouhan Hits Campaign Trail with Train Travel from Bhopal to Ganjbasoda in MP

News 18  

Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP Lok Sabha candidate Shivraj Singh Chouhan, known for his down-to-earth approach, on Thursday opted to travel by train in second-class compartment to his constituency, which he fondly terms his ”karmabhoomi”. #WATCH | Bhopal: Former Madhya Pradesh CM and BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan travels in a passenger train for the campaign in Ganj …

Churu MP Rahul Kaswan, denied BJP ticket for Lok Sabha polls, joins Congress
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Churu MP Rahul Kaswan, denied BJP ticket for Lok Sabha polls, joins Congress

Hindustan Times  

Churu MP Rahul Kaswan on Monday joined Congress in the presence of party president Mallikarjun Kharge shortly after announcing his resignation from the BJP. “I would like to thank Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, and senior leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Govind Singh Dotasra and others for allowing me to join Congress,” Kaswan said at a press conference. Kaswan also thanked …

Congress Himachal chief Pratibha Singh’s comment spells trouble for CM Sukhu
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress Himachal chief Pratibha Singh’s comment spells trouble for CM Sukhu

Live Mint  

Amid the ongoing political crisis in Himachal Pradesh, state Congress president Pratibha Singh on Friday undermined party observer DK Shivakumar's statement about Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, stating that “it is the people of the state who will decide the fate of the government”. Congress leader and Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar has said the Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu-led Himachal Pradesh …

'Ek thi Congress is world's shortest story': CM Bhagwant Mann's latest jibe, setback for I.N.D.I.A bloc
11 months, 3 weeks ago

'Ek thi Congress is world's shortest story': CM Bhagwant Mann's latest jibe, setback for I.N.D.I.A bloc

India TV News  

In a setback for the I.N.D.I.A. bloc, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann took a jibe at the 'Grand Old Party' saying "Ek Thi Congress" while responding to media when asked about reluctance of state Congress leaders to having an alliance with Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi and Punjab, ahead of Lok Sabha elections this year. Speaking to reporters in Chandigarh, …

’Nafrat ke bazaar me...’: Rahul Gandhi aims to defeat PM Modi at Centre
1 year ago

’Nafrat ke bazaar me...’: Rahul Gandhi aims to defeat PM Modi at Centre

Live Mint  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi yet again launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while accusing him of “spreading violence and hatred” in the country. He has spread violence and hatred across the nation," Rahul Gandhi said while speaking in the Sangareddy district of poll-bound Telangana. The Congress leader added, "Hum nafrat ke bazaar me mahobbat ki dukaan kholne …

Reversal of roles for BJP, Congress in MP
1 year, 1 month ago

Reversal of roles for BJP, Congress in MP

Hindustan Times  

Is the “new” Bharatiya Janata Party a bit like the “old” Congress? The messaging is distinctly similar to the ‘old’ Congress, which was always reluctant to project its proven state leadership, preferring to rely instead on the appeal of a ubiquitous Delhi high command. By contrast, the Congress’s poll pitch is almost entirely driven by life-size images of its chief …

Congress edits Disney Hotstar video to claim Kartik Aaryan joined their MP campaign, actor denies
1 year, 1 month ago

Congress edits Disney Hotstar video to claim Kartik Aaryan joined their MP campaign, actor denies

Op India  

On 30th October, many Congress leaders and pro-Congress handles on social media posted a campaign for Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, claiming actor Kartik Aaryan has extended his support for the party. Congress supporters and leaders published fake video National spokesperson of Indian Youth Congress and in-charge of UT J&K Aabid Mir Magami wrote, “Bollywood actor Kartik Aryan extended his support …

Shikha Mukerjee | Congress must forge unity out of its internal diversity
1 year, 3 months ago

Shikha Mukerjee | Congress must forge unity out of its internal diversity

Deccan Chronicle  

The Congress Party is entirely truthful when its leader Rahul Gandhi acknowledges that the party is not an organisation; his take is that it is a movement. The three challenges are -- one, to convert the “movement” into an organisation to fight the five state elections in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha battle; two, iron out wrinkles, frictions, …

Congress leader's 'will fight all 7 Delhi seats' remark provokes AAP reaction
1 year, 4 months ago

Congress leader's 'will fight all 7 Delhi seats' remark provokes AAP reaction

India Today  

The Congress's Delhi unit pressed itself into a damage control exercise after party leader Alka Lamba's remarks about Congress contesting all seven Lok Sabha seats in the city caused a furore. With an eye on the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Delhi Congress leaders held a meeting with the party's top leadership on Wednesday to review its Delhi unit's poll preparedness. …

'Aurangzeb humare vikas mein roda hai', says Devendra Fadnavis on poster row in Maharashtra
1 year, 5 months ago

'Aurangzeb humare vikas mein roda hai', says Devendra Fadnavis on poster row in Maharashtra

India TV News  

Aurangzeb poster row : Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that Aurangzeb is a great obstacle to our development. Fadnavis targets Rahul Gandhi: Hitting out at Rahul Gandhi, he said "Rahul Gandhiji ek nasamjh vyakti ki tarah aakr aa kr Veer Sarvarkarji ka apmaan krte hai. Uddhavji can tolerate this for power but we will not do this," he …

'Just to help BJP': Ajay Maken slams Kejriwal as AAP vs Congress escalates
1 year, 6 months ago

'Just to help BJP': Ajay Maken slams Kejriwal as AAP vs Congress escalates

India Today  

Congress leader Ajay Maken on Sunday accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of being with the Bharatiya Janata Party. In a video statement, Ajay Maken said, “On one hand, Arvind Kejriwal is seeking Congress’s support, however, on the other hand, he is speaking against Rajasthan three-time Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot and other party leader like Sachin …

OPINION | BHAGWANT MANN IN 'AAP KI ADALAT'
1 year, 6 months ago

OPINION | BHAGWANT MANN IN 'AAP KI ADALAT'

India TV News  

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann was my guest this weekend in 'Aap Ki Adalat' where he replied to a wide range of questions relating to his second marriage, his alcoholic bouts, the gruesome murder of singer Siddhu Moosewala, use of narcotics in Punjab, the rise of separatist Khalistani elements and sundry other issues. OPPOSITION UNITY EFFORTS FACING OBSTACLES Bihar chief …

Why Congress, BJP are engaged in war of words on new Parliament inauguration
1 year, 7 months ago

Why Congress, BJP are engaged in war of words on new Parliament inauguration

India TV News  

New Parliament Building: Congress and the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party engange in a political battle over newly-built Parliament in New Delhi. Hitting back at the Congress, senior BJP leader and Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday alleged that the grand old party lacks "national spirit and sense of pride" in India's progress. He slammed the …

'Have to behave like big brother…'? Mehbooba Mufti says 'yes', Cong says…
1 year, 8 months ago

'Have to behave like big brother…'? Mehbooba Mufti says 'yes', Cong says…

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Wednesday played down talk of a 'big brother' role in uniting the opposition ahead of the 2024 election and called for a collective effort to oust prime minister Narendra Modi and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti addresses a press conference in Jammu Congress leader Salman Khurshid - responding to a comment by ex-Jammu …

Shikha Mukerjee | Time and tide will not wait for the Opposition to unite
1 year, 9 months ago

Shikha Mukerjee | Time and tide will not wait for the Opposition to unite

Deccan Chronicle  

Opposition unity is a work in progress. The initiative by Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav to visit Bihar and then West Bengal is yet another exercise in consolidating an anti-BJP core of political leaders, not all of whom are as rabidly anti-Congress as Trinamul Congress founder and leader Mamata Banerjee. Even if he did not publicly endorse Mamata Banerjee’s frontal …

'Ulta chor kotwal ko daante': Kharge hits out at PM Modi for denouncing Gandhi's remarks on democracy
1 year, 9 months ago

'Ulta chor kotwal ko daante': Kharge hits out at PM Modi for denouncing Gandhi's remarks on democracy

India TV News  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge again slammed the Centre for raising Rahul Gandhi's democracy remarks in Parliament and said, "Those crushing democracy are talking of saving it". Meanwhile, Kharge, who led a protest rally from the Parliament House complex to Vijay Chowk along with MPs of other opposition parties, called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a "dictator" and alleged his government is …

Elections 2022 Updates: Congress High Command to Decide Himachal CM, Says Rajeev Shukla After Key Meeting With MLAs in Shimla
2 years ago

Elections 2022 Updates: Congress High Command to Decide Himachal CM, Says Rajeev Shukla After Key Meeting With MLAs in Shimla

News 18  

Newly elected Himachal Pradesh Congress MLAs have passed a resolution authorising the party president to pick the next chief minister, said AICC in-charge for state Rajeev Shukla after a Congress Legislature Party meeting was in Shimla on Friday to discuss appointment of next chief minister. As votes were counted for the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections on Thursday, the …

Gujarat poll results: How the Young Turks have fared
2 years ago

Gujarat poll results: How the Young Turks have fared

India Today  

They made their way into national politics with the birth of successive rebellions. Rivaba Jadeja Won: The wife of cricketer Ravindra Jadeja, Rivaba, who made her electoral debut on a BJP ticket in this assembly election, won by a 50,456 vote margin from the Jamnagar North seat. Isudan Gadhvi Lost: The AAP’s chief ministerial candidate lost to BJP’s Mulubhai Bera, …

Why Hardik Patel, Alpesh Thakor and Jignesh Mevani are muted in this Gujarat election
2 years, 1 month ago

Why Hardik Patel, Alpesh Thakor and Jignesh Mevani are muted in this Gujarat election

India Today  

In November 2017, rebellion was in the air in Gujarat. Patidar leader Hardik Patel, OBC leader Alpesh Thakor and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani had gatecrashed the national political scene. Released from jail, he campaigned extensively in the Gujarat assembly elections in 2017 with the covert support of the Congress and indeed damaged the BJP, which ended up with a reduced …

Rahul 'Kaan Ka Kachcha'; Congress Protests against ED, Not Inflation: Kuldeep Bishnoi to News18 - News18
2 years, 4 months ago

Rahul 'Kaan Ka Kachcha'; Congress Protests against ED, Not Inflation: Kuldeep Bishnoi to News18 - News18

News 18  

Kuldeep Bishnoi, son of Haryana’s former chief minister Bhajan Lal, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday, before going over to party chief JP Nadda’s residence for a cup of tea and sandwiches. In an exclusive interview with News18.com, Bishnoi opens up on Rahul Gandhi, …

Explained | From Patidar agitation to BJP: A look at Hardik Patel’s political journey
2 years, 6 months ago

Explained | From Patidar agitation to BJP: A look at Hardik Patel’s political journey

The Hindu  

The story so far: Former Gujarat Congress leader Hardik Patel formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday, June 2. The face of the 2015 Patidar reservation agitation, Mr. Patel resigned from Congress on May 18, alleging neglect towards him and other youth leaders. Joining the Congress Mr. Patel supported the Congress party in the 2017 Gujarat Assembly elections, where …

Hardik Patel joins BJP after quitting Congress months ahead of Gujarat elections
2 years, 6 months ago

Hardik Patel joins BJP after quitting Congress months ahead of Gujarat elections

Hindustan Times  

Hardik Patel who had resigned from the Congress last month on Thursday joined the BJP in Gandhinagar months ahead of the Gujarat elections. In a tweet on Thursday morning, Hardik Patel announced that he will be starting a new chapter in his life, working as a small soldier under the leadership of PM Modi. Hardik Patel: Pujas and posters before …

Hardik Patel to turn right: BJP hopes to right the wrongs that drove away Patidar votes | OPINION
2 years, 6 months ago

Hardik Patel to turn right: BJP hopes to right the wrongs that drove away Patidar votes | OPINION

India Today  

The “top tormentor” for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP in Gujarat is set to become a team member. With Hardik Patel’s entry, the Gujarat BJP micro and macro managed by PM Modi would breathe in relief. In July 2020, Hardik Patel, barely 27-years-old, became the youngest leader in the Congress to lead the party’s state unit in Gujarat. Congress leaders …

Hardik Patel: Pujas and posters before ex-Cong leader joins BJP
2 years, 6 months ago

Hardik Patel: Pujas and posters before ex-Cong leader joins BJP

Hindustan Times  

Ex-Gujarat Congress leader Hardik Patel - set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of elections in prime minister Narendra Modi's home state this year - performed a puja at his residence Thursday morning before his induction ceremony. Hardik Patel performs puja at home before joining the BJP on June 2 Other visuals showed posters outside the BJP's HQ in …

Ex-Congress Leader Hardik Patel Set To Join BJP Today
2 years, 6 months ago

Ex-Congress Leader Hardik Patel Set To Join BJP Today

ABP News  

New Delhi: Former Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel will join the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday in presence of state party president C R Patil and former Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel at noon. "It is confirmed that Hardik Patel will join the BJP on June 2 in the presence of state president C R Patil," BJP’s state spokesperson …

News Analysis | Gujarat BJP eyes community dividend with Patel poster boy’s induction
2 years, 6 months ago

News Analysis | Gujarat BJP eyes community dividend with Patel poster boy’s induction

The Hindu  

The poster boy and face of the 2015 Patidar quota agitation, Hardik Patel, who had challenged the Bharatiya Janata Party government in the run-up to the last Assembly elections in Gujarat, is set to join the party ahead of the next State polls scheduled to be held in December this year. While resigning from the Congress, Mr. Hardik Patel had …

Hardik Patel to join BJP: How the party can benefit from the Patidar leader ahead of Gujarat Assembly polls
2 years, 6 months ago

Hardik Patel to join BJP: How the party can benefit from the Patidar leader ahead of Gujarat Assembly polls

Firstpost  

The BJP’s induction of Hardik Patel is aimed at wooing back the Patidar community, an important voting block in Gujarat with a population of 1.5 crore and an influence in around 70 Assembly seats The will-he won’t-he finally ended on Tuesday with Hardik Patel confirming that he would join the BJP on 2 June. BJP’s high hopes for Hardik BJP …

Hardik Patel likely to join BJP on June 2: Party sources
2 years, 6 months ago

Hardik Patel likely to join BJP on June 2: Party sources

India Today  

Former working president of Gujarat Congress and Patidar leader Hardik Patel is set to join BJP on June 2. Close sources in the BJP confirmed to India Today that Hardik Patel is very likely to join the BJP in the presence of Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel, BJP state president CR Patil and other ministers and top leaders. Sources from BJP …

Exiting 'Wrong Party' Congress, Hardik Patel Now Goes Right. Set to Join BJP on June 2
2 years, 6 months ago

Exiting 'Wrong Party' Congress, Hardik Patel Now Goes Right. Set to Join BJP on June 2

News 18  

Former Congress leader Hardik Patel will join the BJP on June 2 in the presence of Gujarat party president C R Paatil, a state party spokesperson said on Tuesday. After Patidar quota agitation leader Patel recently resigned from the Congress, there were speculations that he may join the ruling BJP. pic.twitter.com/xtgGjQ9hhm— ANI May 31, 2022 “It is confirmed that Hardik …

Hardik Patel, former Gujarat Congress working president, to join BJP on June 2
2 years, 6 months ago

Hardik Patel, former Gujarat Congress working president, to join BJP on June 2

India TV News  

Highlights Patidar leader Hardik Patel will join BJP on June 2. Hardik Patel to join BJP: Former Gujarat Congress working president and Patidar leader Hardik Patel will join the Bhartiya Janata Party on June 2. Patel's decision to join the BJP days after quitting the Congress assumes significance as it comes just ahead of the Gujarat Assembly polls. "It is …

'I am Not Joining BJP Tomorrow': Hardik Patel Denies Speculation About Joining BJP
2 years, 6 months ago

'I am Not Joining BJP Tomorrow': Hardik Patel Denies Speculation About Joining BJP

News 18  

Former Congress leader Hardik Patel denied speculation that he will join the BJP on Monday, and took to Twitter to attack the Aam Aadmi Party over the killing of popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala. “I am not joining BJP tomorrow…will let you know if something like this happens,” Patel told PTI on Sunday. Brutal murder of an international kabaddi player …

Gujarat: Not joining BJP on Monday, says Hardik Patel
2 years, 6 months ago

Gujarat: Not joining BJP on Monday, says Hardik Patel

India TV News  

Former Congress leader Hardik Patel denied speculation that he will join the BJP on Monday and took to Twitter to attack the Aam Aadmi Party over the killing of popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala. "I am not joining BJP tomorrow.will let you know if something like this happens," Patel told PTI on Sunday. "The Chief Minister of Punjab and the …

Good News for Gujarat in 5 Days, Says Hardik Patel Amid Buzz of BJP Entry on May 30 - News18
2 years, 6 months ago

Good News for Gujarat in 5 Days, Says Hardik Patel Amid Buzz of BJP Entry on May 30 - News18

News 18  

On a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah embarked on Gujarat tour, sources told News18 that clearance has been given for Hardik Patel’s entry into the BJP. Patidar leader Hardik Patel, who quit the Congress on May 19, is now likely to join the BJP on May 30. Speaking about his disillusionment with the …

Hardik Patel’s resignation scripted by BJP, says Gujarat PCC president
2 years, 7 months ago

Hardik Patel’s resignation scripted by BJP, says Gujarat PCC president

The Hindu  

A day after Mr. Hardik Patel left the Congress, the party's Gujarat unit president Jagdish Thakor on May 19 claimed that he took the step as he was afraid that he might have to go to jail in sedition cases registered against him. The Congress leader made these claims soon after Mr. Patel held a press conference, in which he …

No decision yet on joining BJP or AAP: Hardik Patel
2 years, 7 months ago

No decision yet on joining BJP or AAP: Hardik Patel

The Hindu  

A day after resigning from the Congress, Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Thursday said he has not taken any decision yet on joining any other party, be it the ruling BJP in Gujarat or the new entrant AAP. Addressing a press conference in Ahmedabad, Mr. Patel claimed the Congress had no vision and that leaders of the party were biased …

Gujarat: Patidar leader Hardik Patel says no decision yet on joining BJP or AAP
2 years, 7 months ago

Gujarat: Patidar leader Hardik Patel says no decision yet on joining BJP or AAP

Live Mint  

A day after resigning from the Congress, Patidar leader Hardik Patel today said he has not taken any decision yet on joining BJP or AAP in Gujarat. "I have not taken any decision as of now on joining any political party, be it the BJP or AAP," 28-year old Hardik said. Addressing a press conference in Ahmedabad, the Patidar leader …

Day after resignation, Hardik Patel says Congress is 'most casteist party'
2 years, 7 months ago

Day after resignation, Hardik Patel says Congress is 'most casteist party'

India Today  

Former Gujarat Congress leader Hardik Patel slammed the state party and called it the 'biggest casteist party', a day after he quit the party. While addressing a press conference in Ahmedabad, the Patidar leader said Congress is the biggest casteist party and accused the state unit's executive chairman of not assigning him any duties. 'NOT JOINING BJP' Hardik Patel dismissed …

'Not decided,' says Hardik Patel on joining BJP or AAP
2 years, 7 months ago

'Not decided,' says Hardik Patel on joining BJP or AAP

India TV News  

Highlights Hardik Patel today said that he has not taken any decision yet on joining any other party Congress had no vision and that leaders of party were biased against Gujarati people, said Hardik Hardik Patel was made the Gujarat Congress working president in July 2020 A day after resigning from the Congress, Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Thursday said …

Why did Hardik Patel quit Congress? Here's what party thinks
2 years, 7 months ago

Why did Hardik Patel quit Congress? Here's what party thinks

India Today  

When Hardik Patel posted his resignation letter on Twitter, a meeting between the party’s general secretaries and in-charge was underway at 24, Akbar Road - the All India Congress Committee headquarters in Delhi. Naresh Patel factor Speculation of Hardik Patel joining the BJP was rife in Gujarat and when the then working president of Gujarat Congress didn’t attend Nav Sankalp …

BJP workers will not accept Hardik Patel, say Gujarat Patidar leaders
2 years, 7 months ago

BJP workers will not accept Hardik Patel, say Gujarat Patidar leaders

India Today  

Leaders of the Patidar Andolan who have joined the BJP are opposed to Hardik Patel joining the party. Varun Patel, a BJP leader and former convener of the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti, told India Today: "BJP workers have struggled so much against Hardik Patel. In the end, it is up to the BJP's top leaders to decide whether he should …

Congress leaders focused on chicken sandwich, says Hardik as he dumps party ahead of polls
2 years, 7 months ago

Congress leaders focused on chicken sandwich, says Hardik as he dumps party ahead of polls

India Today  

Amid the ongoing tussle in the Gujarat Congress unit, Patidar leader Hardik Patel resigned from the party today. While launching a scathing attack on Congress's senior leadership, Hardik Patel in his letter said that the "big leaders of Congress in Gujarat are far away from issues of the state but are more focussed on ensuring that chicken sandwich for leaders …

Hardik Patel, Gujarat Congress working president, resigns from party ahead of Assembly polls
2 years, 7 months ago

Hardik Patel, Gujarat Congress working president, resigns from party ahead of Assembly polls

India TV News  

Highlights Hardik Patel resigned from Congress days after Rahul Gandhi's Gujarat visit He is considered to be an influential leader in the Patidar community Patidars, representing almost 12% of Gujarat's population, are pivot in Assembly polls Hardik Patel, Gujarat Congress working president, on Wednesday resigned from the post and as well as from the party's primary membership months before the …

Congress played roadblock on issues like Ram Mandir, Article 370: Hardik Patel in parting note for Gandhis
2 years, 7 months ago

Congress played roadblock on issues like Ram Mandir, Article 370: Hardik Patel in parting note for Gandhis

India TV News  

Highlights Hardik Patel came into the limelight after he led Patidar quota stir in Gujarat ahead of 2017 polls He resigned days after Rahul Gandhi's Gujarat visit where polls will be held later this year Sources told India TV that Hardik Patel could join the BJP in a week Hardik Patel resigns from Congress: In a big blow to Congress …

In Some States Senior Cong Leaders Are Unable to Work & Young Ones Aren’t Allowed to: Hardik Patel
2 years, 7 months ago

In Some States Senior Cong Leaders Are Unable to Work & Young Ones Aren’t Allowed to: Hardik Patel

News 18  

Gujarat Congress working president Hardik Patel has made it amply clear in recent days that all is not well within the party. https://twitter.com/CNNnews18/status/1525103099748225024 https://twitter.com/CNNnews18/status/1525104342415581189 He also rejected reports of Rahul Gandhi snubbing him recently, saying that the Wayanad MP had a busy schedule during his Gujarat visit and the two could not meet but he expects to discuss issues of …

Buzz over Hardik Patel joining BJP
2 years, 8 months ago

Buzz over Hardik Patel joining BJP

The Hindu  

Days after Congress leader Hardik Patel praised the BJP and its “decisive leadership”, there is a growing buzz that he could quit the party ahead of the Assembly election in Gujarat. The 28-year-old working president of Gujarat Congress is apparently upset with the party leadership for “ignoring him and not assigning him any important work portfolio in the party”. Recently, …

Senior Congress leaders have 'secret' understanding with BJP: Ripun Bora's scathing resignation letter
2 years, 8 months ago

Senior Congress leaders have 'secret' understanding with BJP: Ripun Bora's scathing resignation letter

India Today  

Former Assam Congress chief and former Rajya Sabha MP Ripun Bora resigned from the party and joined the Trinamool Congress on Sunday in the presence of TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee. pic.twitter.com/pGWfycwI4D — Ripun Bora April 17, 2022 While thanking the party in his resignation letter to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, Ripun Bora mentioned the details as to why he was …

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