Category Articles: Politics

First time, the name of our God included in Central govt scheme: Rupala in Rajkot

March 29, 2024
First time, the name of our God included in Central govt scheme: Rupala in Rajkot

Rajkot: Addressing a gathering of the Vishwakarma Samaj, Rajkot BJP candidate and Union Cabinet Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairy Parshottam Rupala highlighted the significance of the Vishwakarma Yojana, a government scheme named after their Lord, during his speech on Thursday. Rupala emphasised, "Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi initiated a central government scheme for our community, the Vishwakarma Yojana. While the specifics of the scheme's benefits can be talked abou...Read More

Harsh Sanghavi reaches Himmatnagar for damage control within party on Sabarkantha seat

March 29, 2024
Harsh Sanghavi reaches Himmatnagar for damage control within party on Sabarkantha seat

Himmatnagar: Minister of State for Home, Harsh Sanghavi today reached district headquarters Himmatnagar in Sabarkantha apparently for damage control within the party over selection of candidate for Sabarkantha Lok Sabha seat. Sanghavi held series of meetings and interacted with the party men upset with selection of Shobhnaben Baraiya as candidate. The party had earlier announced the name of Bhikhaji Thakor as candidate. Bhikhaji had also started campaigning. One morning, Bhikhaji on his so...Read More

Rupala gets security cover in Rajkot

March 29, 2024
Rupala gets security cover in Rajkot

Rajkot: Rajkot Lok Sabha seat BJP candidate Parshottam Rupala's security has been increased. His bungalow on Amin marg could be seen being guarded by the State Reserve Police (SRP) jawans and also personal security persons. A local police station has also arranged vigil. Rupala's security is increased apparently in connection with his certain remark that has made certain groups of Kshatriya community upset. Rupala has tendered apologies for more than once over his remark but the issue ha...Read More

Vijaypur by-poll: BJP placates ticket aspirant Govind Patel

March 29, 2024
Vijaypur by-poll: BJP placates ticket aspirant Govind Patel

Gandhinagar: A local BJP ticket aspirant Govind Patel has been convinced by party to support the party candidate CJ Chavda in Vijapur assembly seat by-poll. Vijapur seat is vacant due to resignation of ex-MLA CJ Chavda from the State assembly. Chavda was a senior Congress leader who resigned from the party as well and joined BJP. The Central Election Committee of BJP has declared Chavda's name as candidate for Vijapur assembly by-poll. However a local BJP leader Govind Patel had demanded...Read More

Gujarat Congress’s General Secretary resigns

March 29, 2024
Gujarat Congress’s General Secretary resigns

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Congress's General Secretary DD Rajput has resigned from party. Rajput is Tharad Rajput Samaj's President. He was candidate of Congress party for Tharad assembly seat in 2017. Rajput has resigned ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, polling for which is scheduled on 7 May. A state level office bearer, Rajput's resignation is a major blow for the party especially in Banaskantha where Congress has fielded Wav MLA Geniben Thakor as its candidate against BJP's Dr. Rekhaben...Read More

Patil takes data and mathematics class of party office-bearers in Rajkot

March 28, 2024
Patil takes data and mathematics class of party office-bearers in Rajkot

Rajkot: Gujarat BJP chief CR Patil took master class of Maths and data during his Rajkot visit while addressing the party office bearers of local Lok Sabha seat. Patil explained the difference between data and technology. He said the relevant party office bearers are provided all required data such as the data of beneficiaries of government schemes, data of areas where BJP is in minus and where BJP is plus and data on lot of other parameters. Patil gave broad guidance on how to utilize this ...Read More

Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation becomes Congress-mukt

March 28, 2024
Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation becomes Congress-mukt

Gandhinagar: The only two Congress Party corporators in the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC) resigned from their posts in the civic body and the party today. Congress corporators Ankit Barot from ward no. 3 and Gajendrasinh Vaghela from ward no. 2 submitted their resignations. Both leaders are expected to join the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday. With this move, the GMC no longer has any Congress party corporators and is now completely Congress-free. Just before their ...Read More

Panchmahal Congress candidate faces trust deficit among section of party workers

March 28, 2024
Panchmahal Congress candidate faces trust deficit among section of party workers

Godhra: Panchmahal Congress candidate Gulabsinh Chauhan is facing trust deficit among a large number of Congress workers in his constituency area. A sizeable number of Congress workers from Shahera and Godhra gathered and held a meeting opposing Gulabsinh's selection as candidate by party. The Congress workers told media persons that Gulabsinh was originally from BJP and he would eventually join BJP only. They also alleged that Gulabsinh roams around with 'B' team of BJP. Somsinh Chauhan...Read More

Can’t rely blindly on existing list of Page Pramukhs, observes Mandaviya

March 28, 2024
Can’t rely blindly on existing list of Page Pramukhs, observes Mandaviya

Porbandar: BJP candidate and union minister Mansukh Mandaviya while addressing the party office bearers in one of assembly constituencies under Porbandar Lok Sabha constituency revealed that when checked using Artificial Intelligence, his team found that some of page pramukhs were above 90 age while some shown in the list as page pramukhs were not alive. Mandaviya said his team checked the data of page pramukhs submitted by local party organization. While scanning the data, it was found tha...Read More

Kundariya works harder than me for grand victory of BJP on Rajkot seat: Rupala

March 28, 2024
Kundariya works harder than me for grand victory of BJP on Rajkot seat: Rupala

Rajkot: One good example of ruling Bharatiya Janata Partry(BJP)'s discipline can be seen in Rajkot. In a TV interview, party candidate on Rajkot seat Parshottam Rupala said the sitting Rajkot MP Mohanbhai Kundariya has been working even harder than him to make sure a grand victory of party. When asked about Kundariya, Rupala said - 'he is working even harder than me to make sure a grand victory on Rajkot seat'. It's worth noting that party fielded Rupala this time on the seat which ...Read More