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Congress' Jignesh Mevani wins second time from Vadgam
2 years ago

Congress' Jignesh Mevani wins second time from Vadgam

Hindustan Times  

Congress's Jignesh Mevani who contested 2022 Gujarat assembly election from Vadgam has defeated Bharatiya Janata Party's Manibhai Vaghela in a close battle, as per the Election Commission. Congress leader Jignesh Mevani speaks during a public meeting ahead of the Gujarat Assembly elections, in Ahmedabad. A look at Jignesh Mevani’s political highlights: 1) This year, former journalist Jigneshkumar Natvarlal Mevani largely …

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Gujarat election result live updates | Trends suggest BJP headed for a sweeping victory
2 years ago

Gujarat election result live updates | Trends suggest BJP headed for a sweeping victory

The Hindu  

Heading for a two-thirds majority, the BJP has retained power in Gujarat for a record seventh straight term by winning or leading in 156 of the 182 seats with a vote share of nearly 53%. — PTI 6.00 pm BJP’s Kirtikumar Patel wins Unjha Assembly seat, trounces Congress candidate Bharatiya Janata Party’s Kirtikumar Patel defeated Arvind Patel in Unjha Assembly …

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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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Gujarat Assembly elections | Congress fields Jignesh Mevani from Vadgam constituency
2 years, 1 month ago

Gujarat Assembly elections | Congress fields Jignesh Mevani from Vadgam constituency

The Hindu  

The Congress on Sunday released two lists of 39 candidates for the Gujarat Assembly elections, fielding Jignesh Mevani from the Vadgam constituency. The party first released its fifth list with six candidates including Manhar Patel from Botad in place of Ramesh Mer. The candidates named in the fifth list were Jayanti Jerajbhai Patel from Morbi, Jivan Kumbharvadiya from Jamnagar Rural, …

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Elections 2022 News Updates: Assembly Bypolls in 7 Seats Across 6 States on Thursday
2 years, 1 month ago

Elections 2022 News Updates: Assembly Bypolls in 7 Seats Across 6 States on Thursday

News 18  

Assembly Bypolls 2022: Fierce Battle in 7 Seats Across 6 States on Thursday | All You Need to Know The stage is all set for a tough battle in six states – Maharashtra, Telangana, Bihar, Haryana, Odisha, and Uttar Pradesh – for the high-stakes bypolls in seven assembly constituencies on November 3. Nadda to Release BJP's 'vision Document' for Himachal …

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Why RSS is upset with Himanta government over Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani's arrest
2 years, 7 months ago

Why RSS is upset with Himanta government over Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani's arrest

India Today  

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh unit in Gujarat has reportedly conveyed a strong message to the BJP top brass, expressing displeasure with Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over the state government’s handling of the case of Jignesh Mevani, an Independent MLA from Gujarat. A BJP leader from Kokrajhar in Assam had filed a complaint against Mevani, who is a prominent …

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Jignesh Mevani | The Dalit Young Turk
2 years, 7 months ago

Jignesh Mevani | The Dalit Young Turk

The Hindu  

The 41-year-old Jignesh Mevani dons many hats: prominent Dalit activist, outspoken lawmaker, former journalist and lawyer, to just name a few. Often in the headlines, Mr. Mevani was recently arrested by the Assam Police that came all the way from Kokrajhar to Palampur in north Gujarat over a tweet he posted criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As a founder member …

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Jignesh Mevani: How 'independent' is this Congress supporting Independent MLA from Vadgam
2 years, 7 months ago

Jignesh Mevani: How 'independent' is this Congress supporting Independent MLA from Vadgam

Op India  

Jignesh Mevani is a Gujarat-born politician currently serving as a Member of the Gujarat Legislature Assembly as an independent candidate from Vadgam. Later, ‘lawyer-activist’ Mukul Sinha pursued Mevani to get a degree in Law. Eventually, on his return to Gujarat, Mevani got a chance to meet Mukul Sinha at Jan Sangharsh Manch’s office. As per the Commission’s report, a member …

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Ex-Congress MLA Manilal Vaghela joins BJP ahead of Gujarat Assembly polls
2 years, 8 months ago

Ex-Congress MLA Manilal Vaghela joins BJP ahead of Gujarat Assembly polls

The Hindu  

Former Congress MLA Manilal Vaghela, who was denied ticket by the party in the 2017 Gujarat Assembly elections, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday along with several of his supporters, ahead of the State polls due in December this year. Mr. Vaghela had won the 2012 State election on Congress's ticket from Vadgam seat, but was denied ticket in …

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Gujarat: Ex-Cong MLA Manilal Vaghela joins BJP ahead of Assembly polls
2 years, 8 months ago

Gujarat: Ex-Cong MLA Manilal Vaghela joins BJP ahead of Assembly polls

India TV News  

Highlights Ex Congress MLA Manilal Vaghela joined BJP ahead of Gujarat Assembly Elections Gujarat BJP president CR Paatil welcomed Vaghela with a party scarf at the 'Vijay Vishwas Sammelan' Vaghela won 2012 election on Congress'ticket but was denied ticket in 2017 Former Congress MLA Manilal Vaghela, who was denied ticket by the party in the 2017 Gujarat Assembly elections, joined …

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Arrested Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani Reaches Assam, Taken to Kokrajhar
2 years, 8 months ago

Arrested Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani Reaches Assam, Taken to Kokrajhar

News 18  

Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani, who had been arrested from the western state by the Assam Police for a purported social media post, was brought here on Thursday, a police officer said. The prominent Dalit leader was apprehended from Palanpur town in Gujarat on Wednesday night after a First Information Report under section 153A of the Indian Penal Code, which deals …

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Kanhaiya Kumar, Jignesh Mevani expected to join Congress next week: Sources
3 years, 2 months ago

Kanhaiya Kumar, Jignesh Mevani expected to join Congress next week: Sources

Firstpost  

Mevani, who is currently a legislator in Gujarat and represents the Vadgam constituency, is the convener of the Rashtriya Dalit Adhikar Manch. CPI leader and former JNU students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar and Gujarat Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani are likely to join the Congress next week, party sources said. Mevani’s entry into the Congress comes at a time when it …

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