Opposition parties race to woo Hardik Patel ahead of Gujarat assembly polls
8 years, 8 months ago

Opposition parties race to woo Hardik Patel ahead of Gujarat assembly polls

Live Mint  

Ahmedabad: Hardik Patel has hinted he may join politics if his community wants, following which all opposition parties in Gujarat are trying to woo the Patidar quota agitation leader to join them, apparently with an eye on the state assembly polls next year. Though NCP is a small player in Gujarat, its president Jayant Patel was among the first to greet Hardik when he came out of Lajpor jail in Surat. “The doors of our parties are open for Hardik Patel any day,” said member of legislative assembly Patel. Members of the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti, an organization led by Hardik, said he will continue with his road show on Monday at Patan before leaving for Udaipur, where former Congress MLA of Rajasthan Pushkarlal Patel invited him to stay at his house during his stay outside the state.

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As Rahul asks Congress to up its game in Gujarat, why Ahmed Patel is missed
6 days, 23 hours ago

As Rahul asks Congress to up its game in Gujarat, why Ahmed Patel is missed

India Today  

Rahul Gandhi created a stir in the Congress in Gujarat during his visit to the state in early March when he said the party needs to identify and purge leaders working as the BJP’s ‘B-Team’. As the dust settles and cadre and leaders process Rahul’s message, an overriding question hangs in the air: why, indeed, are Congress leaders and workers …

‘Greedy Congress Leaders Blocking New Faces’: Ahmed Patel’s Daughter To Rahul Gandhi After Gujarat Remark
2 weeks, 4 days ago

‘Greedy Congress Leaders Blocking New Faces’: Ahmed Patel’s Daughter To Rahul Gandhi After Gujarat Remark

ABP News  

Mumtaz Patel, daughter of former Congress veteran Ahmed Patel, urged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to identify workers from within the party who are working in tandem with the BJP and weed them out. She appealed to the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and said that the Congress has been unable to “fulfil the expectations of people of Gujarat” due …

Relief for Hardik Patel? Court allows Gujarat govt to withdraw sedition charges against BJP MLA
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Relief for Hardik Patel? Court allows Gujarat govt to withdraw sedition charges against BJP MLA

Live Mint  

The Ahmedabad City Civil and Sessions Court has granted Gujarat Government permission to withdraw a sedition case against BJP MLA Hardik Patel and four associates who led the 2015 Patidar quota agitation. The case, originally registered during the Patidar agitation, accused Hardik Patel, along with Dinesh Bambhaniya, Chirag Patel, Ketan Patel, and Alpesh Kathiriya, of conspiring to incite unrest within …

Ensure BJP delivers on its vows, Kejriwal tells AAP MLAs-elect
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ensure BJP delivers on its vows, Kejriwal tells AAP MLAs-elect

The Hindu  

A day after losing the Delhi Assembly election to the BJP, senior Aam Aadmi Party leaders, including party national convener Arvind Kejriwal and outgoing Chief Minister Atishi, met the party’s MLAs-elect on Sunday to discuss the party’s future. In the meeting at his Ferozshah Road residence, Mr. Kejriwal urged the 22 winning candidates to serve the people and ensure that …

BJP candidate Raaj Kumar Anand slams AAP after saffron party crosses majority mark: ‘Delhiites want work, are tired’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

BJP candidate Raaj Kumar Anand slams AAP after saffron party crosses majority mark: ‘Delhiites want work, are tired’

Live Mint  

Delhi Election Result 2025: Raaj Kumar Anand, the BJP candidate from Patel Nagar seat, accused AAP of misleading the public with false allegations on Saturday. According to Raaj Kumar Anand, Delhi residents are "tired" of the Aam Aadmi Party and seek development in the national capital. Emphasising the need for infrastructural improvements and upliftment of Dalits, the BJP leader said, …

'Aur lado': Omar Abdullah takes a swipe at Congress-AAP fight as BJP ahead in Delhi election results
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Aur lado': Omar Abdullah takes a swipe at Congress-AAP fight as BJP ahead in Delhi election results

Firstpost  

Despite being allies under the INDIA bloc, Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party ran bitter campaigns in the Delhi assembly elections, attracting a jibe from Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah As the Bharatiya Janata Party is ahead in the Delhi assembly election results, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has taken a swipe at the fight between …

Smaller parties aim to disrupt AAP, BJP, Congress in Delhi polls, build own voter base
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Smaller parties aim to disrupt AAP, BJP, Congress in Delhi polls, build own voter base

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: As Delhi heads to the polls on February 5, smaller political outfits are positioning themselves to disrupt the electoral calculations of the three major contenders—AAP, BJP, and Congress. Parties like the Bahujan Samaj Party and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen are fielding candidates across multiple constituencies, aiming to carve out their own voter base. AIMIM’s Delhi president, Shoaib Jamai …

Political Gup-Shup | UP BJP unease over Yogi’s Kumbh role… Will Kejriwal ploy on Yamuna water work? | Anita Katyal
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Political Gup-Shup | UP BJP unease over Yogi’s Kumbh role… Will Kejriwal ploy on Yamuna water work? | Anita Katyal

Deccan Chronicle  

There is growing unease in the BJP’s Uttar Pradesh unit over chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s unrelenting campaign at self-promotion, particularly how he was using the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela to build a personality cult. In fact, Yogi Adityanath’s supporters were hoping that last week’s meeting of the Dharma Sansad would endorse the chief minister as the BJP’s future prime ministerial …

Delhi polls: Trinamool, SP to campaign for AAP; Congress left alone
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Delhi polls: Trinamool, SP to campaign for AAP; Congress left alone

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: With several INDIA bloc parties backing the Aam Aadmi Party for the February 5 Assembly elections in Delhi, Trinamool Congress and Samajwadi Party leaders are set to campaign for the Arvind Kejriwal-led outfit, leaving aside the Congress, the largest constituent of the opposition bloc. Formed ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls to challenge the Bharatiya Janata Party, …

Bidhuri’s kin attacking AAP volunteers: Atishi writes to EC
2 months ago

Bidhuri’s kin attacking AAP volunteers: Atishi writes to EC

The Hindu  

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party’s Kalkaji candidate Atishi on Tuesday wrote to the Election Commission of India, alleging that relatives of her rival candidate, BJP’s former MP Ramesh Bidhuri, had attacked her party’s volunteers. “These BJP workers have been openly threatening AAP volunteers without any fear… I urge you to take immediate action and deploy security forces across …

INDIA bloc intact, SP supporting AAP over Congress in Delhi, asserts Akhilesh Yadav
2 months, 1 week ago

INDIA bloc intact, SP supporting AAP over Congress in Delhi, asserts Akhilesh Yadav

The Hindu  

The Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday asserted that the INDIA bloc is intact, adding that he is supporting the Aam Aadmi Party over the Congress in Delhi because it is stronger and the common aim is to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party. The INDIA bloc is united and our agenda is to defeat the BJP,” the SP president …

Ex-AAP MLAs Asim Ahmad Khan, Devendra Sehrawat join Congress ahead of Delhi polls
3 months ago

Ex-AAP MLAs Asim Ahmad Khan, Devendra Sehrawat join Congress ahead of Delhi polls

India Today  

Days after releasing its final list of candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, Aam Aadmi Party's two former MLAs, Asim Ahmad Khan and Colonel Devendra Sehrawat, joined Congress on Monday, intensifying political competition in the national capital. Asim Ahmad Khan, a former minister in Arvind Kejriwal’s 2015 government, represented the Matia Mahal constituency from 2015 to 2020. Colonel Devendra …

Former AAP MLA Asim Ahmed Khan Joins Congress Ahead Of Delhi Polls
3 months ago

Former AAP MLA Asim Ahmed Khan Joins Congress Ahead Of Delhi Polls

ABP News  

Former Matia Mahal MLA Asim Ahmed Khan joined the Congress party ahead of the Delhi Assembly Elections, Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav said on Monday. Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee President Devender Yadav announced the decision of the former AAP MLA joining the party and said that the Asim Ahmed Khan made the decision of joining Congress inspired by the ideology …

Congress steps up campaign over Amit Shah’s remarks on Dr. Ambedkar
3 months 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
3 months, 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 …

'Wrestlers Entrapped': ML Khattar's Claim After Vinesh-RaGa Meet Ahead Of Polls
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Wrestlers Entrapped': ML Khattar's Claim After Vinesh-RaGa Meet Ahead Of Polls

ABP News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party MP and former Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has claimed that last year's wrestlers' protest was "politically motivated" following a meeting between Olympians Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. #WATCH | Haryana polls | Union Minister ML Khattar says, "I think our athletes got trapped in a political maze at that …

Winning Over Anti-BJP Vote Bank, Focus on Rahul Gandhi: 3 Reasons Why Congress is Keen on Haryana Alliance With AAP
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Winning Over Anti-BJP Vote Bank, Focus on Rahul Gandhi: 3 Reasons Why Congress is Keen on Haryana Alliance With AAP

News 18  

After the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress leadership consistently rejected the idea of an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party in Haryana. The decision of the Grand Old Party to align with AAP in the upcoming Haryana assembly elections is driven by a blend of strategic goals, primarily centered around strengthening its leadership within the Opposition, consolidating anti-BJP votes, …

Slew of AAP leaders, including MLA and councillor, join BJP
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Slew of AAP leaders, including MLA and councillor, join BJP

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The inductions took place at a press conference at the BJP’s national headquarters. Kartar Singh Tanwar, Chhatarpur MLA of the Aam Aadmi Party, and Raaj Kumar Anand, former Delhi minister and ex-AAP Patel Nagar MLA, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday, striking a blow to the AAP ahead of next year’s state assembly elections. The duo were …

After Baba Siddique, Samajwadi Party's Abu Azmi to join Ajit Pawar's NCP?
11 months ago

After Baba Siddique, Samajwadi Party's Abu Azmi to join Ajit Pawar's NCP?

India Today  

Samajwadi Party MLA from Maharashtra, Abu Azmi, is likely to jump the ship to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, sources told India Today TV. Fuelling rumours of this defection, Abu Azmi recently met Nationalist Congress Party leader Praful Patel in Mumbai recently. Azmi is a three-term SP MLA from Maharashtra's Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar, which is predominantly a Muslim majority constituency …

'Not hesitant to fight LS poll against Amit Shah,' says Sonal Patel, Congress candidate in Gujarat's Gandhinagar
11 months, 1 week ago

'Not hesitant to fight LS poll against Amit Shah,' says Sonal Patel, Congress candidate in Gujarat's Gandhinagar

New Indian Express  

GANDHINAGAR: Sonal Patel, whom the Congress has fielded against Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Gujarat's Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency, said she was not at all hesitant to fight the upcoming election against the senior BJP leader. In an interview to PTI, Patel said, "I had not asked for a ticket from the party as I was busy with Congress's …

AAP is ‘secretly allied with BJP’, says Akali Dal
11 months, 2 weeks ago

AAP is ‘secretly allied with BJP’, says Akali Dal

The Hindu  

A day after Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann campaigned in Haryana, where the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress are contesting together as Indian National Development Inclusive Alliance partners, the Shiromani Akali Dal on Monday hit out at the AAP, terming it an “opportunist” party. SAD leader and former Minister Bikram Singh Majithia termed the AAP ‘opportunist’, saying the party …

AAP, Akali Dal hit the ground in Punjab as electioneering heats up
11 months, 3 weeks ago

AAP, Akali Dal hit the ground in Punjab as electioneering heats up

The Hindu  

As the General Election inches closer, campaigning has gained pace in Punjab, with the ruling Aam Aadmi Party and the Shiromani Akali Dal stepping up their efforts and hitting the ground to gain support. The AAP’s candidate and State Cabinet Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer said that 20 years of work by the previous SAD-BJP alliance, and the Congress governments …

AAP's lone Lok Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Rinku, Punjab MLA join BJP days after Kejriwal's arrest
11 months, 3 weeks ago

AAP's lone Lok Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Rinku, Punjab MLA join BJP days after Kejriwal's arrest

Hindustan Times  

In a significant jolt to the Aam Aadmi Party, its lone Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, Sushil Kumar Rinku, joined the rival Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday. Rinku, who is an MP from Punjab's Jalandhar, joined BJP along with AAP MLA Sheetan Angural. Jalandhar Lok Sabha Sitting AAP MP Sushil Rinku along with JALANDHAR West MLA Sheetal Angural …

Trouble brews between Congress, RJP over seat sharing in Bihar
1 year ago

Trouble brews between Congress, RJP over seat sharing in Bihar

Op India  

At least three senior Congressmen have expressed dissatisfaction with Rashtriya Janata Dal for unilaterally selecting candidates for four seats slated for election in the first phase on the 19th, amidst a standoff between the senior Mahagathbandhan member and the Congress over seat-sharing negotiations in Bihar, ensuing further split in the I.N.D.I. Insiders close to both the Congress and the RJD …

Apna Dal-K's Pallavi Patel hints at joining BJP-led NDA in UP in another jolt to I.N.D.I.A bloc
1 year ago

Apna Dal-K's Pallavi Patel hints at joining BJP-led NDA in UP in another jolt to I.N.D.I.A bloc

India TV News  

UP Lok Sabha elections 2024: The Apna Dal leader and MLA from UP's Sirathu, Pallavi Patel hinted at joining the BJP-led NDA in Uttar Pradesh in another jolt to I.N.D.I.A bloc today. No alliance with Apna Dal for LS polls: Akhilesh Yadav A day after the Apna Dal declared its candidates for three Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, the …

Jharkhand BJP MLA Jai Prakash Bhai Patel joins Congress
1 year ago

Jharkhand BJP MLA Jai Prakash Bhai Patel joins Congress

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on March 20 suffered a major setback in Jharkhand as BJP MLA from Mandu seat Jai Prakash Bhai Patel joined the Indian National Congress ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. In the presence of AICC in-charge of Jharkhand Alam Gir Alam, Jharkhand Congress chief Rajesh Thakur, Jharkhand Minister Alamgir Alam and party’s media and publicity …

AAP, Congress aiming for political mileage out of farmers’ stir: Sunil Jakhar
1 year ago

AAP, Congress aiming for political mileage out of farmers’ stir: Sunil Jakhar

Hindustan Times  

Training his guns on the Aam Aadmi Party and Congress, Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party president Sunil Jakhar on Friday said that the two parties had colluded to orchestrate the farmers’ agitation with an aim to “gain petty political mileage”. Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party president Sunil Jakhar said that chief minister Bhagwant Mann is trying to create a distraction by holding …

Read why AAP got 2 Gujarat seats in seat-sharing with Congress
1 year, 1 month ago

Read why AAP got 2 Gujarat seats in seat-sharing with Congress

Op India  

After three to four days of intense discussions and political upheaval, the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party have formally announced an alliance in Gujarat. Following Ahmed Patel’s demise, his children, Faisal Patel and Mumtaz Patel, entered mainstream politics, prompting speculation that the Congress might field one of them in the Lok Sabha elections. Since AAP’s Chaitar Vasava clinched the …

’We don’t want this decision….,’ Ahmed Patel’s son on Bharuch seat going to AAP
1 year, 1 month ago

’We don’t want this decision….,’ Ahmed Patel’s son on Bharuch seat going to AAP

Live Mint  

Months ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the Opposition INDIA bloc received a fresh shot in the arm as Congress finalised its alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi, Gujarat, and Haryana. However, the alliance may face some fissures at the local level, as Gujarat Congress leader Faisal Ahmed Patel expressed his unhappiness with the party's decision to …

Gujarat: Former Congress MLA Chirag Patel joins BJP
1 year, 1 month ago

Gujarat: Former Congress MLA Chirag Patel joins BJP

India TV News  

Gujarat news: Former Congress MLA Chirag Patel joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Gujarat today in the presence of state BJP chief CR Paatil. Patel, a first-time MLA from Khambat seat in Anand district, resigned as a member of the state assembly on December 14, 2023 after citing disappointment with the working style of the Congress leadership and alleging …

Cracks in Indian opposition alliance against PM Modi ahead of elections
1 year, 1 month ago

Cracks in Indian opposition alliance against PM Modi ahead of elections

Al Jazeera  

Two key opposition leaders have walked out of the Congress-led alliance, dealing it a big blow. Also last week, Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of the neighbouring state of West Bengal and leader of the Trinamool Congress party, pulled out of the alliance, which is led by India’s principal opposition party, the Congress. Congress vs regional parties The INDIA bloc …

AAP Chhattisgarh chief, six others quit party over INDIA ties
1 year, 2 months ago

AAP Chhattisgarh chief, six others quit party over INDIA ties

The Hindu  

Blaming the Aam Aadmi Party’s decision to join the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance for its poor show in the recent Assembly polls, seven members of its Chhattisgarh unit, including the State president, resigned from the party on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. Komal Hupendi who was holding the State chief for nearly past five years said that the party did …

Amnesty’s anti-Modi Aakar Patel supports riot accused Umar Khalid: History of biases and compromising democracy to achieve favourable outcomes
1 year, 4 months ago

Amnesty’s anti-Modi Aakar Patel supports riot accused Umar Khalid: History of biases and compromising democracy to achieve favourable outcomes

Op India  

Recently I stumbled upon a post by Aakar Patel on X where he declared that “locking up a man indefinitely without conviction is not democracy it’s tyranny.” It brought back memories of some of his earlier views that may have receded from the public consciousness. Not-So-Attractive Views Aakar Patel’s claim to infamy was his assertion that ‘Gujarati women find Narendra …

Prahlad Patel Interview: BJP heading to a 2003-like victory in Madhya Pradesh
1 year, 4 months ago

Prahlad Patel Interview: BJP heading to a 2003-like victory in Madhya Pradesh

The Hindu  

Union Minister Prahlad Patel is one of the seven BJP MPs in the fray in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly election. In the second list of the BJP, when the seven MPs candidature was announced, they raised the question of who will be Chief Minister, while they themselves are facing huge rebellion in the ranks. What about the allegations that the …

ABP CVoter Survey AAP Samajwadi Party Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh Elections 2023 INDIA Congress BJP
1 year, 5 months ago

ABP CVoter Survey AAP Samajwadi Party Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh Elections 2023 INDIA Congress BJP

ABP News  

With the imminent assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, and Telangana, political parties are gearing up for the upcoming electoral battles. The Samajwadi Party has also joined the fray, recently announcing the names of two additional candidates for the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls, which brought the total number of SP candidates for the upcoming polls to six. Although …

U.P. Congress chief meets BSP MP Danish Ali amid talk of possible entry into grand old party
1 year, 5 months ago

U.P. Congress chief meets BSP MP Danish Ali amid talk of possible entry into grand old party

The Hindu  

Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai on Wednesday met Bahujan Samaj Party MP Kunwar Danish Ali in New Delhi fuelling further speculation on the possibility of the latter’s entry to the grand old party ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha election. Congress leaders said Mr. Ali is welcome to join the party as the Congress is the most vocal critic of …

AAP and Congress will contest upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Gujarat together, says state AAP chief
1 year, 7 months ago

AAP and Congress will contest upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Gujarat together, says state AAP chief

Firstpost  

The Congress and the AAP fought against each other in the 2022 Gujarat Assembly elections. The Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress will fight the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Gujarat under a seat-sharing formula as both the parties are members of the opposition INDIA alliance, AAP’s Gujarat unit chief Isudan Gadhvi on Monday. Though the talks of a tie-up …

‘We are political untouchables for them’: AIMIM leader on not receiving invitation to Opposition meet
1 year, 8 months ago

‘We are political untouchables for them’: AIMIM leader on not receiving invitation to Opposition meet

Hindustan Times  

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen National Spokesperson Waris Pathan lashed out on Opposition parties, who met in Bengaluru to take on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the 2024 national elections, for not inviting AIMIM saying that they were “political untouchables” for the 26 like-minded parties. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi He said, “They did not call us, we are political …

Congress’ stance against Delhi ordinance gives ammunition to BJP, SAD in Punjab
1 year, 8 months ago

Congress’ stance against Delhi ordinance gives ammunition to BJP, SAD in Punjab

The Hindu  

The Congress party’s decision to vote against the Centre’s ordinance on the control of services in Delhi in Parliament has provided the BJP and the Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab with ammunition to target both the Congress and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party. Taking a dig at the Congress, BJP national spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill said, “It is now official that …

AAP confirms it will join Opposition meet in Bengaluru
1 year, 8 months ago

AAP confirms it will join Opposition meet in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

Making the road to Opposition unity ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election smoother, the Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday announced that it will attend a meeting of Opposition parties in Bengaluru on July 17 and 18. After a meeting of the Political Affairs Committee — the highest decision-making body of the AAP — on Sunday evening, party Rajya Sabha …

AAP's ‘yes’ to Opposition's Bengaluru meet after Congress backs Kejriwal against Centre's ordinance
1 year, 8 months ago

AAP's ‘yes’ to Opposition's Bengaluru meet after Congress backs Kejriwal against Centre's ordinance

Hindustan Times  

Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Sunday announced that his party will attend the Opposition's Bengaluru meeting on Monday and Tuesday, hours after the Congress made it clear that it will not support the Centre's ordinance on control of services in Delhi. “The Congress party today made its stand clear and said that it will oppose the …

AAP makes an ‘offer’ to Congress: Leave Delhi, Punjab alone and we won’t contest Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Read what was said
1 year, 9 months ago

AAP makes an ‘offer’ to Congress: Leave Delhi, Punjab alone and we won’t contest Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Read what was said

Op India  

Hitting out at the Congress party, Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj on Thursday came out with an ‘offer’ for the grand old party, saying that if it doesn’t contest elections in Delhi and Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party will also not contest the upcoming elections in Madhya Pradesh and in Rajasthan. Saurabh Bhardwaj also took a jibe at the grand …

16 parties confirm participation for the June 12 Opposition meet
1 year, 9 months ago

16 parties confirm participation for the June 12 Opposition meet

The Hindu  

In the very first Opposition meeting, to discuss electoral strategy for the 2024 Lok Sabha election against the BJP, 16 parties have confirmed their presence. Though according to sources, both Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former president Rahul Gandhi might skip the meeting hosted by Janata Dal leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on June 12, citing “scheduling” problems. …

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

Gujarat Court Acquits BJP MLA Hardik Patel in Case of Disobeying Govt Order
2 years, 1 month ago

Gujarat Court Acquits BJP MLA Hardik Patel in Case of Disobeying Govt Order

News 18  

A court in Gujarat on Friday acquitted BJP legislator Hardik Patel in a five-year-old case wherein he was accused of delivering a political speech at a gathering in violation of conditions laid out by authorities while granting permission for the event. Chief Judicial Magistrate of Jamnagar, Manish Nandani, exonerated Patel and one Ankit Ghadiya of all charges noting that the …

Hardik Patel - from Cong to BJP and now Guj MLA. On becoming minister, he says..
2 years, 3 months ago

Hardik Patel - from Cong to BJP and now Guj MLA. On becoming minister, he says..

Hindustan Times  

Newly-elected Gujarat BJP MLA Hardik Patel on Saturday declared himself delighted with the party's record win in the 2022 Gujarat Assembly election and was 'politically correct' when pressed on a possible cabinet berth in the Bhupendra Patel 2.0 government. Full Coverage | 2022 Gujarat Assembly election Patel made his debut from the Viramgam seat and beat the Congress' Bharwad Bhikhabhai …

Elections 2022 Updates: Congress High Command to Decide Himachal CM, Says Rajeev Shukla After Key Meeting With MLAs in Shimla
2 years, 3 months 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 Assembly Elections 2022: Big wins for BJP's Bhupendra Patel, Hardik Patel; no luck for AAP's Isudan Gadhvi
2 years, 3 months ago

Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022: Big wins for BJP's Bhupendra Patel, Hardik Patel; no luck for AAP's Isudan Gadhvi

Firstpost  

The heavyweights in the fray in Gujarat included Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, BJP’s Hardik Patel and Alpesh Thakor, Congress’ Jignesh Mevani and AAP’s Isudan Gadhvi and Gopal Italia. Catch all the live updates from the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh counting Bhupendra Patel BJP’s incumbent chief minister Bhupendra Patel won big from Ghatlodia, the urban constituency in Ahmedabad city. In the …

Gujarat poll results: How the Young Turks have fared
2 years, 3 months 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, …

Can Hardik Patel, who switched to BJP from Congress, win Viramgam constituency?
2 years, 3 months ago

Can Hardik Patel, who switched to BJP from Congress, win Viramgam constituency?

Hindustan Times  

Gujarat's Viramgam constituency battle is the first electoral test for the Bharatiya Janata Party's Patidar quota stir leader Hardik Patel after he switched sides from Congress to the saffron party in June. Can Hardik Patel, who switched to BJP from Congress, win Viramgam constituency? The 2017 elections were a close contest with Congress' Bharwad Lakhabhai Bhikhabhai who won the seat …

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