Category Articles: Politics

Savli BJP MLA Ketan Inamdar offers resignation from the State Assembly on email

March 19, 2024
Savli BJP MLA Ketan Inamdar offers resignation from the State Assembly on email

Gandhinagar: Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Ketan Inamdar has offered his resignation from the State assembly. His resignation is not accepted, however. Inamdar has sent his resignation to the Speaker of the State Assembly via email. Inamdar has in his media interviews said he feels the party should maintain respect for old-time party men who have sacrificed their time and resources for the party. He said the old-time party workers should be consulted by the party and their re...Read More

Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha Congress candidate Rohan Gupta withdraws his candidature

March 18, 2024
Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha Congress candidate Rohan Gupta withdraws his candidature

Ahmedabad: One of seven Congress candidates declared in Gujarat for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections has withdrawn his name as a candidate. Congress party's national spokesperson Rohan Gupta, son of former senior Congress leader Rajkumar Gupta today tweeted that he was withdrawing his candidature for the Ahmedabad East parliament seat as Congress candidate. Rohan Gupta in a tweet stated - 'Due to serious medical condition, my father is admitted to hospital and I am withdrawing my candidature ...Read More

3 former candidates of AAP join BJP in Gujarat

March 18, 2024
3 former candidates of AAP join BJP in Gujarat

Gandhinagar: Three more former candidates of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) who contested the 2022 Gujarat Assembly polls have in latest joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today. At the event held at Gujarat BJP Headquarters, Shri Kamalam, in the presence of state BJP chief C R Patil, AAP city president Jayantibhai Jethalal Mevada, also known as J J Mevada, along with hundreds of supporters, joined the BJP. Mevada was the AAP candidate from the Asarwa assembly seat in the 2022 Gujarat ...Read More

Ribadiya to withdraw petition against Bhayani’s victory on Visavadar seat

March 18, 2024
Ribadiya to withdraw petition against Bhayani’s victory on Visavadar seat

Visavadar: BJP leader Harshad Ribadiya is set to withdraw his petition challenging the victory of Bhupat Bhayani from the Visavadar seat in the 2022 Gujarat Assembly election. This move will pave the way for the announcement of by-elections for the seat. The Election Commission of India declared by-polls for five vacant assembly seats on Saturday, but there was no announcement regarding the sixth vacant seat of Visavadar. The reason for this was the pending court case filed by BJP's Harshad R...Read More

2nd list of Congress candidates in Gujarat on 20th March: Chavda

March 18, 2024
2nd list of Congress candidates in Gujarat on 20th March: Chavda

Gandhinagar: The second list of candidates for Lok Sabha election in Gujarat will be declared on 20th March, said Leader of opposition, Amit Chavda today. The first list of 7 Congress candidates was declared earlier. Chavda said the process of declaring the second list of candidates on 20th March is in final stage. DeshGujaratRead More

ECI didn’t announce Visavdar by-poll due to this reason

March 16, 2024
ECI didn’t announce Visavdar by-poll due to this reason

Gandhinagar: There was for some time confusion over by-election of Visavdar assembly seat which is vacant since mid December. While the Election Commission of India declared by-polls of five vacant assembly seats today and announced polling date as 7th May, the sixth vacant seat of Visavdar didn't figure in the press release and press conference. It is learned however that ECI hasn't declared Visavdar by-poll due to a pending court case. Harshad Ribadiya, a then BJP candidate who contested a...Read More

Gujarat to go to polling for Lok Sabha elections 2024 on May 7th in 3rd phase

March 16, 2024
Gujarat to go to polling for Lok Sabha elections 2024 on May 7th in 3rd phase

Gandhinagar: Gujarat will go to the Lok Sabha general elections on 7th May for all 26 seats. By-polls for five vacant assembly seats will also take place alongside the Lok Sabha polls. The counting will take place on 4 June for all Lok Sabha and assembly seats. DeshGujarat ECI document can be found here: https://www.eci.gov.in/eci-backend/public/api/download?url=LMAhAK6sOPBp%2FNFF0iRfXbEB1EVSLT41NNLRjYNJJP1KivrUxbfqkDatmHy12e%2FzBiU51zPFZI5qMtjV1qgjFsK5bO1Fe8raUy8r%2B3...Read More

Election Commission of India declares General Elections 2024 of Lok Sabha

March 16, 2024

New Delhi: In a much awaited press conference, the Election Commission of India (ECI) declares general elections of Lok Sabha 2024 and State assemblies. DeshGujarat Read More

PM Modi shares Mai Modi Ka Parivar Hoon campaign song

March 16, 2024

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today on all his social media channels shared 'Mai Modi Ka Parivar Hoon' video song ahead of the announcement of the schedule of the general elections 2024 for Lok Sabha. Mai Modi Ka Parivar Hoon means 'I am the family of Modi'. Ever since INDI alliance leader from Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav attacked Modi for not having a family, scores of Modi supporters, BJP leaders, and others added 'Modi's family' to their social media handles. This became a mo...Read More

Gujarat govt announces Gujarat Procurement Policy 2024; Relaxations for local suppliers

March 16, 2024
Gujarat govt announces Gujarat Procurement Policy 2024; Relaxations for local suppliers

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government today announced a new Gujarat Procurement Policy 2024. So far the policy announced in 2016 was effective in the State. The government said the new policy would help in realizing the Atmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India. The new policy covers all government departments, Head of the Departments, district offices, authorities, grant-in-aid organizations, boards, corporations, societies for procurement of items and services. The government said the new policy wou...Read More