Gandhinagar: Political activity has intensified across Gujarat ahead of the upcoming municipal and panchayat elections, with the State Election Commission likely to announce the poll schedule on March 26. The Model Code of Conduct is expected to come into effect immediately after the current Assembly session concludes(on March 25), triggering full-scale election mode across the state. The elections will be conducted for 394 local self-government institutions, marking the first major civic polls...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in national capital Delhi. The meeting reportedly went on for around three hours. The content or agenda of the meeting is not known, but the context could be review and guidence by the Prime Minister on political and governmental affairs in Gujarat. The State is going to witness local elections in near future. The State is also go...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

Gandhinagar: The Government of Gujarat has appointed IAS Mukesh Kumar as administrator for Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) as the five-year term of elected body has ended. Similarly, the State government has given a charge of Vadodara Municipal Corporation to IAS Shalini Agrawal as Administrator and also appointed IAS Milind Torawane as Administrator of Surat Municipal Corporation. The State government has appointed Harshad Patel as Administrator for Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation. Si...Read More

Japan K Pathak, Gandhinagar: The commencement of the Gujarat Assembly’s budget session has officially kicked off an intensive, year-long political season for the state. According to political analysts, Gujarat is entering a period marked by three distinct "seasons": a marathon legislative session, large-scale local elections that serve as a "semi-final," and a historic shift in Rajya Sabha representation. The Assembly Session: A Platform for Narrative Attempting The current budget sessio...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will publish the first final voter list on February 17, which had been delayed due to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Based on this finalized voter list, the State Election Commission will begin the process of dividing voters into wards and constituencies for the upcoming local self-government body elections. The procedure — from the initial publication of ward-wise lists, inviting objections and suggestions, to the release of the fina...Read More