Articles tagged under: Koli community

Poor attendance in Soma Patel’s pressure-building gathering for Surendranagar seat

March 31, 2024

Surendranagar: Former Lok Sabha MP Soma Ganda Patel was hoping for BJP ticket for Surendranagar seat. However BJP was not-at-all interested in him, looking at his dubious record in the past. Once the BJP announced its candidate for Surendranagar seat, Soma Patel has started expressing his opposition to the candidate openly. Soma Patel now seeks Congress ticket and trying everything to make a ground before Congress could announce its candidate. Soma Patel today called a meeting of Talpada Kol...Read More

Who is Nimuben Bambhaniya, BJP Lok Sabha candidate for Bhavnagar seat

March 13, 2024
Who is Nimuben Bambhaniya, BJP Lok Sabha candidate for Bhavnagar seat

Bhavnagar: Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has declared 7 more Lok Sabha candidates today in Gujarat. One of the new names in this list is Nimuben Bambhaniya a candidate for the Bhavnagar Lok Sabha seat. Nimuben Bambhaniya is the former Mayor of Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation. She is the BJP prabhari (in charge) for the Junagadh city unit of the party. She hails from the Koli community. DeshGujaratRead More

President Kovind addresses Akhil Bhartiya Koli Samaj gathering through video

May 15, 2022
President Kovind addresses Akhil Bhartiya Koli Samaj gathering through video

Surat: The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind addressed the golden jubilee celebrations of Akhil Bhartiya Koli Samaj today (May 14, 2022) through a pre-recorded video message. In his address, the President said that he would be happier if he could address the gathering in person. But due to obligations of his constitutional position, he had to go for a state visit of Jamaica and Saint Vincent and Grenadines to further strengthen India's mutual relations with these countries. Recalli...Read More

President Kovind invited to Koli samaj golden jubilee programme in Surat

April 16, 2022
President Kovind invited to Koli samaj golden jubilee programme in Surat

Surat: President Ram Nath Kovind has been invited to remain present in the Golden Jubilee Program of Akhil Bhartiya Koli Samaj Trust at Surat on 15th May. The Golden Jubilee program is organised to celebrate the completion of 50 years of establishment of Akhil Bhartiya Koli Samaj. A meeting was organised in CK Pithawala Bhawan in the presence of community leaders and political leaders of Koli community. The outline of the Golden Jubilee program was created in the meeting. President Ram N...Read More

Devji Fatepara to form Velnath Sena; will tour across 22 assembly seats

April 07, 2022
Devji Fatepara to form Velnath Sena; will tour across 22 assembly seats

Surendranagar: Former BJP Lok Sabha member Devji Fatepara who has been also a former Congress MLA today held a meeting of Koli Community persons in Circuit house here. Fatepara said the meeting took decision to form Velnath Sena outfit of Koli community. Fatepara said he will tour through 22 assembly seats for a membership drive to enroll Koli community members into this outfit. Fatepara who is from Chuvaliya Koli, stated that Talpada Kolis are like his elder brothers so as Ghediya Kolis. Fatepa...Read More

Former MLA Shamji Chauhan rejoins BJP, Lodhika taluka panchayat now BJP ruled

March 30, 2019
Former MLA Shamji Chauhan rejoins BJP, Lodhika taluka panchayat now BJP ruled

Gandhinagar: Former parliamentary secretary and Koli community leader Shamjibhai Chauhan today rejoined ruling Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) in presence of Chief Minister Vijay Rupani at State party headquarters Kamalm here. Shamjibhai joined BJP with other Koli community leaders from Surendranagar district namely Vaghjibhai, Hematbhai, Nathabhai and large number of his supporters. Shamjibhai had left BJP when he was denied assembly ticket. He had joined Congress and worked for Congress candidates...Read More

Savarkundla taluka Congress chief Malani, former MLA Shamji Chauhan leave Congress

March 28, 2019
Savarkundla taluka Congress chief Malani, former MLA Shamji Chauhan leave Congress

Gandhinagar: Savarkundla taluka Congress chief Deepak Malani has resigned from Congress party and joined BJP. Malani was upset with leader of opposition and Amreli district Congress leader Paresh Dhanani. In another development, Shamji Chauhan who was seeking ticket to contest from Surendranagar Lok Sabha seat today resigned from Congress party. He said he was planning to contest as independent candidate. Chauhan who is former Chotila MLA said he would work to defeat Congress on all Koli communi...Read More

Who is Dr. Mahendra Munjapara, a surprise name in BJP LS candidate list for Gujarat

March 23, 2019
Who is Dr. Mahendra Munjapara, a surprise name in BJP LS candidate list for Gujarat

Surendranagar: Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) today announced a list of 15 candidates for Lok Sabha general elections in Gujarat. Of them 14 are sitting MPs who are repeated while only one is a new face. He is Dr. Mahendra Kalubhai Munjapara, a candidate declared for Surendranagar Lok Sabha seat. Munjapara whose name has come as surprise is practicing doctor and central council member of Indian Medical Association. Born in 1968 he lives in Wadhwan town located at district headquarter...Read More

PM addresses Koli community mahasammelan at Chotila via video; stresses focus on education for speedy progress of community

February 02, 2019
PM addresses Koli community mahasammelan at Chotila via video; stresses focus on education for speedy progress of community

Surendranagar: Addressing a Mahasammelan of Koli community at Chotila in Surendranagar district today afternoon via video, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked Koli community members to focus on education for progress. PM pointed out that a section of Koli community is still in backward condition in terms of education and that affects capability of getting good jobs and earn employment. It is collective responsibility of community members to march ahead and work in this direction. He sai...Read More

Kunvarji Bavaliya meets PM Narendra Modi; says several Congress leaders wishing to join BJP in his contact

January 01, 2019
Kunvarji Bavaliya meets PM Narendra Modi; says several Congress leaders wishing to join BJP in his contact

Gandhinagar: Cabinet minister Kunvarji Bavaliya today said he is not going to contest the Lok Sabha election this year. He said his impact will be felt on 16 of total 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat. He said some Congress leaders were in his contact and they wished to join BJP. Bavaliya said this after returning from Delhi. Bavaliya yesterday cancelled his scheduled engagements in his constituency town Vinchhiya and left for Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Prime Minister tw...Read More