Bayad: Independent MLA Dhavalsinh Jhala has in a letter to the Chief Minister demanded that a new Sathamba taluka should be carved out from the existing Bayad taluka, as the size of Bayad taluka is too big and the locals from Sathamba have to travel a long to reach taluka offices for government related works. Dhavalsinh is independent MLA who supports BJP. DeshGujaratRead More

Gandhinagar: Three independent legislators elected to the State Assembly of Gujarat have declared their support to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). All three were previously associated with the BJP. They had contested as BJP candidates after the denial of tickets to them by the party. The three MLAs today met with the Governor of Gujarat Acharya Devvrat and declared their support to BJP. The MLAs are Dhavalsinh Jhala (Thakor) from Bayad, Dharmendrasinhji from Waghodia and Mavji Desai...Read More

Bayad: Sitting Congress MLA from the Bayad seat, Jashubhai Patel is upset with the party for the denial of the ticket. The Congress party has allotted a Bayad seat to Mahendrasinh Vaghela who rejoined the party just a few days ago. Mahendrasinh is the son of former Chief Minister Shaknersinh Vaghela. Like his father, Mahendrasinh has also changed parties time and again. Jashu Patel today pointed out the same thing while reacting to the denial of the ticket to him. Meanwhile, there’s pot...Read More

Gandhinagar: Mahendrasinh Vaghela, the son of Shankarsinh Vaghela, the Former CM of Gujarat has rejoined the Congress party today. He formally joined the Congress party in the presence of senior Congress leaders at the State party headquarters today. The Gujarat Congress president, Jagdish Thakor, welcomed Mahendrasinh Vaghela to the party at the state office.  Vaghela has rejoined the party after five years gap. He had resigned from Congress in 2017. Mahendrasinh Vaghela said: "I want to...Read More

Bayad: The farmers staged protest at Bayad market yard here alleging a cartel formed by the merchants for auction of farm produce. Over 30 farmers from Choila village including Sureshbhai Kalabhai Patel, Ashokbhai Muljibhai Patel arrived at Bayad market yard with tractors filled with millet. The farmers alleged that no marchant came there when the auction was started. Only two merchants were there in the auction. The farmers got agitated after the merchants claimed the millet price to be Rs...Read More

In pictures: More oxygen generating plants open at public hospitals in Gujarat. In pictures, opening of oxygen plant at Dabhoi and Bayad based public hospitals in last two days. Read More

Gandhinagar: Two vacant assembly seats in Gujarat - Radhanpur and Bayad will go for by-polls on 21st October. Election Commission of India (ECI) today announced the schedule of two-seat by-poll. ECI had yesterday declared the schedule of by-polls for another four vacant assembly seats in Gujarat. By-poll is necessitated on Radhanpur and Bayad seats due to resignations of then Congress MLAs Alpesh Thakor and Dhavalsinh Zala. Both later joined BJP. They are likely to contest on their respective as...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

Modasa: BJP today regained control of Bayad Municipality of Aravalli district in Gujarat when after a tie with rival NCP in the election for President and Vice President, its candidates for both the posts won the random lottery drawing (called chiththi in Gujarati). Snehalbhai Jagdishbhai Patel of BJP was elected president during the draw while Sahinbano Dasumiyan Mallik of the party got the vice president post. Aravalli district president of BJP Ranbirsinh Dabhi said that dur...Read More

Gandhinagar: Congress has lost power in Bayad taluka panchayat in North Gujarat. Bayad was till recent time represented in the assembly by Mahendrasinh Vaghela, son of Shankersinh Vaghela who resigned from the Congress party and also from the post of Member of Legislative Assembly(MLA) recently. 10 elected members of Congress party in Bayad taluka panchayat body have joined the BJP. Bayad Taluka Panchayat president Adesinh Chauhan has also joined BJP with this. Quick look - 12 Panchayat m...Read More