Union minister Rupala’s remarks spark calls for his replacement as BJP LS nominee
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Union minister Rupala’s remarks spark calls for his replacement as BJP LS nominee

Hindustan Times  

Union minister Parshottam Rupala’s remarks about the rulers of the princely states during the British rule have prompted calls for his replacement as the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for Rajkot Lok Sabha seat. The protests over Rupala’s remarks prompted Gujarat BJP chief C R Patil to rush to Rajkot and Surendranagar on Thursday. Protests against Rupala are the latest in a series against BJP’s Lok Sabha candidates in Gujarat. Since 2002, the people of Gujarat have voted in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whether in assembly or Lok Sabha elections.” The BJP has denied tickets to over a dozen MPs, including ministers Darshna Jordosh and Mahendra Munjapara.

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Patna Diary | Pappu Yadav campaigns in favour of RJD
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Patna Diary | Pappu Yadav campaigns in favour of RJD

New Indian Express  

Politics is all about possibilities and conveniences. Independent MP from Purnea Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, who was pitted against RJD’s Bima Bharti in the recently held Lok Sabha election, campaigned in favour of RJD candidate in the by-election. He is RJD leader claims PK’s party BJP funded An alleged letter from Bihar RJD president Jagadanand Singh has sparked a …

Amid brewing Kshatriya discontent, old rivals Rupala, Dhanani to clash in Rajkot
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Amid brewing Kshatriya discontent, old rivals Rupala, Dhanani to clash in Rajkot

The Hindu  

Rajkot will witness a clash of old rivals after a gap of 21 years when all Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat — barring Surat, where the BJP nominee has won unopposed — go to polls in the third phase on May 7. Mr. Dhanani is taking on Mr. Rupala after defeating him by a margin of over two lakh votes …

BJP banks on Modi’s popularity to fight Rajput anger in Saurashtra
7 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP banks on Modi’s popularity to fight Rajput anger in Saurashtra

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 2 ended his two-day campaigning in his home state of Gujarat by addressing a huge rally in Jamnagar. Earlier, they have been holding small protests, forcing many BJP candidates to cancel their election meetings, including the BJP’s Patan Lok Sabha candidate and sitting MP Bharatsinhji Dabhi’s public meeting on April 26 in Vadgam. They …

Watch | Amidst brewing Kshatriya community discontent, Rupala and Dhanani clash in Rajkot
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Watch | Amidst brewing Kshatriya community discontent, Rupala and Dhanani clash in Rajkot

The Hindu  

Rajkot with a voter base of close to 22 lakh voters has emerged as a key constituency to watch out for. Interestingly, Paresh Dhanani had defeated Purushottam Rupala with a margin of over two lakh votes in Gujarat State Assembly Elections of 2002. Also, in a community event at Rajkot, Rupala made references to BJP’s pet project - The Ram …

How a viral Kshatriya protest, fronted by women, is giving BJP the jitters in Gujarat
7 months, 3 weeks ago

How a viral Kshatriya protest, fronted by women, is giving BJP the jitters in Gujarat

India Today  

By the time Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his first and last two-day campaign trail in Gujarat on the state’s foundation day May 1, the protests by the Kshatriya community had turned into this poll season’s biggest issue. For the uninitiated, the warrior community had taken up cudgels against the BJP’s Rajkot seat candidate Parshottam Rupala after he commented at …

Rajputs continue their protests in Gujarat over statements made by Union Minister Parshottam Rupala
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Rajputs continue their protests in Gujarat over statements made by Union Minister Parshottam Rupala

The Hindu  

Rajputs in Gujarat continued their protests on Friday over the issue of controversial statements made by Union Minister Parshottam Rupala, who is contesting as the BJP candidate from Rajkot Lok Sabha seat. In Himatnagar of Sabarkantha constitutency, representatives of the Rajput community apparently told Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghvi that their community members would vote against the BJP …

BJP’s Rajkot candidate Parshottam Rupala confident of victory amid protests over his remarks on Kshatriyas
8 months ago

BJP’s Rajkot candidate Parshottam Rupala confident of victory amid protests over his remarks on Kshatriyas

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Bharatiya Janata Party’s Rajkot candidate in Gujarat Parshottam Rupala on Saturday said that he is confident of registering victory on the seat in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections despite the row over his remarks on the Kshatriyas in one of his poll rallies. The BJP candidate said that there is a positive atmosphere on the ground …

Rajkot Lok Sabha elections 2024: Union Minister Parshottam Rupala to challenge Congress' Paresh Dhanani
8 months ago

Rajkot Lok Sabha elections 2024: Union Minister Parshottam Rupala to challenge Congress' Paresh Dhanani

India TV News  

Rajkot Lok Sabha elections 2024: Gujarat Congress leader Paresh Dhanani has announced his decision to contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024 from Rajkot, and this equation has made the constituency an important seat. Dhanani, who previously served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, likened Rupala's comments to the disrobing of Draupadi in the Mahabharata, …

The Kshatriya war on Rupala exposes ancient faultlines of Saurashtra
8 months, 1 week ago

The Kshatriya war on Rupala exposes ancient faultlines of Saurashtra

India Today  

A careless comment from Parshottam Rupala, the Union minister of fisheries, animal husbandry and dairying, is threatening to put the Bharatiya Janata Party in a spot in Gujarat, a state it has held for nearly three decades. If Rupala’s candidature is not withdrawn, the community will field 400 candidates for the Rajkot seat and work towards defeating the BJP candidate. …

Rajputs hold massive rally in Rajkot to demand Rupala’s removal
8 months, 1 week ago

Rajputs hold massive rally in Rajkot to demand Rupala’s removal

The Hindu  

In a massive show of strength, more than one lakh people of Rajput community gathered in Rajkot to demand the immediate withdrawal of candidature of Union Minister Parshottam Rupala as the BJP candidate from Rajkot. On Sunday, the community leaders vowed to intensify the protests and hold another mammoth rally in Ahmedabad after April 19 if the nomination of Mr. …

Congress likely to field Paresh Dhanani against Rupala amid Kshatriya remark row
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress likely to field Paresh Dhanani against Rupala amid Kshatriya remark row

Hindustan Times  

Congress is likely to field influential Patidar leader Paresh Dhanani against Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party’s Rajkot candidate Parshottam Rupala. Gujarat Congress working president Lalit Kagathara, alongside other party leaders from Rajkot, on Tuesday reached out to Dhanani persuading him to battle against Rupala. Speaking to media persons on Tuesday, Kagathara said that if Dhanani decides to contest in …

Gujarat: BJP in a bind over Rajkot amid Kshatriya resistance
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Gujarat: BJP in a bind over Rajkot amid Kshatriya resistance

New Indian Express  

AHMEDABAD : The BJP is facing a dilemma over the Rajkot Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat, amidst protests from Kshatriyas against BJP candidate Parshottam Rupala’s remarks, while the Patidar community supports him, Rajkot was adorned with banners and placards supporting Rupala on Thursday night. According to sources, despite extensive protests from the Kshatriya community lasting over a week against Rajkot …

How Rupala's remarks triggered caste-based challenges for BJP in Gujarat
8 months, 2 weeks ago

How Rupala's remarks triggered caste-based challenges for BJP in Gujarat

Hindustan Times  

The recent controversy surrounding Union minister and BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Rajkot, Parshottam Rupala's remarks, has shed light on the longstanding caste disparities between the Patels and the Kshatriya or Rajput community in Gujarat, highlighting how the latter felt side-lined amid the prevailing dominance of the Patidars. P T Jadeja, international president of the Akhil Gujarat Rajput Yuva Sangh, …

Rajputs firm in their demand for Rupala’s removal as BJP candidate
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Rajputs firm in their demand for Rupala’s removal as BJP candidate

The Hindu  

The meeting between the representatives of the Rajput community and the BJP over the controversial remarks made by Union Minister and BJP candidate from Rajkot Parshottam Rupala ended without any truce as the community leaders stuck to their demand for the withdrawal of candidature of Mr. Rupala from the race. Representatives of various outfits of the Rajput community and representatives …

The disgruntled Rajputs of Gujarat
8 months, 3 weeks ago

The disgruntled Rajputs of Gujarat

The Hindu  

On March 22, during an election campaign speech in Rajkot in Gujarat, Union Minister and Rajkot Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Parshottam Rupala unwittingly triggered outrage when he praised the Dalits at the expense of the Kshatriyas or Rajputs. It is this strength that has kept Sanatana Dharma alive.Jai Bhim!” His reference to roti-beti vyavahar caused anger that neither he nor …

BJP continues to face protests in Gujarat over candidate selection
8 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP continues to face protests in Gujarat over candidate selection

The Hindu  

Even as Kshatriya communities continued their protests against BJP candidate Parshottam Rupala over his controversial remarks about former princely families, the BJP was faced with another hurdle as party workers of two different groups clashed over the candidate in Amreli. The clashes between the members of the two groups occurred after the meeting with the cluster in-charge and former Minister …

BJP candidate Rupala faces wrath of Kshatriyas over his remarks
8 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP candidate Rupala faces wrath of Kshatriyas over his remarks

The Hindu  

The Kshatriya community continued its protests against the BJP candidate from Rajkot, Parshottam Rupala, for his controversial remarks against its members. Aam Aadmi Party leader Yuvrajsinh Jadeja urged the community not to compromise with the Union Minister who had lowered the image of the community by making “cheap remarks”. State Congress president Shaktisinh Gohil also lambasted the Union Minister and …

In Gujarat, BJP drops nearly 50% of sitting MPs
8 months, 4 weeks ago

In Gujarat, BJP drops nearly 50% of sitting MPs

The Hindu  

In Gujarat, the BJP has dropped more than a dozen sitting MPs, including Ministers Darshna Jordosh and Mahendra Munjapara, for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The ruling party has fielded Mr. Mandaviya from the Porbandar seat in the place of Ramesh Dhaduk and Mr. Rupala from Rajkot in the place of Mohan Kundariya. The seats from where the sitting MPs …

BJP's Vadodara and Sabarkantha Candidates Pull Out of LS Poll Race for 'Personal Reasons'
9 months ago

BJP's Vadodara and Sabarkantha Candidates Pull Out of LS Poll Race for 'Personal Reasons'

News 18  

Two Bharatiya Janata Party candidates – one each from Vadodara and Sabarkantha Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat – on Saturday expressed their unwillingness to contest the upcoming general elections citing personal reasons. “I, Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt, am unwilling to contest the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 due to my personal reasons,” Bhatt announced on X. “I, Bhikhaji Thakor, am unwilling to …

Why are Congress leaders refusing to contest Lok Sabha polls in Gujarat?
9 months ago

Why are Congress leaders refusing to contest Lok Sabha polls in Gujarat?

India Today  

The Congress has not won a single of the 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat in the last decade, but its leaders have never refused to contest elections. Also, the party’s Ahmedabad East candidate Rohan Gupta quit days after the Congress announced his candidature. Solanki and Thakor, both former presidents of the party’s state unit, have however affirmed their commitment …

Lok Sabha elections 2024: BJP has dropped 21% of sitting MPs. Here’s why
9 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024: BJP has dropped 21% of sitting MPs. Here’s why

Firstpost  

The BJP has declared 267 candidates for the upcoming 2024 polls in two lists. Analysts believe the decisions are being made keeping the party’s ‘400 mission’ in mind Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP has declared two lists of candidates. What is interesting about the BJP’s list is that several sitting MPs have been dropped from the …

Lok Sabha polls: Yaduveer, Manjunath and Bommai get BJP ticket, as party replaces candidates in 10 seats out of 20 announced in Karnataka
9 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha polls: Yaduveer, Manjunath and Bommai get BJP ticket, as party replaces candidates in 10 seats out of 20 announced in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Scion of the erstwhile royal family of Mysuru Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, noted cardiologist C.N. Manjunath and the former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai are among those set to contest the Lok Sabha polls from Karnataka on the BJP ticket, as the party has replaced candidates in 10 constituencies out of 20 for which the names were announced on Wednesday. While …

BJP Leaves Out 33 Sitting MPs in First List of Candidates for Lok Sabha Polls
9 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP Leaves Out 33 Sitting MPs in First List of Candidates for Lok Sabha Polls

News 18  

The Bharatiya Janata Party replaced as many as 33 sitting MPs with new faces in its first list of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on Saturday, news agency PTI reported. The party has named Praveen Khandelwal as its candidate from Chandani Chowk Lok Sabha Sabha seat, dropping two-term MP and former Union minister Harsh Vardhan. It named …

LS Polls 2024: BJP drops 33 sitting MPs in first list; four dropped in Delhi for disconnect, inaccessibility
9 months, 3 weeks ago

LS Polls 2024: BJP drops 33 sitting MPs in first list; four dropped in Delhi for disconnect, inaccessibility

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI : The BJP replaced as many as 33 sitting MPs with new faces as it released its first list with names of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on Saturday. From the state's Mahasamund seat, BJP nominee Roop Kumari Choudhary will contest the Lok Sabha poll, instead of sitting MP Chunni Lal Sahu. From Banaskantha Lok …

Fight continues in BJP over Lok Chikkamagaluru ticket
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Fight continues in BJP over Lok Chikkamagaluru ticket

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru HT Image he political battleground in the Chikkamagaluru-Udupi Lok Sabha constituency is heating up as the fight for the Bharatiya Janata Party ticket intensifies between Union minister Shobha Karandlaje and former minister CT Ravi. “We have registered a case under the Karnataka Prevention of Open Places Disfigurement Act, 1981 and arrested four persons and released them on bail,‘’ Basavanalli …

Support BJP, Modi for the Nation: Rupala
10 months ago

Support BJP, Modi for the Nation: Rupala

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Union minister Parshaottam Rupala on Saturday called on the people to vote for the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections and support Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his “development yatra.” Rupala was in the city to take part in the BJP’s Vijay Sankalp Yatra in the Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency. Speaking with reporters, Rupala said the aim of the …

BJP will register the biggest victory ever in the history of Gujarat: Parshottam Rupala
2 years, 1 month ago

BJP will register the biggest victory ever in the history of Gujarat: Parshottam Rupala

Firstpost  

Assembly elections will be held in Gujarat in two phases on 1 and 5 December, while the counting of votes will be conducted on 8 December New Delhi: Union Minister Parshottam Rupala on Monday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party will “register the biggest victory ever in the history of Gujarat” in the upcoming Assembly elections in the state. The …

BJP Faces Rebellion Ahead of Gujarat Assembly Polls; 5 Leaders Threaten to Contest as Independents
2 years, 1 month ago

BJP Faces Rebellion Ahead of Gujarat Assembly Polls; 5 Leaders Threaten to Contest as Independents

News 18  

At least one sitting Bharatiya Janata Party MLA and four former legislators have threatened to contest as independents after being denied tickets by the BJP for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections. While some of these disgruntled leaders have said they will make their next move after consulting supporters, former BJP MLA and the party’s known tribal face Harshad Vasava already …

What Went Wrong For Vijay Rupani? Gujarat CM Resigns Months Before Assembly Polls
3 years, 3 months ago

What Went Wrong For Vijay Rupani? Gujarat CM Resigns Months Before Assembly Polls

News 18  

In yet another surprise, the BJP on Saturday dropped Vijay Rupani as the Chief Minister of Gujarat just 15 months ahead of the state going to polls to arrest anti-incumbency. LIVE UPDATES: Gujarat BJP Legislature Party Meeting Likely Tomorrow This is the fourth Chief Minister that the BJP has dropped this year across three states, after the twin change of …

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani resigns, many in race for top post
3 years, 3 months ago

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani resigns, many in race for top post

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Just like his predecessor Anandiben Patel, Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani on Saturday tendered his resignation, in a sudden political development more than a year before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state is due to hold Assembly elections. With Mr Rupani’s resignation, the Opposition camp in the state claimed that the BJP top brass was forced to go …

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