Gandhinagar: In yet another blow to Congress in Gujarat, 6 of the total 17 Councillors of the party in Botad municipality today joined ruling BJP here. It has taken place on the day when another former Congress leader from Saurashtra, Vinu Amipara, the ex-city president of the opposition party in local body poll bound Junagadh has also joined the ruling party there. The six members of congress in Botad municipality joined BJP here at the party's state headquarter Srikamalam in...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Kshatriya Thakor Sena core committee today gave its formal assent to its leader and former Congress MLA Alpesh Thakor and his aide ex-MLA Dhavalsinh Jhala for joining ruling BJP. After the meeting of the committee on the residence of Alpesh here in which he himself was not present, Jhala said that the committee has given assent to our joining BJP. 'The committee has in fact authorized Alpesh to talk to BJP leaders and take a decision soon on the date for...Read More

Gandhinagar: Besna ( condolence meeting) of Gujarat BJP general secretary (organization) and RSS pracharak Shri Bhikhubhai Dalsaniya's mother Jadiben will be held at Shri Dalsaniya's native place in Jamnagar district of Saurashtra on July 13. Besna will be during 4-6 pm at GM Patel Girls Hostel on Rajkot Jamnagar highway, Dhrol in district Jamnagar. Prayer meeting during 8 to 9 pm will be held at Patel Samaj Vaadi in Lakhtar village of Jodiya taluka of Jamnagar district. DeshGujaratRead More

Ahmedabad: A local court here today re-issued summons to former Congress President Rahul Gandhi in connection with a defamation case lodged by a BJP corporator here for his statement against party president Amit Shah terming him a 'murder accused. The Court of Metropolitan Magistrate R B Etaliya in its summon ordered the Congress leader to appear before it on August 9, the next date of hearing. Earlier on May 1, the court had issued the summons which sought his appearance on Jul...Read More

Junagadh: On the last day of filing nominations for candidature in Junagadh Municipal Corporation (JMC) general elections, city Congress president Vinu Amipariya has resigned today. It is learnt that Amipara was upset over selection of candidates. Amipara is Leuva Patidar community leader. He had earlier contested Porbandar Lok Sabha election also unsuccessfully as Congress candidate. It is understood that Amipara was feeling sidelined by party leader and former Mayor Satish Ahir (Ca...Read More

Gandhinagar: Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar and Gujarat BJP OBC front leader Jugalji Thakor have emerge victorious in the the bye-polls for two Rajya Sabha seat in Gujarat which was held in the assembly premises here today. Jaishankar received 104 votes while Thakor has got 105 votes each, much higher than the 88 first priority votes required to win. Their opponents from Congress Gaurav Pandya and former minister Chandrikaben Chudasama have got 70 each. There ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat MLAs Alpesh Thakor and Dhavalsinh Zala today resigned from assembly. Both have given resignation from membership of assembly to assembly Speaker. Both were elected for the first time as MLA in year 2017 general elections of Gujarat Assembly. Alpesh represents Radhanpur assembly seat in North Gujarat. His close aide and Congress MLA Dhavalsinh Zala represents Bayad assembly seat in North Gujarat. Alpesh and Dhavalsinh were issued whip by Congress party to vote for Congres...Read More