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 sources told The Print it is hoped that Patel’s induction would help counter the influence of Naresh Patel — a Rajkot-based industrialist said to wield enormous influence over Gujarat’s Patidar community — in case he decides to join the Congress. Patel The Times of India reported that Hardik’s entry is being worked “at the party’s highest level with an active nudge from top RSS brass” and that Hardik is seen as a potential leader. While he did not take the political plunge, his presence provided Congress a fillip at the polls – the party managed its best-ever 77 seats compared to the BJP’s 99 seats.

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Mumbadevi elections: Will Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC break Congress candidate Amin Patel's winning streak?
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Mumbadevi elections: Will Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC break Congress candidate Amin Patel's winning streak?

India TV News  

Mumbadevi Assembly Election 2024: The Mumbadevi Assembly constituency is set for a high-stakes battle in the 2024 elections, as ruling Mahayuti fielded a young leader Shaina NC. Key candidates The key candidates for the Mumbadevi seat are Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC, Congress candidate Amin Patel and AIMIM's Mohd. In the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections, Congress candidate Amin Patel defeated …

Patel Nagar Election Result 2020 Live Updates: Raaj Kumar Anand (AAP) Wins
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Patel Nagar Election Result 2020 Live Updates: Raaj Kumar Anand (AAP) Wins

News 18  

Patel Nagar, is an Assembly/Vidhan Sabha seat in West Delhi region and New Delhi district of Delhi and falls under the North Delhi Municipal Corporation. Candidates 2020: The candidates contesting in the 2020 Delhi Assembly elections from Patel Nagar are: Krishna, Pradeep Kumar Rawal, Pravesh Ratn, Raaj Kumar Anand. Patel Nagar PATEL NAGAR, WEST DELHI Poll dates: The seat went …

Congress relies on its current and former MLAs in Gujarat
8 months, 1 week ago

Congress relies on its current and former MLAs in Gujarat

The Hindu  

The Congress has fielded five sitting legislators and seven former legislators in Gujarat, where it’s contesting 24 seats, while two seats have been given to its INDIA bloc partner, the Aam Aadmi Party. The party’s sitting MLAs in the fray are Amit Chavda from the Anand Lok Sabha seat, Geniben Thakor from Banaskantha, Tushar Chaudhary from Sabarkantha, Anant Patel from …

Jharkhand BJP JP Bhai Patel joins Congress, may be fielded from Hazaribagh
9 months ago

Jharkhand BJP JP Bhai Patel joins Congress, may be fielded from Hazaribagh

Hindustan Times  

RANCHI/NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party whip in the Jharkhand assembly Jai Prakash Bhai Patel on Wednesday joined the Congress at the party headquarters in Delhi ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Jai Prakash Bhai Patel joined the Congress at the party headquarters in Delhi Patel, who represents the Mandu assembly seat in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh, said he wanted to fulfil the …

Jharkhand BJP MLA Jai Prakash Bhai Patel joins Congress
9 months 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 …

Gujarat: Former Congress MLA Chirag Patel joins BJP
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

BJP party meet today amid suspense over Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister's face
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BJP party meet today amid suspense over Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister's face

India Today  

The BJP is expected to select the new Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh on Monday after the party's legislature meeting that is scheduled to be held this evening in Bhopal. Later the high command will decide on it.” Last month, the BJP secured a huge victory in Madhya Pradesh, winning 163 of the 230 seats in the state assembly. Caretaker …

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

Gujarat Court Acquits BJP MLA Hardik Patel in Case of Disobeying Govt Order
1 year, 10 months 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 …

Gujarat as a model: The Hindu Editorial on why BJP should shift to more empathetic governance
2 years ago

Gujarat as a model: The Hindu Editorial on why BJP should shift to more empathetic governance

The Hindu  

Bhupendra Patel, who on Monday took oath as Gujarat Chief Minister for a second term, is the third person to succeed Narendra Modi in the State. Mr. Patel enjoys the complete confidence of Mr. Modi, whose popularity won the day for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the recent Assembly elections. Gujarat continues to attract investment, with the proactive help of …

Bhupendra Patel Takes Charge as Gujarat CM
2 years ago

Bhupendra Patel Takes Charge as Gujarat CM

News 18  

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday took charge as the 18th Chief Minister of Gujarat at the state secretariat in Gandhinagar. Along with Patel, all the 16 ministers including eight cabinet-rank ministers also took charge of their respective departments at Swarnim Sankul-1 and Swarnim Sankul-2, said an official press release. Patel took oath as chief minister for the …

Bhupendra Patel takes oath as Gujarat CM amid grand show of strength
2 years ago

Bhupendra Patel takes oath as Gujarat CM amid grand show of strength

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Bhupendra Patel was sworn in as the 18th chief minister of Gujarat on Monday in a high-profile ceremony in Gandhinagar attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah, several Union ministers and 12 chief ministers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi exchanges greetings with Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel and other BJP leaders, at the oath-taking …

Gujarat portfolios: CM Bhupendra Patel keeps urban development | Full list here
2 years ago

Gujarat portfolios: CM Bhupendra Patel keeps urban development | Full list here

Hindustan Times  

Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel has kept his existing portfolio of urban development, urban housing development, road and building, mining, tourism, port and information broadcasting, while Harsh Sanghavi kept his post as the state's home minister. Swearing-in ceremony of Gujarat Chief Minister, in Gujarat Full list of Gujarat ministers who took oath today Sanghavi was also allotted youth and cultural …

Bhupendra Patel takes oath as Gujarat CM; PM Modi attends ceremony
2 years ago

Bhupendra Patel takes oath as Gujarat CM; PM Modi attends ceremony

Deccan Chronicle  

GANDHINAGAR: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Bhupendra Patel on Monday took oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a second straight term in Gandhinagar in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Patel was administered the oath as the 18th chief minister by Governor Acharya Devvrat at a function held at the Helipad Ground near the new Secretariat. In the …

Engineer, Builder & 2-Time CM: Meet Bhupendra Patel, a Result of BJP's Caste Calculation
2 years ago

Engineer, Builder & 2-Time CM: Meet Bhupendra Patel, a Result of BJP's Caste Calculation

News 18  

Bhupendra Patel, Bharatiya Janata Party’s soft-spoken face in Gujarat, has retained the chief ministerial chair after the party swept the state Assembly elections, trouncing rivals Congress and Aam Aadmi Party. Patel was sworn in as CM in Gandhinagar on Monday at a ceremony attended by PM Narendra Modi and top BJP leaders, including Union ministers and chief ministers of state …

Gujarat CM oath-taking highlights: Bhupendra Patel, 16 ministers take oath
2 years ago

Gujarat CM oath-taking highlights: Bhupendra Patel, 16 ministers take oath

Hindustan Times  

Patel will be assisted by a cabinet of ministers of whom at least 17 will be sworn in today BJP leader Bhupendra Patel took oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a second straight term in Gandhinagar on Monday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and other dignitaries. The ceremony is being …

In Bhupendra Patel 2.0 cabinet, 16 ministers sworn in; only one woman | LIST
2 years ago

In Bhupendra Patel 2.0 cabinet, 16 ministers sworn in; only one woman | LIST

Hindustan Times  

Bhupendra Patel was sworn in as chief minister of Gujarat for a second term on Monday afternoon, with prime minister Narendra Modi union ministers Amit Shah, Smriti Irani, and Rajnath Singh, and leaders of states ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party, or their allies, in attendance. Outgoing Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel addressesthe newly-elected BJP MLAs' at the party office …

Who will make it to Bhupendra Patel's new cabinet? Here's a list of contenders
2 years ago

Who will make it to Bhupendra Patel's new cabinet? Here's a list of contenders

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party leader Bhupendra Patel will take oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a second straight term in Gandhinagar on Monday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries. The names of prominent OBC leaders Ganpatsinh Vestabhai Vasava, Naresh Patel, Jitu Chaudhary, PC Baranda, Kuberbhai Mansukhbhai Dindor and Darshna Chandubhai Deshmukh and SC …

Bhupendra Patel to take oath as Gujarat chief minister on 12 December; PM Modi to attend ceremony
2 years ago

Bhupendra Patel to take oath as Gujarat chief minister on 12 December; PM Modi to attend ceremony

Firstpost  

In the just-concluded Gujarat Assembly elections, counting for which was held on December 8, the BJP won a seventh straight term by winning record 156 seats in the 182-member House. The Congress won 17 constituencies and AAP 5 Ahmedabad: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Bhupendra Patel will take oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a second straight term in …

'No Unnecessary Controversies, Steady Hand': Why Bhupendra Patel Remains BJP's Gujarat Choice
2 years ago

'No Unnecessary Controversies, Steady Hand': Why Bhupendra Patel Remains BJP's Gujarat Choice

News 18  

Bhupendra Patel is all set to be sworn in as the new Gujarat chief minister, to continue another BJP term after the saffron party’s resounding success in the state. This was reflected in the February local body elections, where, despite the BJP winning almost all of the bodies, the Aam Aadmi Party stormed into Surat, home to state party chief …

Political Line | Hardik, Alpesh, Dimple, Kedar: caste tales from Gujarat, U.P., Bihar
2 years ago

Political Line | Hardik, Alpesh, Dimple, Kedar: caste tales from Gujarat, U.P., Bihar

The Hindu  

A rainbow caste coalition The transformation of the Bharata Janata Party’s Hindutva politics under Narendra Modi is multilayered, but one defining feature is its ability to subsume caste identities. In Gujarat, the BJP’s rainbow caste coalition remains functional though discontent seethes underneath. Giving clearer signals about how caste dynamics is working in the heartland was the bypoll in Kurhani Assembly …

Bhupendra Patel to be sworn in as Gujarat Chief Minister on December 12
2 years ago

Bhupendra Patel to be sworn in as Gujarat Chief Minister on December 12

The Hindu  

Bhupendra Patel will continue as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a second straight term with the newly-elected Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs electing him as the leader of the legislative party during a meeting in Gandhinagar on December 10, 2022. “The newly-elected MLAs met where the proposal to name Bhupendra Patel as the Chief Minister of Gujarat was unanimously approved,” …

5 things to know about Bhupendra Patel, set to be Gujarat CM for 2nd term
2 years ago

5 things to know about Bhupendra Patel, set to be Gujarat CM for 2nd term

Hindustan Times  

When Bhupendra Patel's name was announced as a replacement for Vijay Rupani in 2021, it came as a surprise to party leaders as well. The party under Bhupen Patel's leadership won 156 seats which secured a straight second term for Bhupendra Patel as the chief minister. Bhupendra Patel who was a surprise replacement of Vijay Rupani is now headed for …

Bhupendra Patel to continue as Gujarat Chief Minister for second term
2 years ago

Bhupendra Patel to continue as Gujarat Chief Minister for second term

Deccan Chronicle  

Gandhinagar: Bhupendra Patel will continue as the chief minister of Gujarat for a second straight term with the newly-elected Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs electing him as the leader of the legislative party during a meeting here on Saturday. "The newly-elected MLAs met today at 'Kamalam,' where the proposal to name Bhupendra Patel as the chief minister of Gujarat was unanimously …

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

Gujarat: Bhupendra Patel elected as leader of BJP legislative party; set to take oath as CM on Dec 12
2 years ago

Gujarat: Bhupendra Patel elected as leader of BJP legislative party; set to take oath as CM on Dec 12

India TV News  

Gujarat BJP meeting: A meeting of newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party's legislators was conducted today in Gujarat's Gandhinagar. Patel, along with BJP State president CR Patil, will visit to New Delhi after being elected as the leader of the legislative party. During his visit, Patel will give formal invitations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and the …

Gujarat: Bhupendra Patel submits resignation, to take oath as CM for 2nd consecutive term on December 12
2 years ago

Gujarat: Bhupendra Patel submits resignation, to take oath as CM for 2nd consecutive term on December 12

India TV News  

Gujarat election results 2022: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel today submitted his resignation to Governor Acharya Devvrat after his party registered a historic win in the State Assembly elections ahead of the formation of his new government. Patel will take oath as chief minister again on December 12, BJP state president CR Paatil said earlier on Friday adding that Prime …

How Patidars drove BJP's TsuNaMo in Gujarat
2 years ago

How Patidars drove BJP's TsuNaMo in Gujarat

India Today  

The Patidar community is back with the Bharatiya Janata Party and has become a decisive factor in the Narendra Modi TsuNaMo of 156 seats in Gujarat. The BJP lost by only 786 votes in Dang, but this time BJP's Vijaybhai Rameshbhai Patel defeated Mukesh Bhai of Congress by a margin of about 20,000 votes. Similarly, BJP had lost the Kaprada …

Gujarat polls: Patidars return to BJP as agitation anger cools
2 years ago

Gujarat polls: Patidars return to BJP as agitation anger cools

Hindustan Times  

In August 2015, a fiery Hardik Patel, then a mere 22 spoke to a large crowd of Patidars gathered at the GMDC ground in Ahmedabad, railing against the state’s ruling BJP and demanding reservations in government jobs and educational institutions for the influential community which, like many other dominant agrarian groupings, had seen its economic prospects decline. In 2022, those …

'You will see new Viramgam in 5 years': BJP's Hardik Patel on victory in Gujarat polls
2 years ago

'You will see new Viramgam in 5 years': BJP's Hardik Patel on victory in Gujarat polls

India Today  

Former Congress leader Hardik Patel, who quit the party in May this year and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, won the Viramgam assembly seat in Gujarat by over 51,000 votes. After emerging victorious in the Gujarat Assembly elections from Viramgam seats, the Patidar leader told India Today, "You will see a new Viramgam in the next 5 years. * More …

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

Gujarat Election Results 2022: BJP sweeps Modi's state; people celebrate | PHOTOS
2 years ago

Gujarat Election Results 2022: BJP sweeps Modi's state; people celebrate | PHOTOS

India TV News  

Image Source : AP Photo/Ajit Solanki 1/7 Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, left and Bharatiya Janata Party state President C R Patil, celebrate the lead for the party in Gujarat state elections in Gandhinagar, India, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Image Source : AP Photo/Ajit Solanki 2/7 Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, left and Bharatiya Janata Party state President C R …

Bhupendra Patel to remain Gujarat CM, oath-taking ceremony on Dec 12, says BJP
2 years ago

Bhupendra Patel to remain Gujarat CM, oath-taking ceremony on Dec 12, says BJP

Firstpost  

The BJP is set for a landslide victory in Gujarat to retain power for a seventh straight term and is likely to break previous records by winning the highest number of seats in any assembly election in the state Gandhinagar: The Bharatiya Janata Party, which looks set to register a landslide victory in Gujarat Assembly polls with a record number …

Gujarat elections: PM Modi, Amit Shah congratulate CM Patel on record win
2 years ago

Gujarat elections: PM Modi, Amit Shah congratulate CM Patel on record win

Hindustan Times  

Prime minister Narendra Modi and union home minister Amit Shah telephoned Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel Wednesday to congratulate him on the Bhartiya Janata Party's record-breaking win in the 2022 Assembly election. CM Patel tweeted, "Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra bhai Modi and Hon'ble Union Home Minister Shri Amit bhai Shah have congratulated the Bhartiya Janata Party for its historic …

Ghatlodia Election Results 2022: CM Bhupendra Patel records easy second consecutive victory
2 years ago

Ghatlodia Election Results 2022: CM Bhupendra Patel records easy second consecutive victory

India TV News  

Ghatlodia Election Results 2022: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has registered an easy victory on Ghatlodia seat of Gujarat Assembly. Located in Ahmedabad region, Ghatlodia is one of VIP assembly constituencies as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party had fielded Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel from here. In 2017, Bhupendra Patel defeated Congress candidate Shashikant Bhurabhai by a margin of 1 lakh …

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

Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022: Five mega fights to look out for in Phase 2
2 years ago

Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022: Five mega fights to look out for in Phase 2

Firstpost  

As many as 833 candidates from 61 parties are in the fray in the second phase of the Gujarat elections whose fate will be decided by over 2.51 crore electorates Ahmedabad: The polling in the second and final phase is being conducted for 93 Assembly constituencies across 14 districts of north and central Gujarat. Here are the mega clashes in …

Bhupendra Patel, Hardik Patel, Alpesh Thakor and more… The big names in Phase 2 of Gujarat polls
2 years ago

Bhupendra Patel, Hardik Patel, Alpesh Thakor and more… The big names in Phase 2 of Gujarat polls

Firstpost  

Big names from the BJP, Congress, Aam Aadmi Party and others will be testing political waters today, as Gujarat votes in the second phase of elections. Other celebrity voters will be Uttar Pradesh governor Anandiben Patel, Aam Aadmi Party’s chief ministerial candidate Isudan Gadhvi, Gujarat Congress president Jagdish Thakor and cricketers Irfan Pathan, Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya. The second …

Gujarat Assembly elections | Mallikarjun Kharge’s remark on PM Modi draws BJP and Congress leaders into verbal brawl
2 years ago

Gujarat Assembly elections | Mallikarjun Kharge’s remark on PM Modi draws BJP and Congress leaders into verbal brawl

The Hindu  

The last day of campaigning for the first phase of assembly polls in Gujarat saw the top leaders of the BJP and the Congress exchanging barbs, with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a Ravan, a comparison that drew sharp reactions from BJP leaders. His remarks about Mr. Modi prompted sharp criticism from the ruling party’s leaders …

Gujarat Assembly elections | Kutiyana’s muscleman MLA fights to retain his stronghold
2 years ago

Gujarat Assembly elections | Kutiyana’s muscleman MLA fights to retain his stronghold

The Hindu  

‘Kaam boleche’ blares the loudspeaker atop an SUV as it leads the motorcade of strongman and two-time lawmaker, Kandhal Jadeja, into Teri village of Porbandar district. Son of late Santokben Jadeja, whose underworld activities inspired the Hindi movie Godmother, Kandhal bhai, as he is popularly known, managed to win twice as a Nationalist Congress Party candidate. For any public work, …

Gujarat Assembly polls | The long shadow of Nitin Patel over the contest in Mehsana
2 years ago

Gujarat Assembly polls | The long shadow of Nitin Patel over the contest in Mehsana

The Hindu  

In Dhandhusan village of Mehsana Assembly constituency a campaign meeting has the local BJP candidate, Mukesh Patel, in full flow about why people should vote for him, and one of the chief reasons cited is that he has been handpicked by outgoing MLA Nitin Patel as his own replacement. This assertion attests to the long shadow cast by former Deputy …

Gujarat Assembly elections | With two Opposition firebrands of 2017 now in BJP camp, election loses its spark
2 years, 1 month ago

Gujarat Assembly elections | With two Opposition firebrands of 2017 now in BJP camp, election loses its spark

The Hindu  

A week is a long time in politics, and five years can be a millennia, if one goes by the trajectory of at least two out of the three main players of the opposition line up in Gujarat in the 2017 polls — Hardik Patel and Alpesh Thakor — with the third, Jignesh Mevani holding on to the opposition plank …

'Will slap him': Patidars upset with Hardik Patel for fighting on BJP ticket
2 years, 1 month ago

'Will slap him': Patidars upset with Hardik Patel for fighting on BJP ticket

India Today  

Patel community members in Gujarat, who have witnessed the widespread agitation for reservations by the Patidars in 2015, are an unhappy lot. The reason for their ire: Hardik Patel, who led the Patidars' agitation in 2015 for reservation, joined the BJP earlier this year and will contest on the 'Lotus' symbol in the upcoming election for Virmagam Assembly Constituency. * …

Gujarat Assembly polls: ‘Son’ rise in 20 seats as BJP, Congress field dynasts
2 years, 1 month ago

Gujarat Assembly polls: ‘Son’ rise in 20 seats as BJP, Congress field dynasts

The Hindu  

Though frowned upon and favoured in equal measures by parties of different hues, dynastic politics is a traditional feature of electoral contests in the country and the next month’s Gujarat Assembly polls are no exception. When tribal leader and ten-time Congress MLA Mohansinh Rathva severed his decades-old ties with the parent party and joined BJP last month, the ruling party …

Gujarat Assembly polls: BJP campaigners use Mehrauli murder and Medha Patkar to target Congress
2 years, 1 month ago

Gujarat Assembly polls: BJP campaigners use Mehrauli murder and Medha Patkar to target Congress

The Hindu  

Amidst rising political temperatures in Gujarat, the ruling party’s stalwarts are going beyond the Gujarat development narrative to target the opposition Congress. In a speech full of vitriolic barbs, the Chief Minister of Assam exhorted the people of Gujarat to once again elect the BJP government and slammed the Congress for “appeasement” of Muslims. In his speeches at different places …

Gujarat's Angry Young Men of 2017 Have Chosen a New Path. Will Hardik-Alpesh-Jignesh Troika be Trump Card?
2 years, 1 month ago

Gujarat's Angry Young Men of 2017 Have Chosen a New Path. Will Hardik-Alpesh-Jignesh Troika be Trump Card?

News 18  

On a sultry August afternoon of 2015, a 22-year-old stunned the BJP government when he rallied lakhs of Patidars to the GMDC ground in the heart of Ahmedabad, seeking reservation for his politically influential community. Almost seven years later, with the reservation stir losing its sting and Hardik switching over to the side which he had sworn to “decimate” in …

'Was in Congress. I know...': BJP's Hardik Patel takes swipe at former party
2 years, 1 month ago

'Was in Congress. I know...': BJP's Hardik Patel takes swipe at former party

Hindustan Times  

Hardik Patel - who quit the Congress and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in June - said Friday he is 'confident people of Viramgam' will vote for him and that his new political masters will win 150+ seats in next month's election. Patel is the second successive ex-Congress candidate nominated by the BJP to do so; in 2017 the BJP …

As Patel anger ebbs, Congress loses tailwind in Saurashtra
2 years, 1 month ago

As Patel anger ebbs, Congress loses tailwind in Saurashtra

The Hindu  

Five years after the Patidar agitation propelled the Congress to electoral success in the Saurashtra-Kutch region during the 2017 Assembly polls in Gujarat, bagging 30 seats against 23 for the BJP, the party finds itself back on the brink in the region. The agitation is out of the equation now and the Congress has been discredited, with its leaders switching …

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 …

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