Articles tagged under: AAP in Surat

AAP leader Dinesh Kachhadiya resigns from party

July 11, 2024
AAP leader Dinesh Kachhadiya resigns from party

Surat: In another setback for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Gujarat, state general secretary Dinesh Kachhadiya resigned from the party today. It is noteworthy that Kachhadiya, a former corporator, joined the Aam Aadmi Party from Congress a year ago after resigning from Congress. He had been unhappy with the party for some time and did not find any utility in the AAP over the past year, leading to his resignation. DeshGujarat Read More

Alpesh Kathiriya, Dharmik Malaviya to join BJP

April 26, 2024
Alpesh Kathiriya, Dharmik Malaviya to join BJP

Surat: This could be termed as liquidation of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Surat. The architect of AAP's 27-seat victory in the Surat Municipal Corporation(SMC) elections in 2021, Alpesh Kathiriya is joining Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) on April 27. Kathiriya's aide Dharmik Malaviya will also join the BJP. Kathiriya and Malaviya emerged as well-known faces during the quota agitation by Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti(PAAS). They built their following in Saurashtra-origin Surat-based youths of the P...Read More

AAP Surat leader Alpesh Kathiriya leaves party

April 18, 2024

Surat: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Alpesh Kathiriya today resigned from the party. Kathiriya had contested assembly election from Varachha seat in the year 2022 elections unsuccessfully. Before joining AAP, Kathiriya was formerly with Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS). Along with Kathiriya, another PAAS face who had joined AAP, Dharmik Malaviya has also resigned from AAP. Malaviya had contested 2022 election as Olpad assembly seat candidate for AAP. Both were considered responsible for victo...Read More

2 more AAP corporators in Surat join BJP, taking the total to 12 so far

April 21, 2023
2 more AAP corporators in Surat join BJP, taking the total to 12 so far

Surat: Two more corporators of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) have joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Ward No. 3 corporator  Kanu Gediya, and Ward No. 2 corporator, Alpesh Patel joined the BJP today. AAP had won 27 seats in the year 2021 regular election of SMC. Out of them, 12 corporators have joined BJP so far. There are now 15 corporators left with AAP. SMC standing committee chairman Paresh Patel said that the rule of the anti-defection law wil...Read More

Surat: 10 SMC Councillors leave AAP, and join BJP

April 14, 2023
Surat: 10 SMC Councillors leave AAP, and join BJP

Surat: Six more councillors of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) from the Aam Aadmi Party have joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today evening. They have declared their resignations from AAP. Earlier four AAP councillors had joined BJP. They today formally left AAP and joined BJP. With today's induction, a total of 10 AAP councillors have joined BJP. The joining took place at the Surat BJP office. Four councillors who had earlier distanced from AAP to join BJP are Bhavnaben So...Read More

AAP removes road divider for Kejriwal’s roadshow illegally

November 29, 2022
AAP removes road divider for Kejriwal’s roadshow illegally

Surat: Ahead of the roadshow of Arvind Kejriwal, the AAP workers removed the road dividers in Katargam area at Dhanmora char rasta. As the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) team came to the spot to restore the dividers, the AAP workers entered into goondaism and compelled the SMC staffers to leave the place by fear and force. Later, just before the roadshow, the SMC team reached the spot with a police cover and installed a steel barricade. It's worth noting that due to the removal of dividers at...Read More

Surat AAP leader burns party flag protesting “sell of tickets”

November 24, 2022

Surat: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s Surat leader Raju Diyora held an agitation against AAP party alleging that the party sold the tickets in exchange of money for the upcoming state assembly election. सूरत में केजरीवाल के खिलाफ बड़ी बगावतसूरत आप के उपाध्यक्ष ने पार्टी का झंडा जलायाराजू दियोरा ने केजरीवाल के खिला...Read More

Kejriwal promises free electricity once again in Gujarat

July 21, 2022

Surat: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, during his Surat visit, claimed that free electricity will be provided in Gujarat like Delhi and Punjab if AAP comes to power. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is on a visit to Surat. He said that they will provide 300 units electricity at free cost if AAP comes to power. It will be implemented immediately 3 months after forming of the government, he said. He claimed that electricity will be provided for 24 hours daily. He...Read More

AAP Olpad taluka president, office-bearers switch allegiance to BJP

July 12, 2022
AAP Olpad taluka president, office-bearers switch allegiance to BJP

Surat: The Surat district BJP President, Sandeep Desai, and Olpad MLA & Agriculture Minister, Mukesh Patel, have succeeded in getting the President, secretary and general secretary of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Olpad to break their ties with the ‘Jhadoo’ and switch over to the saffron party. The BJP has also claimed that Congress candidate for the taluka panchayat from Delad village, Kinnari Thakore, too has switched over to their side along with 150 of her workers. DeshGujaratRead More

AAP corporator of SMC booked for displaying national flag upside down

May 07, 2022
AAP corporator of SMC booked for displaying national flag upside down

Surat: The police have booked a female corporator of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) from Surat for unfurling the national flag upside down. AAP had arranged Tiranga Yatra on 11th March near Simada naka in Surat to celebrate the victory of AAP in Punjab assembly election. AAP corporator of ward number 16 Shobhnaben Kevadiya (lives in Ishwarnagar society, Puna, Surat) allegedly unfurled the national flag upside down in the Tiranga yatra. One Pranav Maganbhai Patel (lives in Krushnakunj society, Yog...Read More