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  • Gujarat polls: EC eliminates Normal Observer from accountability for posting photos on social media

    Via ANI

    GANDHINAGAR: IAS Abhishek Singh, who used to be appointed because the Normal Observer for 2 constituencies in Ahmedabad – Bapunagar and Asarwa has been got rid of from the election accountability via the Election Fee of India (ECI) for flaunting his fresh posting as Observer on his social media account on Friday.

    IAS Abhishek Singh’s fee has been given to IAS Krishan Bajpai, who could also be appointed because the Normal Observer for different close by constituencies, until a normal observer is appointed instead of Singh via ECI.

    Ajay Bhatt, Joint Leader Electoral Officer instructed ANI, “Abhishek Singh has been got rid of for his put up on Instagram and Krishan Bajpai has been given fee till a normal observer is appointed.”

    On his social media, Singh posted an image of him status subsequent to the legitimate car, which reads “Election Fee of India Observer” at the plate in entrance.

    IAS Krishan Bajpai will probably be accountable for the 2 constituencies which have been previous beneath Singh’s statement, specifically Bapunagar and Asarwa until a brand new observer is appointed via the Election Fee and takes fee.

    The state of Gujarat which has 182 meeting constituencies will opt for polling in two levels on December 1 and 5. The counting of votes will happen on December 8, which coincides with Himachal Pradesh’s end result date.

    Gujarat the place the ruling birthday celebration which has been in energy for over 27 years will probably be in the hunt for its 7th time period in workplace.

    Top Minister Narendra Modi has been Gujarat’s longest-serving leader minister from 2001 until 2014.

    The state has been a BJP stronghold for a protracted and the birthday celebration has set its attractions on returning to energy with a good-looking majority this time as smartly.

    On the other hand, it faces a stiff electoral problem from the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration (AAP), which has named Isudan Gadhvi as its leader ministerial candidate.

    Congress could also be hoping to place its highest electoral foot ahead to unseat the BJP govt. 

    GANDHINAGAR: IAS Abhishek Singh, who used to be appointed because the Normal Observer for 2 constituencies in Ahmedabad – Bapunagar and Asarwa has been got rid of from the election accountability via the Election Fee of India (ECI) for flaunting his fresh posting as Observer on his social media account on Friday.

    IAS Abhishek Singh’s fee has been given to IAS Krishan Bajpai, who could also be appointed because the Normal Observer for different close by constituencies, until a normal observer is appointed instead of Singh via ECI.

    Ajay Bhatt, Joint Leader Electoral Officer instructed ANI, “Abhishek Singh has been got rid of for his put up on Instagram and Krishan Bajpai has been given fee till a normal observer is appointed.”

    On his social media, Singh posted an image of him status subsequent to the legitimate car, which reads “Election Fee of India Observer” at the plate in entrance.

    IAS Krishan Bajpai will probably be accountable for the 2 constituencies which have been previous beneath Singh’s statement, specifically Bapunagar and Asarwa until a brand new observer is appointed via the Election Fee and takes fee.

    The state of Gujarat which has 182 meeting constituencies will opt for polling in two levels on December 1 and 5. The counting of votes will happen on December 8, which coincides with Himachal Pradesh’s end result date.

    Gujarat the place the ruling birthday celebration which has been in energy for over 27 years will probably be in the hunt for its 7th time period in workplace.

    Top Minister Narendra Modi has been Gujarat’s longest-serving leader minister from 2001 until 2014.

    The state has been a BJP stronghold for a protracted and the birthday celebration has set its attractions on returning to energy with a good-looking majority this time as smartly.

    On the other hand, it faces a stiff electoral problem from the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration (AAP), which has named Isudan Gadhvi as its leader ministerial candidate.

    Congress could also be hoping to place its highest electoral foot ahead to unseat the BJP govt. 

  • Gujarat polls: Ravindra Jadeja bats for his spouse forward of Jamnagar nomination

    Through ANI

    JAMNAGAR: Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja on Monday mentioned that his spouse Rivaba Jadeja who has been fielded through the Bharatiya Janata Birthday party (BJP) from Jamnagar (North) seat within the state meeting elections sought after to apply the trail of High Minister Narendra Modi to paintings for the folk.

    Ravindra Jadeja attended an match on Monday the place he mentioned that Rivaba would be told so much from her first-time candidature within the meeting elections.

    “It’s her (Rivaba Jadeja) first time as an MLA candidate and she is going to be told so much. I am hoping she is going to growth on this. She is of serving to nature and has all the time sought after to assist other folks and therefore joined politics. She needs to apply the trail of PM Modi to paintings for the folk,” the cricketer mentioned.

    Previous on Sunday, Jadeja suggested the folk of Jamnagar to vote for his spouse Rivaba Jadeja. Jadeja tweeted a video urging the folk of Jamnagar and cricket fanatics to vote for his spouse.

    “The Gujarat election is right here and it is like a T20 fit. My spouse is making her grand debut in politics on a BJP price ticket! Day after today she is going to record her nomination. I attraction to the folk of Jamnagar and the entire cricket enthusiasts to return in massive numbers to improve her,” Jadeja mentioned within the video wherein he used to be talking in Gujarati.

    જામનગર ના મારા તમામ મિત્રો ને મારુ દીલ થી આમંત્રણ છે. જય માતાજી %.twitter.com/olZxvYVr3t

    — Ravindrasinh jadeja (@imjadeja) November 13, 2022

    Rivaba replaces sitting MLA Dharmendrasinh Jadeja because the BJP face for the Jamnagar (North) seat, who used to be denied a birthday celebration price ticket on this election, in step with resources.

    Previous on Sunday, the BJP introduced another candidate for the impending Gujarat Meeting election. Thus far the birthday celebration has launched the names of 167 applicants for the Gujarat polls. The birthday celebration fielded Jagdishbhai Makwana from the Wadhwan Meeting constituency.

    Previous on Saturday, BJP launched the second one record of six applicants. In the second one record of six applicants, BJP has given tickets to 2 ladies. It has fielded Mahendrabhai Padaliya from Dhoraji, Mulubhai Bera from Khambhalia, Dheliben Maldebhai Odedara from Kutiyana, Sejal Rajiv Kumar Pandya from Bhavnagar East, Hitesh Devji Vasava from Dediapada (ST) and Sandeep Desai from Choryasi.

    On Thursday, the BJP introduced the primary record of applicants for 160 applicants out of the 182 constituencies for the impending Gujarat Meeting elections.

    The primary record of 160 applicants contains 14 women folk, 13 from scheduled caste, 24 from the scheduled tribe and there are 69 applicants who’ve been repeated. The Meeting elections in Gujarat are scheduled for 2 stages on December 1 and December 5. Within the first spherical, 89 of the whole 182 Meeting seats will cross to polls and outstanding political events have declared their applicants for just about these kinds of constituencies.

    The BJP has drawn up a listing of megastar campaigners for the impending Gujarat Meeting elections. Topping the record is High Minister Narendra Modi. The opposite outstanding names at the record come with BJP nationwide president JP Nadda, Union House Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Street Delivery and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari and fellow Cupboard colleagues Smriti Irani, Dharmendra Pradhan, Mansukh Mandaviya and Purushottam Rupala.

    Leader Minister Bhupendra Patel, who is looking for a contemporary mandate from the Ghatlodia Meeting phase, additionally options within the megastar campaigners record in conjunction with BJP state president CR Patil and state House Minister Harsh Sanghvi.

    The ruling birthday celebration seeks its 7th directly time period in energy within the resulting state polls. The state has been a BJP stronghold for a protracted and the birthday celebration has set its attractions on returning to energy with a good-looking majority this time as neatly. On the other hand, it faces a stiff electoral problem from the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Birthday party (AAP), which has named Isudan Gadhvi as its leader ministerial candidate.

    The Congress may be hoping to place its perfect electoral foot ahead to unseat the BJP govt. The BJP has been in energy in Gujarat for the closing 27 years and it is regarded as a BJP bastion. 
    READ | Gujarat meeting polls: Bridge tragedy impact? Applicants skip Morbi campaigning 

    JAMNAGAR: Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja on Monday mentioned that his spouse Rivaba Jadeja who has been fielded through the Bharatiya Janata Birthday party (BJP) from Jamnagar (North) seat within the state meeting elections sought after to apply the trail of High Minister Narendra Modi to paintings for the folk.

    Ravindra Jadeja attended an match on Monday the place he mentioned that Rivaba would be told so much from her first-time candidature within the meeting elections.

    “It’s her (Rivaba Jadeja) first time as an MLA candidate and she is going to be told so much. I am hoping she is going to growth on this. She is of serving to nature and has all the time sought after to assist other folks and therefore joined politics. She needs to apply the trail of PM Modi to paintings for the folk,” the cricketer mentioned.

    Previous on Sunday, Jadeja suggested the folk of Jamnagar to vote for his spouse Rivaba Jadeja. Jadeja tweeted a video urging the folk of Jamnagar and cricket fanatics to vote for his spouse.

    “The Gujarat election is right here and it is like a T20 fit. My spouse is making her grand debut in politics on a BJP price ticket! Day after today she is going to record her nomination. I attraction to the folk of Jamnagar and the entire cricket enthusiasts to return in massive numbers to improve her,” Jadeja mentioned within the video wherein he used to be talking in Gujarati.

    જામનગર ના મારા તમામ મિત્રો ને મારુ દીલ થી આમંત્રણ છે. જય માતાજી %.twitter.com/olZxvYVr3t
    — Ravindrasinh jadeja (@imjadeja) November 13, 2022
    Rivaba replaces sitting MLA Dharmendrasinh Jadeja because the BJP face for the Jamnagar (North) seat, who used to be denied a birthday celebration price ticket on this election, in step with resources.

    Previous on Sunday, the BJP introduced another candidate for the impending Gujarat Meeting election. Thus far the birthday celebration has launched the names of 167 applicants for the Gujarat polls. The birthday celebration fielded Jagdishbhai Makwana from the Wadhwan Meeting constituency.

    Previous on Saturday, BJP launched the second one record of six applicants. In the second one record of six applicants, BJP has given tickets to 2 ladies. It has fielded Mahendrabhai Padaliya from Dhoraji, Mulubhai Bera from Khambhalia, Dheliben Maldebhai Odedara from Kutiyana, Sejal Rajiv Kumar Pandya from Bhavnagar East, Hitesh Devji Vasava from Dediapada (ST) and Sandeep Desai from Choryasi.

    On Thursday, the BJP introduced the primary record of applicants for 160 applicants out of the 182 constituencies for the impending Gujarat Meeting elections.

    The primary record of 160 applicants contains 14 women folk, 13 from scheduled caste, 24 from the scheduled tribe and there are 69 applicants who’ve been repeated. The Meeting elections in Gujarat are scheduled for 2 stages on December 1 and December 5. Within the first spherical, 89 of the whole 182 Meeting seats will cross to polls and outstanding political events have declared their applicants for just about these kinds of constituencies.

    The BJP has drawn up a listing of megastar campaigners for the impending Gujarat Meeting elections. Topping the record is High Minister Narendra Modi. The opposite outstanding names at the record come with BJP nationwide president JP Nadda, Union House Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Street Delivery and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari and fellow Cupboard colleagues Smriti Irani, Dharmendra Pradhan, Mansukh Mandaviya and Purushottam Rupala.

    Leader Minister Bhupendra Patel, who is looking for a contemporary mandate from the Ghatlodia Meeting phase, additionally options within the megastar campaigners record in conjunction with BJP state president CR Patil and state House Minister Harsh Sanghvi.

    The ruling birthday celebration seeks its 7th directly time period in energy within the resulting state polls. The state has been a BJP stronghold for a protracted and the birthday celebration has set its attractions on returning to energy with a good-looking majority this time as neatly. On the other hand, it faces a stiff electoral problem from the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Birthday party (AAP), which has named Isudan Gadhvi as its leader ministerial candidate.

    The Congress may be hoping to place its perfect electoral foot ahead to unseat the BJP govt. The BJP has been in energy in Gujarat for the closing 27 years and it is regarded as a BJP bastion. READ | Gujarat meeting polls: Bridge tragedy impact? Applicants skip Morbi campaigning 

  • Gujarat polls: Congress, AAP promise to revive outdated pension scheme

    Through PTI

    AHMEDABAD: The call for for recovery of the outdated pension scheme (OPS) has emerged as a big ballot plank in Gujarat with each the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration promising to put in force it if voted to energy within the state the place the Meeting elections are scheduled subsequent month.

    With this promise, the opposition events goal to garner the give a boost to of lakhs of presidency workers who’re up in fingers towards the Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration (BJP) govt over the brand new pension scheme.

    Elections for the 182-member Gujarat Meeting shall be held in two levels on December 1 and 5.

    The Gujarat govt offered the brand new contributory pension scheme for staff becoming a member of the carrier on or after April 1, 2005.

    As in line with its notification, it’s going to make an identical contribution of 10 in line with cent of the elemental pay plus dearness allowance (DA) contributed by means of the workers within the NPS fund.

    Beneath the Centre’s scheme, the federal government will give a contribution 14 in line with cent towards an worker’s contribution of 10 in line with cent of his/her wage and DA with impact from April 1, 2019.

    After protests by means of workers in Gujarat, the state govt mentioned the brand new pension may not be acceptable to these workers who had joined accountability earlier than April 2005. It additionally promised to extend its contribution to the fund to fourteen in line with cent from 10 in line with cent previous.

    The workers have staged huge agitations towards the federal government in Gujarat whilst difficult recovery of the OPS as a result of they imagine the New Pension Scheme isn’t within the pastime of the retiring workers.
    READ | States wish to reconsider on going again to outdated pension scheme: PFRDA chairman

    With the BJP govt no longer acceding to the calls for of the workers, the Congress and the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP have confident to carry again the OPS, in one in all their maximum emphatic ballot guarantees.

    Each events have confident the agitating workers that the brand new pension scheme (NPS) shall be scrapped and the OPS shall be restored. They’ve given the examples in their governments in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh (the place Congress is in energy) and Punjab (ruled by means of the AAP) to force house the purpose.

    “We introduced an agitation with 15 calls for, of which the ones associated with recovery of the OPS and stuck wage factor weren’t accredited. The federal government shaped a committee. It mentioned it’s going to building up its contribution to the NPS fund however no notification used to be issued,” Digvijaysinh Jadeja, running president of the Akhil Bharatiya Prathmik Shikshak Sangh, a frame of presidency number one college lecturers, advised PTI.

    There are just about seven lakh govt workers who’re urgent for the call for for the OPS, together with round 70,000 number one college lecturers who joined earlier than 2005 on a hard and fast wage.

    Jadeja had in February 2019 led an agitation the place round two lakh number one college lecturers proceeded on ‘mass informal depart’ and accrued to protest out of doors the Gujarat Meeting within the capital Gandhinagar.

    The agitation used to be revived forward of the impending Meeting elections when hundreds of state govt workers, together with college lecturers, joined the mass informal depart protest around the state in September this yr.

    The agitation had pressured the federal government to mellow its stand at the factor and it promised to take the verdict at the OPS on the proper time, pronouncing it used to be a coverage subject.
    ALSO READ | Gujarat government workers sign up for ‘mass informal depart’ stir over outdated pension scheme

    Mahesh Mori, convenor of the Rashtriya Samyukt Morcha, a frame of state govt workers, advised PTI that the federal government’s guarantees have been handiest verbal and no notification used to be issued to make it reputable.

    “The federal government continues to be unsure over the problem of OPS.

    We demanded that the OPS be carried out for all workers.

    The federal government mentioned in a gathering with us that the workers who joined earlier than April 1, 2005, and no longer 2004, gets advantages of the OPS, however didn’t factor any notification,” Mori mentioned.

    Jadeja mentioned they’ve held conferences in several portions of the rustic and are difficult that the OPS be carried out in all of the states.

    “The OPS is best since the retiree will get 50 in line with cent (of wage at the moment) as pension. The NPS is in accordance with the proportion marketplace and the volume of pension reduces,” he claimed.

    Jadeja mentioned the workers in Gujarat are mindful that non-BJP-ruled states like Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Punjab and West Bengal have reverted to the OPS for his or her workers, whilst the 17 states ruled by means of the saffron birthday celebration proceed with the NPS.

    “They’re going to come to a decision accordingly what to do within the election,” mentioned Jadeja, who could also be the president of the Gujarat State Number one Lecturers’ Federation.

    The implementation of the OPS is a part of the Congress’s election manifesto for Gujarat. Rajasthan Leader Minister Ashok Gehlot had mentioned the ones claiming that the OPS will put a burden at the exchequer weren’t proper because it used to be all about monetary control.

    The AAP has confident govt workers in Gujarat that it’s going to put in force the OPS if voted to energy within the state. To strengthen its level, the AAP govt in Punjab reverted to it quickly after the cupboard there gave the nod for its recovery.

    AAP nationwide convener and Delhi CM Kejriwal in a remark just lately claimed the brand new pension scheme used to be “unfair” and mentioned the OPS must be restored and carried out everywhere the rustic. He had additionally tweeted that the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP govt in Punjab fulfilled the promise.

    “If the folk of Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat give (us) a possibility, we will be able to put in force OPS there too,” Kejriwal had mentioned. Polling for the 68 Meeting seats in Himachal Pradesh used to be hung on Saturday.

    AHMEDABAD: The call for for recovery of the outdated pension scheme (OPS) has emerged as a big ballot plank in Gujarat with each the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration promising to put in force it if voted to energy within the state the place the Meeting elections are scheduled subsequent month.

    With this promise, the opposition events goal to garner the give a boost to of lakhs of presidency workers who’re up in fingers towards the Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration (BJP) govt over the brand new pension scheme.

    Elections for the 182-member Gujarat Meeting shall be held in two levels on December 1 and 5.

    The Gujarat govt offered the brand new contributory pension scheme for staff becoming a member of the carrier on or after April 1, 2005.

    As in line with its notification, it’s going to make an identical contribution of 10 in line with cent of the elemental pay plus dearness allowance (DA) contributed by means of the workers within the NPS fund.

    Beneath the Centre’s scheme, the federal government will give a contribution 14 in line with cent towards an worker’s contribution of 10 in line with cent of his/her wage and DA with impact from April 1, 2019.

    After protests by means of workers in Gujarat, the state govt mentioned the brand new pension may not be acceptable to these workers who had joined accountability earlier than April 2005. It additionally promised to extend its contribution to the fund to fourteen in line with cent from 10 in line with cent previous.

    The workers have staged huge agitations towards the federal government in Gujarat whilst difficult recovery of the OPS as a result of they imagine the New Pension Scheme isn’t within the pastime of the retiring workers.READ | States wish to reconsider on going again to outdated pension scheme: PFRDA chairman

    With the BJP govt no longer acceding to the calls for of the workers, the Congress and the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP have confident to carry again the OPS, in one in all their maximum emphatic ballot guarantees.

    Each events have confident the agitating workers that the brand new pension scheme (NPS) shall be scrapped and the OPS shall be restored. They’ve given the examples in their governments in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh (the place Congress is in energy) and Punjab (ruled by means of the AAP) to force house the purpose.

    “We introduced an agitation with 15 calls for, of which the ones associated with recovery of the OPS and stuck wage factor weren’t accredited. The federal government shaped a committee. It mentioned it’s going to building up its contribution to the NPS fund however no notification used to be issued,” Digvijaysinh Jadeja, running president of the Akhil Bharatiya Prathmik Shikshak Sangh, a frame of presidency number one college lecturers, advised PTI.

    There are just about seven lakh govt workers who’re urgent for the call for for the OPS, together with round 70,000 number one college lecturers who joined earlier than 2005 on a hard and fast wage.

    Jadeja had in February 2019 led an agitation the place round two lakh number one college lecturers proceeded on ‘mass informal depart’ and accrued to protest out of doors the Gujarat Meeting within the capital Gandhinagar.

    The agitation used to be revived forward of the impending Meeting elections when hundreds of state govt workers, together with college lecturers, joined the mass informal depart protest around the state in September this yr.

    The agitation had pressured the federal government to mellow its stand at the factor and it promised to take the verdict at the OPS on the proper time, pronouncing it used to be a coverage subject.ALSO READ | Gujarat government workers sign up for ‘mass informal depart’ stir over outdated pension scheme

    Mahesh Mori, convenor of the Rashtriya Samyukt Morcha, a frame of state govt workers, advised PTI that the federal government’s guarantees have been handiest verbal and no notification used to be issued to make it reputable.

    “The federal government continues to be unsure over the problem of OPS.

    We demanded that the OPS be carried out for all workers.

    The federal government mentioned in a gathering with us that the workers who joined earlier than April 1, 2005, and no longer 2004, gets advantages of the OPS, however didn’t factor any notification,” Mori mentioned.

    Jadeja mentioned they’ve held conferences in several portions of the rustic and are difficult that the OPS be carried out in all of the states.

    “The OPS is best since the retiree will get 50 in line with cent (of wage at the moment) as pension. The NPS is in accordance with the proportion marketplace and the volume of pension reduces,” he claimed.

    Jadeja mentioned the workers in Gujarat are mindful that non-BJP-ruled states like Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Punjab and West Bengal have reverted to the OPS for his or her workers, whilst the 17 states ruled by means of the saffron birthday celebration proceed with the NPS.

    “They’re going to come to a decision accordingly what to do within the election,” mentioned Jadeja, who could also be the president of the Gujarat State Number one Lecturers’ Federation.

    The implementation of the OPS is a part of the Congress’s election manifesto for Gujarat. Rajasthan Leader Minister Ashok Gehlot had mentioned the ones claiming that the OPS will put a burden at the exchequer weren’t proper because it used to be all about monetary control.

    The AAP has confident govt workers in Gujarat that it’s going to put in force the OPS if voted to energy within the state. To strengthen its level, the AAP govt in Punjab reverted to it quickly after the cupboard there gave the nod for its recovery.

    AAP nationwide convener and Delhi CM Kejriwal in a remark just lately claimed the brand new pension scheme used to be “unfair” and mentioned the OPS must be restored and carried out everywhere the rustic. He had additionally tweeted that the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP govt in Punjab fulfilled the promise.

    “If the folk of Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat give (us) a possibility, we will be able to put in force OPS there too,” Kejriwal had mentioned. Polling for the 68 Meeting seats in Himachal Pradesh used to be hung on Saturday.

  • Congress performs secure, ties up with NCP in Gujarat

    Specific Information Provider

    AHMEDABAD:  In a wary transfer, the Congress and the Sharad Pawar-led NCP introduced a pre-poll alliance for the Gujarat Meeting elections on Friday. The NCP will contest 3 of the 182 seats within the state. Those 3 seats are lately held through the ruling BJP.

    The Congress additionally introduced its 2nd listing of 46 applicants for the two-phase polls due Dec1 and 5 on Thursday. The birthday celebration has fielded 21 of its sitting MLAs. The second one listing additionally named 4 Muslim applicants, together with sitting MLA from Wankaner Mohammad Javed Pirzada. The opposite 3 are Mamadbhai Jung Jat for the Absada seat, Suleman Patel for Vagra and Aslam Cyclewala for Surat East.

    The Congress has introduced applicants for 68 seats for the primary part, whilst nominations for 21 seats are awaited. State Congress leader Jagdish Thakor mentioned the best friend NCP will contest 3 seats — Umreth (Anand district), Naroda (Ahmedabad), and Devgadh Baria (Dahod district).

    “The Congress has made up our minds to forge an alliance with the ones events that have been with us within the UPA-1 and a couple of on the nationwide stage,” mentioned Thakor whilst expressing self belief that the grand previous birthday celebration would go back to energy in the state through profitable 125 seats.

    Thakor mentioned those that shared the birthday celebration’s ideology and dealing to “save the Charter” have come in combination towards “fascist forces.” NCP’s state unit president Jayant Patel Boskey mentioned the 2 allies would in truth paintings in combination. “I’m grateful for the consider reposed in us through Congress. We can no longer do the rest that may hurt the picture of the NCP,” Jayant Patel mentioned.

    AHMEDABAD:  In a wary transfer, the Congress and the Sharad Pawar-led NCP introduced a pre-poll alliance for the Gujarat Meeting elections on Friday. The NCP will contest 3 of the 182 seats within the state. Those 3 seats are lately held through the ruling BJP.

    The Congress additionally introduced its 2nd listing of 46 applicants for the two-phase polls due Dec1 and 5 on Thursday. The birthday celebration has fielded 21 of its sitting MLAs. The second one listing additionally named 4 Muslim applicants, together with sitting MLA from Wankaner Mohammad Javed Pirzada. The opposite 3 are Mamadbhai Jung Jat for the Absada seat, Suleman Patel for Vagra and Aslam Cyclewala for Surat East.

    The Congress has introduced applicants for 68 seats for the primary part, whilst nominations for 21 seats are awaited. State Congress leader Jagdish Thakor mentioned the best friend NCP will contest 3 seats — Umreth (Anand district), Naroda (Ahmedabad), and Devgadh Baria (Dahod district).

    “The Congress has made up our minds to forge an alliance with the ones events that have been with us within the UPA-1 and a couple of on the nationwide stage,” mentioned Thakor whilst expressing self belief that the grand previous birthday celebration would go back to energy in the state through profitable 125 seats.

    Thakor mentioned those that shared the birthday celebration’s ideology and dealing to “save the Charter” have come in combination towards “fascist forces.” NCP’s state unit president Jayant Patel Boskey mentioned the 2 allies would in truth paintings in combination. “I’m grateful for the consider reposed in us through Congress. We can no longer do the rest that may hurt the picture of the NCP,” Jayant Patel mentioned.

  • Rahul can problem Modi in 2024, however not unusual face will probably be made up our minds through opposition events: Gehlot

    Gehlot, a senior Congress observer for the Gujarat Meeting elections, stated the Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration (AAP) is deceptive the folk, saying that Congress will carry out neatly within the western state.

  • Congress MLA of Dhoraji, Lalit Vasoya fire up hornet’s nest via asking vote for BJP

    Categorical Information Provider

    AHMEDABAD: After the declaration of Gujarat meeting elections, leaders of BJP, Congress, and Aam Aadmi Celebration are vigorously campaigning within the state. PM Modi began off election marketing campaign from Valsad district. Arvind Kejriwal did street display in Rajkot.

    At the moment, Congress took out a ‘Parivartan Sankalp Yatra’ in Dhoraji, Rajkot. In the meantime, all over ‘Parivartan Yatra’ in Dhoraji, Congress MLA of Dhoraji, Lalit Vasoya fire up a hornet’s nest via asking votes for Bhartiya Janta (BJP).

    Congress’ Parivartan Yatra’ began on other routes of Dhoraji town of Rajkot on Sunday. Leaders together with Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil, MLA Lalit Vasoya, Town Congress President Arvindbhai Vora, and previous mayors joined the yatra.

    In the meantime, addressing a public assembly all over the Congress’ Parivartan Sankalp Yatra. MLA Lalit Vasoya stated, “If any individual talks concerning the Aam Aadmi Celebration of their space, then I say from the platform that as a substitute of vote casting for the Aam Aadmi Celebration, vote for the Bharatiya Janata Celebration.”

    After his observation, BJP spokesperson Yagnesh Dave tweeted a video of the Congress MLA on social media and stated that the Congress MLA is following the voice of his sense of right and wrong and searching for votes for BJP from the general public platform.

    AAP Nationwide convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal additionally take Dig at BJP and congress via sharing a video of a Congress chief from his Twitter account.

    He claimed that BJP and Congress are contesting elections in combination and each them don’t seem to be towards each and every different however simplest towards AAP. Sharing the video, Arvind Kejriwal wrote, “Watch this. A senior Congress chief is brazenly announcing from the degree that does not vote for Aam Aadmi Celebration, vote for BJP. Is there nonetheless any doubt that those two are contesting elections in combination? Each are simplest towards ‘AAP’.”

    Alternatively, After the talk escalated, on Monday Lalit Vasoya clarified on a video that Aam Aadmi is BJP’s B workforce. My purpose in the back of announcing that it’s higher to vote for BJP than to vote for Aam Aadmi was once that Aam Aadmi Celebration is working on the behest of BJP. Why will have to I attraction to vote for BJP? In 2022, I personally am a candidate for Dhoraji Constituency.

    Dhoraji Constituency:

    In 2017, Lalit Vasoya of the Indian Nationwide Congress gained the seat via defeating Patel Haribhai of the Bharatiya Janata Celebration with a margin of 25085 votes.

    Dhoraji Meeting Constituency falls underneath the Porbandar Lok sabha constituency. Within the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Bharatiya Janata Celebration candidate Rameshbhai Lavjibhai Dhaduk gained from Porbandar Lok Sabha (MP) Seat with a margin of 229823 votes via defeating Lalit Vasoya of the Indian Nationwide Congress.
     

    AHMEDABAD: After the declaration of Gujarat meeting elections, leaders of BJP, Congress, and Aam Aadmi Celebration are vigorously campaigning within the state. PM Modi began off election marketing campaign from Valsad district. Arvind Kejriwal did street display in Rajkot.

    At the moment, Congress took out a ‘Parivartan Sankalp Yatra’ in Dhoraji, Rajkot. In the meantime, all over ‘Parivartan Yatra’ in Dhoraji, Congress MLA of Dhoraji, Lalit Vasoya fire up a hornet’s nest via asking votes for Bhartiya Janta (BJP).

    Congress’ Parivartan Yatra’ began on other routes of Dhoraji town of Rajkot on Sunday. Leaders together with Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil, MLA Lalit Vasoya, Town Congress President Arvindbhai Vora, and previous mayors joined the yatra.

    In the meantime, addressing a public assembly all over the Congress’ Parivartan Sankalp Yatra. MLA Lalit Vasoya stated, “If any individual talks concerning the Aam Aadmi Celebration of their space, then I say from the platform that as a substitute of vote casting for the Aam Aadmi Celebration, vote for the Bharatiya Janata Celebration.”

    After his observation, BJP spokesperson Yagnesh Dave tweeted a video of the Congress MLA on social media and stated that the Congress MLA is following the voice of his sense of right and wrong and searching for votes for BJP from the general public platform.

    AAP Nationwide convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal additionally take Dig at BJP and congress via sharing a video of a Congress chief from his Twitter account.

    He claimed that BJP and Congress are contesting elections in combination and each them don’t seem to be towards each and every different however simplest towards AAP. Sharing the video, Arvind Kejriwal wrote, “Watch this. A senior Congress chief is brazenly announcing from the degree that does not vote for Aam Aadmi Celebration, vote for BJP. Is there nonetheless any doubt that those two are contesting elections in combination? Each are simplest towards ‘AAP’.”

    Alternatively, After the talk escalated, on Monday Lalit Vasoya clarified on a video that Aam Aadmi is BJP’s B workforce. My purpose in the back of announcing that it’s higher to vote for BJP than to vote for Aam Aadmi was once that Aam Aadmi Celebration is working on the behest of BJP. Why will have to I attraction to vote for BJP? In 2022, I personally am a candidate for Dhoraji Constituency.

    Dhoraji Constituency:

    In 2017, Lalit Vasoya of the Indian Nationwide Congress gained the seat via defeating Patel Haribhai of the Bharatiya Janata Celebration with a margin of 25085 votes.

    Dhoraji Meeting Constituency falls underneath the Porbandar Lok sabha constituency. Within the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Bharatiya Janata Celebration candidate Rameshbhai Lavjibhai Dhaduk gained from Porbandar Lok Sabha (MP) Seat with a margin of 229823 votes via defeating Lalit Vasoya of the Indian Nationwide Congress.
     

  • Gujarat meeting polls: Congress chief Himanshu Vyas joins BJP 

    Through PTI

    GANDHINAGAR: Senior Congress chief Himanshu Vyas joined the Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration (BJP) right here on Saturday.

    BJP chief and Union house minister Amit Shah welcomed him into the birthday party fold. The improvement got here forward of the following month’s Meeting elections in Gujarat.

    Vyas, who held the submit of secretary within the Congress, blamed the birthday party management for his resolution to give up, announcing those that paintings for the birthday party are unnoticed whilst sycophants get forward.

    “The Congress management has failed in other people’s eyes and likewise failed in speaking with birthday party employees,” he advised newshounds.

    “The management is surrounded by way of individuals who don’t permit true employees to means the management,” he added.

    He were sidelined within the Congress for the closing two years, Vyas claimed.

    Vyas had fought election two times from Wadhwan Meeting seat in Surendranagar district of the state however misplaced each occasions.

    GANDHINAGAR: Senior Congress chief Himanshu Vyas joined the Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration (BJP) right here on Saturday.

    BJP chief and Union house minister Amit Shah welcomed him into the birthday party fold. The improvement got here forward of the following month’s Meeting elections in Gujarat.

    Vyas, who held the submit of secretary within the Congress, blamed the birthday party management for his resolution to give up, announcing those that paintings for the birthday party are unnoticed whilst sycophants get forward.

    “The Congress management has failed in other people’s eyes and likewise failed in speaking with birthday party employees,” he advised newshounds.

    “The management is surrounded by way of individuals who don’t permit true employees to means the management,” he added.

    He were sidelined within the Congress for the closing two years, Vyas claimed.

    Vyas had fought election two times from Wadhwan Meeting seat in Surendranagar district of the state however misplaced each occasions.

  • BJP gears up for 2022 Gujarat polls, PM Modi to engage with celebration staff on January 25

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    AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat state BJP president CR Patil on Thursday addressed 40,000 celebration staff as a part of an workout to make stronger the saffron outfit forward of the approaching state Meeting polls. 

    To stick consistent with Covid protocols, this interplay used to be held nearly as staff accumulated concurrently at 579 puts around the state. That is the primary time within the nation {that a} political celebration will grasp over 500 bodily conferences on the similar time around the state, the state BJP’s media coordinator Yagnesh Dave stated.

    Patil stated: “High Minister Narendra Modi will have interaction with BJP staff in Gujarat nearly  on January 25. All over the interplay, the PM would offer steering to BJP staff around the state. After completing the registration procedure during the NaMo app, the chosen staff gets the hyperlink to sign up for the interplay,” stated Patil.

    The Meeting polls in Gujarat are anticipated to be held in December this 12 months. 

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    The BJP has divided its organisation in Gujarat into 579 blocks or Mandals, at taluka or the town point. “In view of the Covid pandemic and pointers issued by means of the federal government, best 50 to 100 celebration staff attended each and every of those 579 conferences.

    Patil got here up with this distinctive concept of maintaining conferences concurrently so that each one Mandals get coated,” Dave stated. For the closing two and part a long time, BJP has been training a components wherein 10 youths are assigned to each and every ballot sales space — one to stick on the sales space whilst the remainder cross out into the sphere to convey most electorate out to vote to make sure that the celebration will get a
    lion’s proportion of votes. For the reason that there are 50,000 polling cubicles within the state for 182 Meeting seats, the BJP will want no less than 50,000 polling brokers whether it is to contest all 182 seats.

    The aim of those conferences is to make stronger web page and sales space committees forward of the polls and to lead the ground-level staff about pro-people schemes floated by means of the BJP executive in Gujarat and on the Centre, he stated. “Just about 40,000 to 50,000 staff attended those conferences around the state. Audio system integrated MPs, MLAs, elected representatives of native our bodies, and different native leaders. We have now additionally invited former ministers and previous celebration office-bearers to supply steering to the employees,” Dave stated.