Umreth: The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has announced Bhrugurajsinh Pratapsinh Chauhan as its candidate for the upcoming by-election to the Umreth Assembly constituency in Gujarat. The candidature was approved by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, according to an official statement. Chauhan holds M.A. and M.Ed. degrees and has held several organisational roles within the party. He currently serves as Coordinator of the GPCC Central Zone (2025 onwards) and was a Pradesh Pratinidhi i...Read More

Ahmedabad – In a scathing pre-election offensive, the Ahmedabad City Congress Committee has released a comprehensive "chargesheet" titled "BJP’s Book of Sins" (ભાજપના પાપની પોથી), targeting the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) two-decade-long governance of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). The document outlines 20 major "sins" or failures, ranging from systemic corruption to the collapse of basic urban infrastructure, as the city prepares for upcoming l...Read More

Ahmedabad: A political spar broke out on social media platform X between Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi and Congress leader Jairam Ramesh after the latter targeted the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central Government over India’s rising dependence on crude oil, LPG and natural gas imports. The exchange began after Jairam Ramesh criticised the Centre’s energy policy, saying India’s import dependence on crude oil rose from 84% in 2014–15 to 90% in 2024–25, while LPG imp...Read More

Vadodara: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi visited Vadodara on Monday, where he attended the Adivasi Adhikar Samvidhan Sammelan held at the Vadodara Municipal Corporation Auditorium near Ajwa Chowkdi. Upon his arrival at the airport, Gandhi was received by senior Congress leaders, including Gujarat Congress in-charge Mukul Wasnik, Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Amit Chavda, and Congress Legislative Party leader Tushar Chaudhary. During the confere...Read More

Ahmedabad: The son of former Congress MLA and ex-city party president Himmatsinh Patel was allegedly caught driving under the influence of alcohol near Dudeshwar Circle in the city on Sunday night. The accused, Yuvraj Patel, reportedly argued with police personnel before he and his friend were taken to Madhavpura Police Station. Videos of the incident have gone viral on social media. However, as of 6 pm on Monday, no FIR had been registered in the matter. The incident occurred during late-night...Read More

Vadodara: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and former Congress president Rahul Gandhi is likely to visit Vadodara city on March 23. It is learnt that he will address a meeting of the tribal community at Ajwa Road. Rahul Gandhi's visit to Vadodara has been scheduled during the campaign period for the Assam Assembly elections. On the 23rd, he will arrive in Vadodara and make a special appearance at a programme organised at Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Nagar Gruha on Ajwa Road at 4 pm. Notably,...Read More

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