Category Articles: Congress

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

Congress yet to declare 7 candidates in Gujarat for LS, all 5 for assembly by-polls

March 27, 2024
Congress yet to declare 7 candidates in Gujarat for LS, all 5 for assembly by-polls

Gandhinagar: With the polling date just a little over a month away in the state, political parties have announced their candidates for the Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat. While the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has already announced the names of all 26 candidates for the Lok Sabha, the main opposition party Congress has only announced 17 candidates. The Congress party is contesting the general election in an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Gujarat. According to the seat-sharing a...Read More

Lok Sabha Polls 2024 in Gujarat: BJP-Congress candidates, dates, and schedule

March 25, 2024
Lok Sabha Polls 2024 in Gujarat: BJP-Congress candidates, dates, and schedule

Gandhinagar: The Election Commission of India announced the dates for the General Elections of the Lok Sabha, during which voting will take place in 7 phases from April 19 to June 1. The state of Gujarat will go to the polls in Phase 3 on May 7 for all 26 seats. The counting will take place on June 4 for all Lok Sabha seats. There are 26 Lok Sabha seats in the state, which were won by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2014 and 2019 general elections. This time, the main opposition part...Read More

Vadodara banners row; city Congress chief questioned

March 22, 2024
Vadodara banners row; city Congress chief questioned

Vadodara: City Congress President Rutvij Joshi was questioned for more than five hours on Friday regarding the hanging of banners criticizing BJP's Lok Sabha candidate, sitting MP Ranjan Bhatt, in various locations across the city earlier in the week. Four arrests had been made in the case, involving two separate incidents in the banner row. Police revealed on Friday that Joshi's name had emerged during the interrogation of the arrested individuals. Joshi, accompanied by senior Congress leade...Read More

Rohan Gupta quits Congress

March 22, 2024
Rohan Gupta quits Congress

Gandhinagar: The main opposition Congress party's national spokesperson Rohan Gupta has resigned from the party. He made this announcement on micro-blogging site X (formerly Twitter). He stated in a tweet:- 'Amidst the personal crisis , I spent last 3 days with my father while he is battling serious health conditions which has really helped me understand his perspective. He narrated the incidences of betrayal and sabotage for last 40 years and how the leaders got away in spite of their ill...Read More

‘People in villages speak like they have allergy to Congress’

March 22, 2024
‘People in villages speak like they have allergy to Congress’

Jamnagar: When any Congress worker is on village visit, voters and public speak like they have allergy (to Congress), said Abhabhai Karmur who resigned from all posts of party including the post of general secretary of Khambhaliya Congress. Karmur a senior local Congress leader had contested State assembly election in 2012. He is belived close to party leader Vikram Madam. He has been director of local APMC for five terms. Karmur said - 'looking at the situation of Congress party where b...Read More

Congress declares 11 more Lok Sabha candidates in Gujarat

March 21, 2024

Gandhinagar: The main opposition Congress party today declared a few more candidates in Gujarat for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The party has fielded former Sidhpur MLA Chandanji Thakor on the Patan seat. Khedbrahma MLA Dr. Tushar Chaudhary has been selected for candidature on the Sabarkantha seat. Former Kapadvanj MLA Kalusinh Dabhi will be contesting on Kheda Lok Sabha seat against Union Minister Devusinh Chauhan. Lunawada MLA Gulabsinh Chauhan will contest on Panchmahal ...Read More

Congress finalizes more Gujarat candidates; formal announcement pending

March 21, 2024
Congress finalizes more Gujarat candidates; formal announcement pending

Gandhinagar: Insiders from the main opposition Congress party inform that the party has decided to field Jennyben Thumar, daughter of former MP Virji Thumar from Amreli seat as Lok Sabha candidate. BJP has yet not declared its candidate for Amreli seat. The party insiders also inform that JP Maraviya will be fielded from Jamnagar Lok Sabha seat against BJP candidate and incumbent MP Poonamben Madam. The party hopes for whole chunk of Muslim votes and division in Hindu votes as Maraviya is Pat...Read More

Police nab one who put up posters against Ranjanben Bhatt; he turns out to be Congress office bearer

March 20, 2024
Police nab one who put up posters against Ranjanben Bhatt; he turns out to be Congress office bearer

Vadodara: The Crime Branch detained an individual today for hanging posters against the BJP Lok Sabha candidate from the Vadodara constituency, Ranjanben Bhatt who is also the incumbent MP from the seat. Several posters were put up in the night and the media was informed about them in the morning. Subsequently, the local news channel started covering the news. However, police came into the action and checked CCTV footage of the areas, through which a person belonging to the main opposition Congr...Read More