Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Congress will begin the candidate selection process for the upcoming local body elections from March 11, with applications invited at the taluka, district and city levels. The party has introduced a QR code-based application system for aspirants seeking tickets for municipal corporations, municipalities, district panchayats and taluka panchayats. According to party leaders, the selection process will continue till March 20, during which aspirants will be called for in-per...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Congress party has constituted several state-level committees in Gujarat for the upcoming local body elections, with the proposal approved by the party’s national president, according to a press release issued on Thursday. The committees have been formed with immediate effect to coordinate election strategy, campaign planning, media outreach, manifesto preparation and overall election management in the state. For the Strategy Committee, Bharatsinh Solanki has been appointed Ch...Read More

Ahmedabad: With the political atmosphere in Gujarat intensifying ahead of the upcoming local body elections, state party leaders held a meeting with the party high command in New Delhi. The meeting took place in the presence of Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge and senior leader Rahul Gandhi, where detailed discussions were held on the future course and organisational strategy of the Gujarat Congress. Nearly all prominent leaders of the Gujarat unit attended the meeting, including ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Political reactions have intensified in Gujarat following the release of the Final Electoral Roll after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) welcoming the outcome as a step toward transparency, while the Congress raised serious concerns over alleged irregularities and voter deletions. BJP state chief spokesperson Dr. Anil Patel said that voter list purification drives have been conducted across the country multiple times since ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Ahead of the upcoming election for the post of Deputy Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress have fielded their candidates. From the BJP, Surat West MLA Purnesh Modi filed his nomination for the post in the presence of Cabinet Minister Jitu Vaghani and other senior party leaders. Meanwhile, the Congress has fielded Danilimda MLA Shailesh Parmar for the post, ruling out the possibility of an unopposed election and m...Read More

Halvad: A fresh controversy has erupted in state politics, as Congress leader Pal Ambaliya has levelled serious allegations against BJP MLA Prakash Varmora, claiming that rules for converting agricultural land into non-agricultural (NA) land have been altered to benefit legislators. The issue is linked to the Halvad–Vataman 765 KV power transmission line project. According to Ambaliya, once a government gazette notification is issued, farmers’ land cannot be converted to NA status. However,...Read More

Patan: An internal rift within the Gujarat Congress reportedly over a disagreement regarding the appointment of the Patan District SC Morcha president has come out in the public fore. The issue has triggered a war of words between two Congress MLAs, Jignesh Mevani and Kirit Patel. The dispute intensified during a public event in Patan held to mark the birth anniversary of Veer Meghmaya Satam, where Mevani delivered a sharp and aggressive speech. Without naming anyone directly, Mevani warned, â€...Read More

New Delhi/Bhavnagar – In a letter addressed to Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw today, Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil has raised concerns over the lack of direct rail connectivity between Bhavnagar, Gujarat, and the national capital, while also pressing for significant upgrades to local passenger amenities. Gohil highlighted that despite Bhavnagar being a divisional headquarters for Western Railway, the city remains deprived of a direct train facility to Delhi. He noted that a "Train ...Read More

Narmada: In a significant political development in the tribal-dominated regions of the state, former Dediapada MLA and tribal leader Mahesh Vasava is set to join the Congress party. Vasava is the son of veteran tribal leader and Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) founder Chhotu Vasava and has earlier served as the president of the BTP. Mahesh Vasava resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in April 2025 after a brief nine-month stint with the ruling party. At the time of his resignation, he had...Read More

Ahmedabad: The attack on the sarpanch of Bagdana village has heated up the political atmosphere in the state, triggering a sharp exchange between the ruling BJP and the main opposition Congress following a post by Congress leader Amit Chavda on X. The BJP hit back strongly, asserting that the state government is acting firmly and without political interference in the matter. Reacting to the controversy, BJP chief spokesperson Dr Anil Patel said the government, under the leadership of Chief Mini...Read More