Category Articles: Congress

Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha Congress candidate Rohan Gupta withdraws his candidature

March 18, 2024
Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha Congress candidate Rohan Gupta withdraws his candidature

Ahmedabad: One of seven Congress candidates declared in Gujarat for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections has withdrawn his name as a candidate. Congress party's national spokesperson Rohan Gupta, son of former senior Congress leader Rajkumar Gupta today tweeted that he was withdrawing his candidature for the Ahmedabad East parliament seat as Congress candidate. Rohan Gupta in a tweet stated - 'Due to serious medical condition, my father is admitted to hospital and I am withdrawing my candidature ...Read More

2nd list of Congress candidates in Gujarat on 20th March: Chavda

March 18, 2024
2nd list of Congress candidates in Gujarat on 20th March: Chavda

Gandhinagar: The second list of candidates for Lok Sabha election in Gujarat will be declared on 20th March, said Leader of opposition, Amit Chavda today. The first list of 7 Congress candidates was declared earlier. Chavda said the process of declaring the second list of candidates on 20th March is in final stage. DeshGujaratRead More

Congress party announces 7 candidates in Gujarat for Lok Sabha polls

March 12, 2024
Congress party announces 7 candidates in Gujarat for Lok Sabha polls

Gandhinagar: Indian National Congress has declared 7 of a total 26 candidates in Gujarat for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Congress is going to 24 seats in Gujarat, as it has allocated Bharuch and Bhavnagar Lok Sabha seats to I.N.D.I alliance party Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidates. -Niteshbhai Lalan (Kutch seat which is reserved for Schedule Caste candidates), East Kutch district Youth Congress president -Geniben Thakor (Banaskantha) MLA from Vav -Rohan Gupta (Ahmedabad East), Nation...Read More

Two former Gujarat Congress Presidents refuse to contest Lok Sabha elections

March 12, 2024
Two former Gujarat Congress Presidents refuse to contest Lok Sabha elections

Gandhinagar: Congress leader and former Union minister Bharatsinh Solanki today expressed that he has no intention of participating in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The 70-year-old, a former Gujarat Congress president, in a post on X, said, "My family and I have been given a lot by the Congress party over the decades. Considering my current responsibility as AICC in-charge Jammu & Kashmir and to effectively campaign for the party in Gujarat, I humbly convey to the high command my wish...Read More

Porbandar district and city Congress chiefs quit with over 300 cadres

March 10, 2024
Porbandar district and city Congress chiefs quit with over 300 cadres

Porbandar: After former Gujarat Congress chief Arjun Modhwadia left Congress and joined BJP, the main opposition Congress party suspended his brother Ramde Modhwadia for six years. The party's move has triggered rebellion to the scale that Porbandar Congress's district and city presidents have resigned with over 300 cadres and office bearers. The situation is described in a way that the Porbandar district Congress has no cadre or organization left. It's a matter of time that these party office b...Read More

Rahul Gandhi led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra moving in Gujarat

March 08, 2024
Rahul Gandhi led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra moving in Gujarat

Dahod: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra entered Gujarat on Thursday. The yatra arrived in Jhalod town in Dahod around 4.45 pm after crossing over from Rajasthan. Gujarat Congress in-charge Mukul Wasnik, state unit president Shaktisinh Gohil, leader of the opposition Amit Chavda, and other party members welcomed Gandhi. AAP’s state unit president, Isudan Gadhvi, and leader Gopal Italia were present at the yatra on the invitation of the state Congress. Both parties will b...Read More

Two more former Gujarat MLAs join BJP

March 08, 2024
Two more former Gujarat MLAs join BJP

Surat: Two former MLAs have today joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat at a function in Surat. In the presence of Gujarat BJP chief CR Patil today, former Congress MLA and Surat district panchayat's former health committee and social justice committee chief Anilbhai Patel joined BJP. Patel has been in Congress since 2019. Former minister, three-time ex-MLA and Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) Gujarat organizational secretary Pravinbhai Rathod along with over 500 cadres joined the ...Read More

Manavadar Congress MLA Arvind Ladani resigns; set to join BJP

March 06, 2024
Manavadar Congress MLA Arvind Ladani resigns; set to join BJP

Gandhinagar: Just two days after the resignation of former Gujarat Congress President and Porbandar MLA Arjun Modhwadia,  another Congress MLA resigned today. Arvind Ladani, MLA from Manavadar seat today handed over his resignation to the State Assembly Speaker Shankarbhai Chaudhary at the latter's residence here. Ladani also resigned from primary membership of the Congress party. He is all set to join Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The latest resignation of a Congress leader happened a day befo...Read More

As Rahul Gandhi is coming to Gujarat, here is what he said about the state elsewhere

March 05, 2024
As Rahul Gandhi is coming to Gujarat,  here is what he said about the state elsewhere

Gandhinagar: The 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra,' led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, is set to enter Gujarat at Jhalod in Dahod district on March 7. As the former Congress president is coming to Gujarat ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, it is timely to recall several instances in the past where Gandhi made remarks mentioning Gujarat in bad taste.   Assam February 2021 In fact Raul started Gujarat Congress campaign from Assam last year. You remember? pic.twitter.com/zHN8kzkO7l — Japa...Read More

Liquidation of Gujarat Congress continuing

March 05, 2024
Liquidation of Gujarat Congress continuing

Gandhinagar: After former MLA Ambrish Der and MLA Arjun Modhwadia, on Monday another Congress leader Dharmesh Patel resigned from the Congress party. Patel was a Congress candidate against CR Patil in Navsari Lok Sabha seat previously. He had also been a municipality president. In another move, former assembly candidate Mulubhai Kandoriya has also joined BJP. To witness the joining of two Ahir community politicians (Der and Kandoriya), folk artist Mayabhai Ahir was present at the State BJP headq...Read More