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  • Gujarat polls: BJP suspends 7 leaders for submitting nominations as independents after price ticket denial

    By means of PTI

    AHMEDABAD: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration (BJP) in Gujarat on Sunday suspended seven celebration leaders, together with two former MLAs, for submitting nominations as impartial applicants for the impending state Meeting elections when they have been denied tickets.

    The seven applicants are contesting from the seats that can cross to polls within the first section of the elections scheduled to be hung on December 1.

    The celebration suspended former MLAs Arvind Ladani, who had gained from Keshod constituency in 2012, and Harshad Vasava from the Scheduled Tribe-reserved seat of Nandod, when they filed their nominations as independents from those seats.

    The BJP has fielded Dr Darshana Deshmukh from Nandod and Devabhai Malam from Keshod.

    The saffron celebration additionally suspended Chhatarsinh Gunjariya, a district panchayat member from Surendranagar, after he filed his nomination as an impartial from Dhrangadhra seat.

    Different suspended leaders come with Ketan Patel, Bharat Chavda, Uday Shah and Karan Baraiya, who’ve filed their nominations as independents from Pardi, Rajkot, Veraval and Rajula seats respectively.

    The BJP, in a unlock, mentioned, “Those leaders have filed their nominations as impartial applicants in opposition to the applicants declared by way of the celebration. They’re being suspended at the course of the state BJP president C R Paatil.”

    Paatil had previous instructed journalists that this is a norm to droop leaders who search to contest as independents in opposition to celebration applicants when they fail to withdraw their nominations at the remaining day of withdrawal.

    A number of BJP leaders have pop out within the open to specific their disappointment for being denied tickets and feature declared to contest as independents.

    Six-time MLA Madhu Shrivastav from Vaghodia, who used to be denied a price ticket, has additionally filed his nominations as an impartial.

    The BJP has fielded Ashwin Patel from the seat.

    Some other former BJP MLA Dinesh Patel aka Dinu Mama of Padra seat in Vadodara district has additionally filed his nominations as an impartial.

    The BJP has given the price ticket to Chaitanyasinh Zala at the seat.

    Each Vaghodia and Padra will cross to polls in the second one section of elections on December 5.

    The BJP has now not but suspended the 2 former MLAs Shrivastav and Patel.

    No less than 788 applicants are within the fray for the primary section of the elections to 89 seats, which will probably be hung on December 1.

    The second one section of the polls for 93 constituencies will probably be hung on December 5 and the counting of votes for all 182 Meeting seats will happen on December 8.

    AHMEDABAD: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration (BJP) in Gujarat on Sunday suspended seven celebration leaders, together with two former MLAs, for submitting nominations as impartial applicants for the impending state Meeting elections when they have been denied tickets.

    The seven applicants are contesting from the seats that can cross to polls within the first section of the elections scheduled to be hung on December 1.

    The celebration suspended former MLAs Arvind Ladani, who had gained from Keshod constituency in 2012, and Harshad Vasava from the Scheduled Tribe-reserved seat of Nandod, when they filed their nominations as independents from those seats.

    The BJP has fielded Dr Darshana Deshmukh from Nandod and Devabhai Malam from Keshod.

    The saffron celebration additionally suspended Chhatarsinh Gunjariya, a district panchayat member from Surendranagar, after he filed his nomination as an impartial from Dhrangadhra seat.

    Different suspended leaders come with Ketan Patel, Bharat Chavda, Uday Shah and Karan Baraiya, who’ve filed their nominations as independents from Pardi, Rajkot, Veraval and Rajula seats respectively.

    The BJP, in a unlock, mentioned, “Those leaders have filed their nominations as impartial applicants in opposition to the applicants declared by way of the celebration. They’re being suspended at the course of the state BJP president C R Paatil.”

    Paatil had previous instructed journalists that this is a norm to droop leaders who search to contest as independents in opposition to celebration applicants when they fail to withdraw their nominations at the remaining day of withdrawal.

    A number of BJP leaders have pop out within the open to specific their disappointment for being denied tickets and feature declared to contest as independents.

    Six-time MLA Madhu Shrivastav from Vaghodia, who used to be denied a price ticket, has additionally filed his nominations as an impartial.

    The BJP has fielded Ashwin Patel from the seat.

    Some other former BJP MLA Dinesh Patel aka Dinu Mama of Padra seat in Vadodara district has additionally filed his nominations as an impartial.

    The BJP has given the price ticket to Chaitanyasinh Zala at the seat.

    Each Vaghodia and Padra will cross to polls in the second one section of elections on December 5.

    The BJP has now not but suspended the 2 former MLAs Shrivastav and Patel.

    No less than 788 applicants are within the fray for the primary section of the elections to 89 seats, which will probably be hung on December 1.

    The second one section of the polls for 93 constituencies will probably be hung on December 5 and the counting of votes for all 182 Meeting seats will happen on December 8.

  • PM Modi slams Congress over Medha Patkar becoming a member of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra

    Via PTI

    DHORAJI (Gujarat): Top Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday requested on what ethical flooring is the Congress searching for votes in Gujarat when its chief used to be joined in his Bharat Jodo Yatra by way of a lady who stalled the Narmada dam venture for 3 many years.

    Modi used to be relating to Narmada Bachao Andolan activist Medha Patkar becoming a member of the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra in Maharashtra on Saturday.

    Addressing a ballot rally in Dhoraji the town of Gujarat’s Rajkot district, Modi mentioned the formidable venture of establishing Sardar Sarovar Dam over Narmada river used to be not on time as a result of many of us had attempted arduous to stall it.

    “The Narmada venture used to be the one technique to quench the thirst of the arid area of Kutch and Kathiyawad (Saurashtra area). You will have to have observed the day prior to this how a Congress chief used to be doing padyatra with a lady, who used to be an anti-Narmada activist. She and others had stalled the venture for 3 many years by way of developing criminal hurdles” he mentioned.

    “Those activists held protests simply to ensure that water does now not achieve right here,” Modi mentioned, and accused the activists of defaming Gujarat to such an extent that even the International Financial institution stopped budget for the venture.

    Rahul Gandhi with Medha Patkar all over Bharat Jodo Yatra (Photograph | INC Twitter)

    “When Congress leaders manner you to hunt votes, I would like you to invite them to provide an explanation for on what ethical flooring the opposition birthday party is looking for votes when their chief used to be doing padyatra with a lady who used to be towards the Narmada venture. I encourage you to invite this query to Congress,” he mentioned.

    The BJP executive in Gujarat had labored arduous for twenty years to get to the bottom of the water scarcity factor thru quite a lot of schemes, similar to development test dams, digging new wells and lakes and offering water thru pipelines, Modi mentioned.

    “As of late, all of the Kutch-Kathiyawad area is receiving water thru this pipeline community. We consider in bringing everlasting answers to issues. We remember that water and electrical energy are an important for construction. Congress governments had been most effective desirous about putting in hand pumps,” he mentioned.

    Gujarat will move to polls in two stages on December 1 and 5 with the counting of votes on December 8 along side that of Himachal Pradesh.

    Of the full 182 Meeting seats in Gujarat, balloting for 89 seats will probably be hung on December 1 and the stability 93 seats on December 5.

    Polling in Dhoraji space, held by way of Congress, will happen on December 1.

    DHORAJI (Gujarat): Top Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday requested on what ethical flooring is the Congress searching for votes in Gujarat when its chief used to be joined in his Bharat Jodo Yatra by way of a lady who stalled the Narmada dam venture for 3 many years.

    Modi used to be relating to Narmada Bachao Andolan activist Medha Patkar becoming a member of the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra in Maharashtra on Saturday.

    Addressing a ballot rally in Dhoraji the town of Gujarat’s Rajkot district, Modi mentioned the formidable venture of establishing Sardar Sarovar Dam over Narmada river used to be not on time as a result of many of us had attempted arduous to stall it.

    “The Narmada venture used to be the one technique to quench the thirst of the arid area of Kutch and Kathiyawad (Saurashtra area). You will have to have observed the day prior to this how a Congress chief used to be doing padyatra with a lady, who used to be an anti-Narmada activist. She and others had stalled the venture for 3 many years by way of developing criminal hurdles” he mentioned.

    “Those activists held protests simply to ensure that water does now not achieve right here,” Modi mentioned, and accused the activists of defaming Gujarat to such an extent that even the International Financial institution stopped budget for the venture.

    Rahul Gandhi with Medha Patkar all over Bharat Jodo Yatra (Photograph | INC Twitter)

    “When Congress leaders manner you to hunt votes, I would like you to invite them to provide an explanation for on what ethical flooring the opposition birthday party is looking for votes when their chief used to be doing padyatra with a lady who used to be towards the Narmada venture. I encourage you to invite this query to Congress,” he mentioned.

    The BJP executive in Gujarat had labored arduous for twenty years to get to the bottom of the water scarcity factor thru quite a lot of schemes, similar to development test dams, digging new wells and lakes and offering water thru pipelines, Modi mentioned.

    “As of late, all of the Kutch-Kathiyawad area is receiving water thru this pipeline community. We consider in bringing everlasting answers to issues. We remember that water and electrical energy are an important for construction. Congress governments had been most effective desirous about putting in hand pumps,” he mentioned.

    Gujarat will move to polls in two stages on December 1 and 5 with the counting of votes on December 8 along side that of Himachal Pradesh.

    Of the full 182 Meeting seats in Gujarat, balloting for 89 seats will probably be hung on December 1 and the stability 93 seats on December 5.

    Polling in Dhoraji space, held by way of Congress, will happen on December 1.

  • Why waste votes on Congress which does not have construction roadmap? PM Modi at Guj ballot rally

    By way of PTI

    AMRELI (Gujarat): High Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to the folk of Amreli district not to waste their votes on Congress because it does not have the roadmap for construction and as a substitute select BJP within the subsequent month’s Gujarat Meeting elections.

    Addressing a rally in Amreli the city in Saurashtra area on the second one day of his talk over with to poll-bound Gujarat, the top minister mentioned the Opposition birthday celebration can by no means do anything else just right for the area.

    Significantly, Congress had received all 5 Meeting segments in Amreli district – Dhari, Amreli, Lathi, Savarkundla and Rajula – within the 2017 elections while the BJP drew a clean.

    “The BJP executive did a number of works to toughen Gujarat. Now, it’s time to take an enormous jump. And, Congress does no longer have the capability to do this. The Opposition birthday celebration can by no means do anything else just right for you,” the top minister mentioned.

    “You can not be expecting a Congress chief to take you at the trail of construction, ask any Congress chief what’s the roadmap for construction and they don’t have any plan,” he mentioned.

    The top minister mentioned the folk of Amreli had elected Congress applicants within the earlier elections with very prime hopes from that birthday celebration.

    “Now inform me what did they do for you (right through those 5 years)? Do you consider no less than one paintings executed by way of them? Then why are you wasting precious votes on them? To toughen Amreli, I encourage you to make a choice lotus (BJP) this time,” mentioned the PM.

    He indexed a number of executive schemes which he mentioned benefited all sections of society together with farmers.

    “Below the ‘PM Kisan Samman Nidhi’ scheme, Gujarat’s 60 lakh farmers have won Rs 12,000 crore. You’ll’t be expecting such issues from Congress. Simply ask any Congress chief what’s the roadmap for construction and they’ll be clueless,” mentioned Modi.

    AMRELI (Gujarat): High Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to the folk of Amreli district not to waste their votes on Congress because it does not have the roadmap for construction and as a substitute select BJP within the subsequent month’s Gujarat Meeting elections.

    Addressing a rally in Amreli the city in Saurashtra area on the second one day of his talk over with to poll-bound Gujarat, the top minister mentioned the Opposition birthday celebration can by no means do anything else just right for the area.

    Significantly, Congress had received all 5 Meeting segments in Amreli district – Dhari, Amreli, Lathi, Savarkundla and Rajula – within the 2017 elections while the BJP drew a clean.

    “The BJP executive did a number of works to toughen Gujarat. Now, it’s time to take an enormous jump. And, Congress does no longer have the capability to do this. The Opposition birthday celebration can by no means do anything else just right for you,” the top minister mentioned.

    “You can not be expecting a Congress chief to take you at the trail of construction, ask any Congress chief what’s the roadmap for construction and they don’t have any plan,” he mentioned.

    The top minister mentioned the folk of Amreli had elected Congress applicants within the earlier elections with very prime hopes from that birthday celebration.

    “Now inform me what did they do for you (right through those 5 years)? Do you consider no less than one paintings executed by way of them? Then why are you wasting precious votes on them? To toughen Amreli, I encourage you to make a choice lotus (BJP) this time,” mentioned the PM.

    He indexed a number of executive schemes which he mentioned benefited all sections of society together with farmers.

    “Below the ‘PM Kisan Samman Nidhi’ scheme, Gujarat’s 60 lakh farmers have won Rs 12,000 crore. You’ll’t be expecting such issues from Congress. Simply ask any Congress chief what’s the roadmap for construction and they’ll be clueless,” mentioned Modi.

  • EWS quota resolved many problems with Patels, neighborhood status with BJP this time: Hardik Patel

    By way of PTI

    AHMEDABAD: The Centre’s resolution of 10 according to cent EWS reservation with out aggravating the prevailing quota resolved many problems with the Patels in Gujarat and the neighborhood will be certain the BJP’s huge victory within the upcoming meeting polls, birthday party chief Hardik Patel stated.

    The spearhead of the 2015 Patidar quota stir stated the agitation had without delay impacted just about 20 meeting segments within the 2017 Gujarat election.

    He had supported the Congress all over the 2017 polls.

    The Centre in January 2019 applied the ten according to cent reservation for the economically weaker sections (EWS) from the overall class through amending the Charter.

    It additionally issued directions for expanding the full selection of seats in educational establishments to supply EWS reservations with out adversely affecting the proportionate seats of the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Different Backward Categories (OBCs) classes.

    Previous this month, the Excellent Court docket in a three:2 majority resolution upheld the ten according to cent reservation for economically weaker sections (EWS) in admissions and govt jobs that excluded the deficient a number of the SCs, STs, and OBCs.

    “Patidars are united and feature determined to again High Minister Narendra Modi. Within the 2017 elections, the problem used to be other. The ten according to cent EWS quota has prolonged reservation advantages for the deficient and the disadvantaged from different sections whilst together with the Patels of Gujarat. This time, the Patels will make certain that BJP will get an enormous majority,” Patel informed PTI in an interview.

    He hailed High Minister Modi’s management, and termed his resolution at the EWS quota “ancient”.

    It is going to get advantages the deficient from greater than 50 communities, he stated.

    ALSO READ | Tamil Nadu events flip down 10 according to cent EWS quota modification

    “It (EWS reservation) will immensely get advantages the BJP. Remaining time, the Patidar agitation impacted just about 20 seats without delay and had an oblique impact on many different seats. However now, no longer handiest Patels however many communities gets reservation advantages,” Patel stated.

    In regards to the have an effect on of AAP’s foray into Gujarat meeting polls, Patel didn’t see the Arvind Kejriwal-led birthday party posing many demanding situations to the BJP.

    For him, the Congress is the closest rival even though a far off 2nd within the polls.

    “The AAP is loose to contest elections. Nevertheless it has harm the non secular sentiments of the folk of Gujarat with its chief’s remarks in opposition to Lord Vishnu and Mahesh. It’s preventing the Congress for a similar area however as of now apparently the Congress can be a far off 2nd within the elections,” he stated.

    On his leaving the Congress to enroll in the BJP, Patel stated his problems were resolved and he used to be at all times “BJP-minded and ideologically nearer to Hindutva and nationalism”.

    The 29-year-old Hardik Patel rose to prominence because the face of the Patidar agitation in Gujarat between 2015 and 2016.

    He joined the Congress in 2020 and served as its Gujarat unit operating president.

    Previous this 12 months, he crossed over to the BJP which fielded him from the Viramgam constituency in Ahmedabad.

    Birthday celebration leaders were calling him a “fighter chief”.

    When requested about leader ministers converting in Gujarat, Hardik stated BJP is the birthday party of all the Gujarati society and “it offers illustration to each caste on the suitable time”.

    “The folk of Gujarat have complete religion within the BJP. They include all its choices and have a look at High Minister Modi and Amit Shah whilst vote casting for the birthday party,” he stated.

    AHMEDABAD: The Centre’s resolution of 10 according to cent EWS reservation with out aggravating the prevailing quota resolved many problems with the Patels in Gujarat and the neighborhood will be certain the BJP’s huge victory within the upcoming meeting polls, birthday party chief Hardik Patel stated.

    The spearhead of the 2015 Patidar quota stir stated the agitation had without delay impacted just about 20 meeting segments within the 2017 Gujarat election.

    He had supported the Congress all over the 2017 polls.

    The Centre in January 2019 applied the ten according to cent reservation for the economically weaker sections (EWS) from the overall class through amending the Charter.

    It additionally issued directions for expanding the full selection of seats in educational establishments to supply EWS reservations with out adversely affecting the proportionate seats of the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Different Backward Categories (OBCs) classes.

    Previous this month, the Excellent Court docket in a three:2 majority resolution upheld the ten according to cent reservation for economically weaker sections (EWS) in admissions and govt jobs that excluded the deficient a number of the SCs, STs, and OBCs.

    “Patidars are united and feature determined to again High Minister Narendra Modi. Within the 2017 elections, the problem used to be other. The ten according to cent EWS quota has prolonged reservation advantages for the deficient and the disadvantaged from different sections whilst together with the Patels of Gujarat. This time, the Patels will make certain that BJP will get an enormous majority,” Patel informed PTI in an interview.

    He hailed High Minister Modi’s management, and termed his resolution at the EWS quota “ancient”.

    It is going to get advantages the deficient from greater than 50 communities, he stated.

    ALSO READ | Tamil Nadu events flip down 10 according to cent EWS quota modification

    “It (EWS reservation) will immensely get advantages the BJP. Remaining time, the Patidar agitation impacted just about 20 seats without delay and had an oblique impact on many different seats. However now, no longer handiest Patels however many communities gets reservation advantages,” Patel stated.

    In regards to the have an effect on of AAP’s foray into Gujarat meeting polls, Patel didn’t see the Arvind Kejriwal-led birthday party posing many demanding situations to the BJP.

    For him, the Congress is the closest rival even though a far off 2nd within the polls.

    “The AAP is loose to contest elections. Nevertheless it has harm the non secular sentiments of the folk of Gujarat with its chief’s remarks in opposition to Lord Vishnu and Mahesh. It’s preventing the Congress for a similar area however as of now apparently the Congress can be a far off 2nd within the elections,” he stated.

    On his leaving the Congress to enroll in the BJP, Patel stated his problems were resolved and he used to be at all times “BJP-minded and ideologically nearer to Hindutva and nationalism”.

    The 29-year-old Hardik Patel rose to prominence because the face of the Patidar agitation in Gujarat between 2015 and 2016.

    He joined the Congress in 2020 and served as its Gujarat unit operating president.

    Previous this 12 months, he crossed over to the BJP which fielded him from the Viramgam constituency in Ahmedabad.

    Birthday celebration leaders were calling him a “fighter chief”.

    When requested about leader ministers converting in Gujarat, Hardik stated BJP is the birthday party of all the Gujarati society and “it offers illustration to each caste on the suitable time”.

    “The folk of Gujarat have complete religion within the BJP. They include all its choices and have a look at High Minister Modi and Amit Shah whilst vote casting for the birthday party,” he stated.

  • Gujarat polls: Rahul Gandhi to deal with public rallies in Rajkot, Surat on Monday

    By means of PTI

    RAJKOT: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will deal with two public rallies in Rajkot in addition to Mahuva in Surat in poll-bound Gujarat on November 21, a birthday party chief stated on Saturday.

    Gandhi is lately main the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, which is traversing Maharashtra and is poised to go into Madhya Pradesh on November 20.

    The previous Congress president might be in Rajkot and Mahuva in south Gujarat to deal with public rallies on November 21, Rajasthan MLA and Congress’s Gujarat in-charge Raghu Sharma instructed journalists.

    Talking at the Yatra, he stated the national march has lined 2,000 kilometres thus far and has been organised as in line with the verdict taken on the ‘navsankalp shivir’ in Rajasthan’s Udaipur in opposition to the “atmosphere of concern, hatred and violence prevailing within the nation”.

    By the way, Gandhi might be visiting Gujarat after two-and-half months.

    He had addressed a rally of booth-level employees in Ahmedabad on September 5, prior to shifting on to guide the Yatra that commenced from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7.

    Gujarat will see two-phase Meeting polls on December 1 and 5, whilst votes might be counted on December 8.

    The Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration, which is looking for the 7th directly time period, is pitted in opposition to Congress and Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration that has promised a slew of measures, or “promises” if it wins the polls.

    The BJP gained the 2017 polls for the 182-member Gujarat Meeting by means of a slender margin after profitable 99 seats in opposition to Congress’ progressed tally of 77.
    ALSO READ | PM Modi to deal with rallies in poll-bound Gujarat for 2 days

    RAJKOT: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will deal with two public rallies in Rajkot in addition to Mahuva in Surat in poll-bound Gujarat on November 21, a birthday party chief stated on Saturday.

    Gandhi is lately main the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, which is traversing Maharashtra and is poised to go into Madhya Pradesh on November 20.

    The previous Congress president might be in Rajkot and Mahuva in south Gujarat to deal with public rallies on November 21, Rajasthan MLA and Congress’s Gujarat in-charge Raghu Sharma instructed journalists.

    Talking at the Yatra, he stated the national march has lined 2,000 kilometres thus far and has been organised as in line with the verdict taken on the ‘navsankalp shivir’ in Rajasthan’s Udaipur in opposition to the “atmosphere of concern, hatred and violence prevailing within the nation”.

    By the way, Gandhi might be visiting Gujarat after two-and-half months.

    He had addressed a rally of booth-level employees in Ahmedabad on September 5, prior to shifting on to guide the Yatra that commenced from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7.

    Gujarat will see two-phase Meeting polls on December 1 and 5, whilst votes might be counted on December 8.

    The Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration, which is looking for the 7th directly time period, is pitted in opposition to Congress and Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration that has promised a slew of measures, or “promises” if it wins the polls.

    The BJP gained the 2017 polls for the 182-member Gujarat Meeting by means of a slender margin after profitable 99 seats in opposition to Congress’ progressed tally of 77.ALSO READ | PM Modi to deal with rallies in poll-bound Gujarat for 2 days

  • Gujarat polls: To win Amreli for fourth time can be tricky process for Cong chief Paresh Dhanani

    Via PTI

    AMRELI: It might be an uphill process for Congress chief Paresh Dhanani to win from the Amreli Meeting constituency for the fourth time within the subsequent month’s Gujarat elections, particularly when the Patidar quota agitation has pale out.

    The previous Chief of the Opposition within the Meeting could also be going through demanding situations from the Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration (AAP) which is predicted to consume into the Congress’s conventional vote banks.

    The ruling Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration (BJP) has fielded its district unit leader Kaushik Vekariya from the seat, whilst the AAP has given price ticket to Ravi Dhanani.

    All 3 — Dhanani and his two competitors — belong to the Patidar group. Patidar citizens account for greater than part the citizens within the constituency. 

    As one enters Amreli, large hoardings of Paresh Dhanani are observed on each main highway, promoting the paintings he has carried out for the constituency. His supporters say that he would have turn out to be the executive minister had the Congress received a majority in 2017.

    The opposition celebration had come on the subject of the bulk determine in 2017 however may now not make it. 

    “This election is a struggle between smug rulers and the folks of Gujarat. Amreli has all the time proven tips on how to Gujarat, and this time additionally they’ll elect me and provides a choice for exchange after 27 years of BJP misrule,” Dhanani mentioned.

    “Because of this misrule, Gujarat is plagued through the commercial slowdown, inflation, unemployment, corruption, drug mafia and land mafia. This election is a chance for the ones whose voice has been silenced through the BJP to oust the BJP executive,” he added.

    His supporters imagine that Dhanani’s reference to the folks and paintings at the flooring has made him a pressure to reckon with, even supposing this area is a BJP stronghold.

    In other places, 20 km from Amreli town, within the rural space, the BJP’s Vekariya used to be won through younger ladies of the village Nani Kukavav at his 2nd election assembly of the day. He used to be scheduled to talk at two extra sooner than the day ended. He went across the village, interacting with folks as his supporters beat the drums.

    “When folks of Amreli cross to the MLA (Paresh Dhanani) for paintings, he says he can not do their paintings as he does now not have a say within the provide executive. Being the district unit president, I will be able to get your paintings carried out now, and after changing into MLA, it could be even more straightforward for me to increase the district,” he mentioned.

    Talking to PTI, Vekariya mentioned, “Dhanani, has now not carried out any paintings within the constituency, blaming the federal government. Then again, he has publish large hoardings announcing he has carried out many stuff for Amreli. He is attempting to take credit score for state and central executive schemes. Individuals are bored with him.”

    The AAP isn’t an influential consider Amreli and it’ll turn out to be transparent at the day of election effects, he claimed. AAP candidate Ravi Dhanani used to be busy in a door-to-door marketing campaign in Amreli town.

    “I’m the son of a farmer. It is a district of farmers and the ones related to the farm business. The farming group is bored with this executive and desires a transformation,” he mentioned.

    “Folks, particularly the formative years will pressure the exchange,” the AAP candidate added.

    Native journalist Vijay Chauhan, who runs a newspaper, mentioned Paresh Dhanani has his paintings lower out this time.

    The impact of the Patidar quota factor does now not exist this time. It used to be as soon as an excessively large issue. Additionally, the AAP is any other participant which can snatch some votes and it’s prone to harm Congress extra.

    “Younger folks, particularly the formative years who paintings in Surat, have a craze for AAP as a brand new celebration,” he mentioned.

    Amreli Meeting constituency has been a swing seat. In 2002, because of inner strife throughout the BJP, Paresh Dhanani who used to be most effective 26 then received from the seat in spite of a large wave in favour of Leader Minister Narendra Modi.

    The Patidar group used to be unsatisfied after the unceremonious removing of Keshubhai Patel as leader minister in 2001. Patel used to be changed through Modi. However in 2007, Dhanani misplaced to the BJP’s Dileep Sanghani.

    The Congress chief wrested again the seat in 2012 because the Patel group as soon as once more felt that they have been being sidelined they usually had to again Patidar applicants of the Congress.

    After that Dhanani’s political big name rose and his fans even projected him as a first-rate ministerial candidate sooner than the 2017 elections, held within the backdrop of the Patidar quota agitation.

    He defeated former minister Bavku Undhad within the election and used to be due to this fact made Chief of the Opposition within the Meeting.

    However the political scene has modified since 2017, because the BJP executive gave 10 according to cent quota for Economically Backward Magnificence a number of the higher castes; made Bhupendra Patel, a Patidar, the executive minister; and received over quota agitation chief Hardik Patel to its facet.

    For the BJP, this is a subject of status to win the Amreli seat. The celebration misplaced all 5 meeting seats within the Amreli district in 2017.

    “BJP leaders from Amreli like Purshottam Rupala (Union agriculture minister), (MP) Naran Kachadiya and I’ve determined to return in combination and paintings onerous for the celebration’s victory in Amreli seat,” mentioned Dileep Sanghani, former MP who had defeated Paresh Dhanani in 2007.

    “Dhanani has misplaced credibility and the folks of Amreli are making amusing of him as he has now not been ready to do any paintings within the constituency,” he added.

    But even so greater than 50 according to cent of Patidar citizens, the constituency has a fifteen according to cent Koli inhabitants which falls within the OBC class. Higher castes, Dalits and Muslims make up the remainder. Barring Amreli the town, the constituency is predominantly rural.

    All over the ultimate elections, the constituency had 2.68 lakh registered citizens, out of which 63.33 according to cent solid their vote.

    AMRELI: It might be an uphill process for Congress chief Paresh Dhanani to win from the Amreli Meeting constituency for the fourth time within the subsequent month’s Gujarat elections, particularly when the Patidar quota agitation has pale out.

    The previous Chief of the Opposition within the Meeting could also be going through demanding situations from the Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration (AAP) which is predicted to consume into the Congress’s conventional vote banks.

    The ruling Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration (BJP) has fielded its district unit leader Kaushik Vekariya from the seat, whilst the AAP has given price ticket to Ravi Dhanani.

    All 3 — Dhanani and his two competitors — belong to the Patidar group. Patidar citizens account for greater than part the citizens within the constituency. 

    As one enters Amreli, large hoardings of Paresh Dhanani are observed on each main highway, promoting the paintings he has carried out for the constituency. His supporters say that he would have turn out to be the executive minister had the Congress received a majority in 2017.

    The opposition celebration had come on the subject of the bulk determine in 2017 however may now not make it. 

    “This election is a struggle between smug rulers and the folks of Gujarat. Amreli has all the time proven tips on how to Gujarat, and this time additionally they’ll elect me and provides a choice for exchange after 27 years of BJP misrule,” Dhanani mentioned.

    “Because of this misrule, Gujarat is plagued through the commercial slowdown, inflation, unemployment, corruption, drug mafia and land mafia. This election is a chance for the ones whose voice has been silenced through the BJP to oust the BJP executive,” he added.

    His supporters imagine that Dhanani’s reference to the folks and paintings at the flooring has made him a pressure to reckon with, even supposing this area is a BJP stronghold.

    In other places, 20 km from Amreli town, within the rural space, the BJP’s Vekariya used to be won through younger ladies of the village Nani Kukavav at his 2nd election assembly of the day. He used to be scheduled to talk at two extra sooner than the day ended. He went across the village, interacting with folks as his supporters beat the drums.

    “When folks of Amreli cross to the MLA (Paresh Dhanani) for paintings, he says he can not do their paintings as he does now not have a say within the provide executive. Being the district unit president, I will be able to get your paintings carried out now, and after changing into MLA, it could be even more straightforward for me to increase the district,” he mentioned.

    Talking to PTI, Vekariya mentioned, “Dhanani, has now not carried out any paintings within the constituency, blaming the federal government. Then again, he has publish large hoardings announcing he has carried out many stuff for Amreli. He is attempting to take credit score for state and central executive schemes. Individuals are bored with him.”

    The AAP isn’t an influential consider Amreli and it’ll turn out to be transparent at the day of election effects, he claimed. AAP candidate Ravi Dhanani used to be busy in a door-to-door marketing campaign in Amreli town.

    “I’m the son of a farmer. It is a district of farmers and the ones related to the farm business. The farming group is bored with this executive and desires a transformation,” he mentioned.

    “Folks, particularly the formative years will pressure the exchange,” the AAP candidate added.

    Native journalist Vijay Chauhan, who runs a newspaper, mentioned Paresh Dhanani has his paintings lower out this time.

    The impact of the Patidar quota factor does now not exist this time. It used to be as soon as an excessively large issue. Additionally, the AAP is any other participant which can snatch some votes and it’s prone to harm Congress extra.

    “Younger folks, particularly the formative years who paintings in Surat, have a craze for AAP as a brand new celebration,” he mentioned.

    Amreli Meeting constituency has been a swing seat. In 2002, because of inner strife throughout the BJP, Paresh Dhanani who used to be most effective 26 then received from the seat in spite of a large wave in favour of Leader Minister Narendra Modi.

    The Patidar group used to be unsatisfied after the unceremonious removing of Keshubhai Patel as leader minister in 2001. Patel used to be changed through Modi. However in 2007, Dhanani misplaced to the BJP’s Dileep Sanghani.

    The Congress chief wrested again the seat in 2012 because the Patel group as soon as once more felt that they have been being sidelined they usually had to again Patidar applicants of the Congress.

    After that Dhanani’s political big name rose and his fans even projected him as a first-rate ministerial candidate sooner than the 2017 elections, held within the backdrop of the Patidar quota agitation.

    He defeated former minister Bavku Undhad within the election and used to be due to this fact made Chief of the Opposition within the Meeting.

    However the political scene has modified since 2017, because the BJP executive gave 10 according to cent quota for Economically Backward Magnificence a number of the higher castes; made Bhupendra Patel, a Patidar, the executive minister; and received over quota agitation chief Hardik Patel to its facet.

    For the BJP, this is a subject of status to win the Amreli seat. The celebration misplaced all 5 meeting seats within the Amreli district in 2017.

    “BJP leaders from Amreli like Purshottam Rupala (Union agriculture minister), (MP) Naran Kachadiya and I’ve determined to return in combination and paintings onerous for the celebration’s victory in Amreli seat,” mentioned Dileep Sanghani, former MP who had defeated Paresh Dhanani in 2007.

    “Dhanani has misplaced credibility and the folks of Amreli are making amusing of him as he has now not been ready to do any paintings within the constituency,” he added.

    But even so greater than 50 according to cent of Patidar citizens, the constituency has a fifteen according to cent Koli inhabitants which falls within the OBC class. Higher castes, Dalits and Muslims make up the remainder. Barring Amreli the town, the constituency is predominantly rural.

    All over the ultimate elections, the constituency had 2.68 lakh registered citizens, out of which 63.33 according to cent solid their vote.

  • Gujarat Meeting polls: AAP candidate withdraws nomination, Sisodia alleges ‘BJP goons’ kidnapped him

    By way of PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration’s Surat East Meeting seat candidate in Gujarat withdrew his nomination on Wednesday, with the AAP alleging he used to be kidnapped on the behest of the BJP and careworn to take action, a price denied by way of the ruling birthday party.

    Addressing a press convention in Delhi, Deputy Leader Minister Manish Sisodia stated their Surat seat candidate Kanchan Jariwala have been lacking together with his members of the family since Tuesday.

    “On this election, the BJP is miserably shedding in Gujarat and has transform so rattled that it has stooped to the extent of kidnapping our candidate from Surat East,” Sisodia alleged.

    “Fearing defeat, the BJP goons abducted the AAP candidate from Surat, Kanchan Jariwala,” he additional charged.

    The BJP has fielded its sitting MLA Arvind Rana from the seat. Elections for the 182-member Gujarat Meeting shall be held in two levels on December 1 and 5 and the counting of votes shall be taken up on December 8.

    State AAP president Gopal Italia claimed their Surat East candidate Kanchan Jariwala gave the impression ahead of the workplace of the Returning Officer on Wednesday underneath heavy police coverage and surrounded by way of “BJP goons” to withdraw his candidature underneath the power of the ruling birthday party.

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    When media individuals wondered Jariwala, he used to be hurriedly whisked away by way of the individuals surrounding him.

    Italia alleged that Jariwala had long gone lacking and used to be allegedly taken to an undisclosed location by way of the BJP goons who put power on him to keep away from the election.

    Sisodia stated, “This isn’t simply the abduction of our candidate, however the kidnapping of democracy. This can be a very bad state of affairs in Gujarat.”

    He appealed to the Election Fee to take cognisance of it. On the other hand, Surat town BJP president Niranjan Zanzmera refuted the allegations and stated the AAP will have to as a substitute “deal with its personal space”.

    Italia stated the AAP will take the recommendation from its criminal staff for additional motion into the subject.

    “The BJP first sought after to get Jariwala’s nomination invalidated at the closing date of the method on Tuesday. When his nomination used to be authorized, the BJP goons took him to a few undisclosed location. Lets now not to find him any place till Wednesday morning. His family members informed us that he used to be put underneath massive power to keep away from the election,” Italia claimed whilst chatting with newshounds in Surat.

    Italia additional stated the best way Jariwala gave the impression to withdraw his nomination prompt that he used to be underneath “massive power.

    “Why else would he come to the workplace underneath heavy police coverage and with 50-100 goons if he meant to withdraw his candidature on his personal?” Italia requested.

    AAP’s Gujarat co-incharge Raghav Chadha alleged that the “BJP goons” abducted Jariwala on Tuesday to place power on him to withdraw his candidature.

    “The BJP is so scared in Gujarat that it has began kidnapping the AAP applicants,” the Rajya Sabha member claimed.

    “The BJP goons themselves went to the workplace of the Returning Officer together with Jariwala and put power on him to get his nomination invalidated. The power used to be additionally placed on his proposers to get his nomination invalidated,” he alleged.

    Chadha stated the birthday party has knowledgeable the Leader Electoral Officer about it, and a written grievance shall be submitted. Native police and management have additionally been knowledgeable about it, he stated. Surat Police Commissioner Ajay Tomar informed PTI that the problem has come to his understand.

    “I’ve come to learn about it and we are searhing for out. I’ve put my groups at the task and we can to find it out. We now have now not won any formal grievance but however since this has come to my understand, I’m running on it,” the police authentic stated.

    NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration’s Surat East Meeting seat candidate in Gujarat withdrew his nomination on Wednesday, with the AAP alleging he used to be kidnapped on the behest of the BJP and careworn to take action, a price denied by way of the ruling birthday party.

    Addressing a press convention in Delhi, Deputy Leader Minister Manish Sisodia stated their Surat seat candidate Kanchan Jariwala have been lacking together with his members of the family since Tuesday.

    “On this election, the BJP is miserably shedding in Gujarat and has transform so rattled that it has stooped to the extent of kidnapping our candidate from Surat East,” Sisodia alleged.

    “Fearing defeat, the BJP goons abducted the AAP candidate from Surat, Kanchan Jariwala,” he additional charged.

    The BJP has fielded its sitting MLA Arvind Rana from the seat. Elections for the 182-member Gujarat Meeting shall be held in two levels on December 1 and 5 and the counting of votes shall be taken up on December 8.

    State AAP president Gopal Italia claimed their Surat East candidate Kanchan Jariwala gave the impression ahead of the workplace of the Returning Officer on Wednesday underneath heavy police coverage and surrounded by way of “BJP goons” to withdraw his candidature underneath the power of the ruling birthday party.

    READ HERE | Gujarat polls: ‘Do not waste your votes, Congress’ proportion will move underneath 13 in keeping with cent’, says Kejriwal

    When media individuals wondered Jariwala, he used to be hurriedly whisked away by way of the individuals surrounding him.

    Italia alleged that Jariwala had long gone lacking and used to be allegedly taken to an undisclosed location by way of the BJP goons who put power on him to keep away from the election.

    Sisodia stated, “This isn’t simply the abduction of our candidate, however the kidnapping of democracy. This can be a very bad state of affairs in Gujarat.”

    He appealed to the Election Fee to take cognisance of it. On the other hand, Surat town BJP president Niranjan Zanzmera refuted the allegations and stated the AAP will have to as a substitute “deal with its personal space”.

    Italia stated the AAP will take the recommendation from its criminal staff for additional motion into the subject.

    “The BJP first sought after to get Jariwala’s nomination invalidated at the closing date of the method on Tuesday. When his nomination used to be authorized, the BJP goons took him to a few undisclosed location. Lets now not to find him any place till Wednesday morning. His family members informed us that he used to be put underneath massive power to keep away from the election,” Italia claimed whilst chatting with newshounds in Surat.

    Italia additional stated the best way Jariwala gave the impression to withdraw his nomination prompt that he used to be underneath “massive power.

    “Why else would he come to the workplace underneath heavy police coverage and with 50-100 goons if he meant to withdraw his candidature on his personal?” Italia requested.

    AAP’s Gujarat co-incharge Raghav Chadha alleged that the “BJP goons” abducted Jariwala on Tuesday to place power on him to withdraw his candidature.

    “The BJP is so scared in Gujarat that it has began kidnapping the AAP applicants,” the Rajya Sabha member claimed.

    “The BJP goons themselves went to the workplace of the Returning Officer together with Jariwala and put power on him to get his nomination invalidated. The power used to be additionally placed on his proposers to get his nomination invalidated,” he alleged.

    Chadha stated the birthday party has knowledgeable the Leader Electoral Officer about it, and a written grievance shall be submitted. Native police and management have additionally been knowledgeable about it, he stated. Surat Police Commissioner Ajay Tomar informed PTI that the problem has come to his understand.

    “I’ve come to learn about it and we are searhing for out. I’ve put my groups at the task and we can to find it out. We now have now not won any formal grievance but however since this has come to my understand, I’m running on it,” the police authentic stated.

  • Gujarat polls: ‘Do not waste your votes, Congress’ proportion will cross underneath 13 in step with cent’, says Kejriwal

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    AHMEDABAD: At the closing day of submitting the nomination shape for the primary section election, the Nationwide Convenor of Aam Aadmi Birthday party (AAP ) and Delhi Leader Minister Arvind Kejriwal visited Gujarat on Monday. 

    Addressing the media on the Ahmedabad airport, Arvind Kejriwal mentioned, “Because the Gujarat elections are coming near, we’ve noticed that the Congress has collapsed.”

    Kejriwal mentioned that they had been handiest two kinds of others. One hated Congress and voted for BJP and the opposite hated BJP and voted for Congress.

    “However nowadays all who elected Congress are choosing AAP and those that had been agitated by means of 27 years of misgovernance by means of the BJP also are in a position to vote for AAP,” mentioned Kejriwal

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    Kejriwal mentioned, “I assume this time within the Gujarat meeting elections, the vote proportion of Congress will cross underneath 13 in step with cent and they’ll get 4 or 5 seats. I need to request the folks of Gujarat that on this election, there’s an instantaneous contest between the Aam Aadmi Birthday party and the BJP. Even now if any individual is a hardcore voter of Congress, then they will have to no longer waste his vote by means of giving his vote to Congress.”

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    Previous within the afternoon, AAP’s Felony Mobile filed a grievance with the Election Fee of India and the Leader Electoral Officer of the State in regards to the show of pictures of the Top Minister within the Central and State Govt workplaces in Gujarat. The grievance mentioned that the Type Code of Behavior for elections is being violated.

    The grievance mentioned that the pictures of a celebrity campaigner of a political birthday celebration in govt workplaces will have an affect at the elections and due to this fact within the hobby of unfastened and honest elections within the state. 

    AHMEDABAD: At the closing day of submitting the nomination shape for the primary section election, the Nationwide Convenor of Aam Aadmi Birthday party (AAP ) and Delhi Leader Minister Arvind Kejriwal visited Gujarat on Monday. 

    Addressing the media on the Ahmedabad airport, Arvind Kejriwal mentioned, “Because the Gujarat elections are coming near, we’ve noticed that the Congress has collapsed.”

    Kejriwal mentioned that they had been handiest two kinds of others. One hated Congress and voted for BJP and the opposite hated BJP and voted for Congress.

    “However nowadays all who elected Congress are choosing AAP and those that had been agitated by means of 27 years of misgovernance by means of the BJP also are in a position to vote for AAP,” mentioned Kejriwal

    ALSO READ | Gujarat polls: Ravindra Jadeja bats for his spouse forward of Jamnagar nomination

    Kejriwal mentioned, “I assume this time within the Gujarat meeting elections, the vote proportion of Congress will cross underneath 13 in step with cent and they’ll get 4 or 5 seats. I need to request the folks of Gujarat that on this election, there’s an instantaneous contest between the Aam Aadmi Birthday party and the BJP. Even now if any individual is a hardcore voter of Congress, then they will have to no longer waste his vote by means of giving his vote to Congress.”

    ALSO READ | Gujarat polls: BJP campaigns vigorously in Saurashtra after setback over Morbi bridge cave in

    Previous within the afternoon, AAP’s Felony Mobile filed a grievance with the Election Fee of India and the Leader Electoral Officer of the State in regards to the show of pictures of the Top Minister within the Central and State Govt workplaces in Gujarat. The grievance mentioned that the Type Code of Behavior for elections is being violated.

    The grievance mentioned that the pictures of a celebrity campaigner of a political birthday celebration in govt workplaces will have an affect at the elections and due to this fact within the hobby of unfastened and honest elections within the state. 

  • Gujarat polls: Tribal chief Chhotu Vasava to not contest from his seat Jhagadia, his son steps in

    Via PTI

    AHMEDABAD: Bharatiya Tribal Birthday celebration (BTP) founder Chhotu Vasava won’t contest from his conventional Meeting seat Jhagadia in Gujarat’s Bharuch district, from the place he has received seven instances in a row, and as an alternative his son shall be within the fray from the constituency within the subsequent month’s elections.

    As according to the second one checklist of six applicants launched by way of the tribal birthday celebration for the December 1 and 5 elections, Chhotu Vasava’s son Mahesh Vasava has been fielded from Jhagadia.

    Mahesh Vasava had received from Dediapada in Narmada district within the 2017 Meeting elections.

    Earlier than that, he had emerged victorious from the similar seat in 2002 (when the BTP used to be no longer in life).

    The BTP, which has wallet of affect in adivasi-dominated spaces of the Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration-ruled Gujarat, received two Meeting seats in 2017 when it fought elections in an alliance with the Congress.

    On the other hand, the regional outfit later severed ties with the primary opposition birthday celebration.

    Early this yr, it entered right into a short-lived alliance with Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration (AAP).

    Birthday celebration assets stated the senior Vasava (75), who used to be previous with the Janata Dal (United), isn’t more likely to contest polls this time because of his deficient well being.

    From Dediapada, the birthday celebration has fielded BTP member Bahadursinh Vasava.

    The opposite applicants are Ravjibhai Pandor (Khedbrahma), Narendra Rathva (Pavijetpur), Nitin Vasava (Nakleshwar) and Subhash Vasava (Mangrol).

    Except for for Ankleshwar, the entire different 5 Meeting seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST) applicants.

    The birthday celebration had introduced the primary checklist of 12 applicants on Sunday, of which 9 have been fielded from ST-reserved seats.

    Except Bhiloda, Jhalod, Dahod, Sankheda, Nandod, Vyara, Nizar, Dang and Dharampur, all reserved for tribal applicants, the birthday celebration had introduced applicants on non-reserved seats of Karjan, Jambusar and Olpad.

    BTP president Mahesh Vasava stated his birthday celebration will box applicants on the entire 27 Meeting seats reserved for ST applicants and likewise contest constituencies that have a sizeable tribal inhabitants.

    Gujarat has a 182-member Meeting.

    AHMEDABAD: Bharatiya Tribal Birthday celebration (BTP) founder Chhotu Vasava won’t contest from his conventional Meeting seat Jhagadia in Gujarat’s Bharuch district, from the place he has received seven instances in a row, and as an alternative his son shall be within the fray from the constituency within the subsequent month’s elections.

    As according to the second one checklist of six applicants launched by way of the tribal birthday celebration for the December 1 and 5 elections, Chhotu Vasava’s son Mahesh Vasava has been fielded from Jhagadia.

    Mahesh Vasava had received from Dediapada in Narmada district within the 2017 Meeting elections.

    Earlier than that, he had emerged victorious from the similar seat in 2002 (when the BTP used to be no longer in life).

    The BTP, which has wallet of affect in adivasi-dominated spaces of the Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration-ruled Gujarat, received two Meeting seats in 2017 when it fought elections in an alliance with the Congress.

    On the other hand, the regional outfit later severed ties with the primary opposition birthday celebration.

    Early this yr, it entered right into a short-lived alliance with Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration (AAP).

    Birthday celebration assets stated the senior Vasava (75), who used to be previous with the Janata Dal (United), isn’t more likely to contest polls this time because of his deficient well being.

    From Dediapada, the birthday celebration has fielded BTP member Bahadursinh Vasava.

    The opposite applicants are Ravjibhai Pandor (Khedbrahma), Narendra Rathva (Pavijetpur), Nitin Vasava (Nakleshwar) and Subhash Vasava (Mangrol).

    Except for for Ankleshwar, the entire different 5 Meeting seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST) applicants.

    The birthday celebration had introduced the primary checklist of 12 applicants on Sunday, of which 9 have been fielded from ST-reserved seats.

    Except Bhiloda, Jhalod, Dahod, Sankheda, Nandod, Vyara, Nizar, Dang and Dharampur, all reserved for tribal applicants, the birthday celebration had introduced applicants on non-reserved seats of Karjan, Jambusar and Olpad.

    BTP president Mahesh Vasava stated his birthday celebration will box applicants on the entire 27 Meeting seats reserved for ST applicants and likewise contest constituencies that have a sizeable tribal inhabitants.

    Gujarat has a 182-member Meeting.

  • Gujarat Congress chief Mohansinh Rathva quits, joins BJP

    Through PTI

    AHMEDABAD: In a jolt to the opposition Congress forward of the Meeting polls in Gujarat, senior MLA Mohansinh Rathva on Tuesday resigned as a birthday party member and legislator and joined the Bharatiya Janata Birthday party (BJP).

    Rathva, 78, despatched his resignation letter to state Congress leader Jagdish Thakor.

    A distinguished tribal chief, Rathva is a ten-time Member of the Legislative Meeting and recently represents the Chhota Udaipur (ST) constituency in central Gujarat.

    Earlier than 2012, he had represented Pavi-Jetpur (ST) constituency within the Chhota Udepur district.

    Not too long ago, Rathva had introduced that he would now not search a price ticket for the following month’s Meeting elections however sought after the birthday party to box his son Rajendrasinh Rathva from his seat as an alternative.

    Congress Rajya Sabha MP Naran Rathva has additionally reportedly sought a price ticket for his son from the similar seat.

    Gujarat will vote in two stages on December 1 and 5.

    The counting of votes will likely be taken up on December 8.

    After sending his resignation letter, Rathva reached the Gujarat BJP workplace in Ahmedabad the place he used to be inducted into the birthday party through state basic secretaries Bhargav Bhatt and Pradeepsinh Vaghela.

    Rathva’s sons Rajendrasinh and Ranjitsinh additionally joined the BJP on the serve as.

    When requested if the BJP will give him a price ticket for the Meeting polls, Rathva claimed he’s “100 according to cent” certain.

    “On the other hand, I’ve now not sought a price ticket. I get outdated now. My son Rajendrasinh is an engineer. He’s BE civil. He used to be having a sense that we must sign up for BJP,” Rathva instructed journalists on the BJP headquarters.

    When requested if he left Congress for the reason that birthday party denied a price ticket for his son, Rathva spoke back he had determined to sign up for BJP earlier than Congress takes a choice.

    “The Congress by no means mentioned that they are going to now not give me a price ticket (for my son). I determined earlier than Congress mentioned the rest about it. I used to be inspired through the paintings carried out through the BJP govt and PM Narendra Modi in our tribal spaces. That’s the reason why I’ve determined to sign up for BJP,” he added.

    AHMEDABAD: In a jolt to the opposition Congress forward of the Meeting polls in Gujarat, senior MLA Mohansinh Rathva on Tuesday resigned as a birthday party member and legislator and joined the Bharatiya Janata Birthday party (BJP).

    Rathva, 78, despatched his resignation letter to state Congress leader Jagdish Thakor.

    A distinguished tribal chief, Rathva is a ten-time Member of the Legislative Meeting and recently represents the Chhota Udaipur (ST) constituency in central Gujarat.

    Earlier than 2012, he had represented Pavi-Jetpur (ST) constituency within the Chhota Udepur district.

    Not too long ago, Rathva had introduced that he would now not search a price ticket for the following month’s Meeting elections however sought after the birthday party to box his son Rajendrasinh Rathva from his seat as an alternative.

    Congress Rajya Sabha MP Naran Rathva has additionally reportedly sought a price ticket for his son from the similar seat.

    Gujarat will vote in two stages on December 1 and 5.

    The counting of votes will likely be taken up on December 8.

    After sending his resignation letter, Rathva reached the Gujarat BJP workplace in Ahmedabad the place he used to be inducted into the birthday party through state basic secretaries Bhargav Bhatt and Pradeepsinh Vaghela.

    Rathva’s sons Rajendrasinh and Ranjitsinh additionally joined the BJP on the serve as.

    When requested if the BJP will give him a price ticket for the Meeting polls, Rathva claimed he’s “100 according to cent” certain.

    “On the other hand, I’ve now not sought a price ticket. I get outdated now. My son Rajendrasinh is an engineer. He’s BE civil. He used to be having a sense that we must sign up for BJP,” Rathva instructed journalists on the BJP headquarters.

    When requested if he left Congress for the reason that birthday party denied a price ticket for his son, Rathva spoke back he had determined to sign up for BJP earlier than Congress takes a choice.

    “The Congress by no means mentioned that they are going to now not give me a price ticket (for my son). I determined earlier than Congress mentioned the rest about it. I used to be inspired through the paintings carried out through the BJP govt and PM Narendra Modi in our tribal spaces. That’s the reason why I’ve determined to sign up for BJP,” he added.