Articles tagged under: BTP

Former MLAs Mahesh Vasava, Mahesh Patel join BJP

March 11, 2024
Former MLAs Mahesh Vasava, Mahesh Patel join BJP

Gandhinagar: Former Jhagadia MLA and Bharatiya Trible Party (BTP) president Mahesh Vasava today joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at State BJP headquarters Shri Kamalam here in the presence of Gujarat BJP chief CR Patil. Former Palanpur MLA Mahesh Patel also joined BJP in this function. Paresh Vasava, national vice president of BTP and former chairman of the district panchayat committee also joined BJP. Nitaben Modi, daughter of late former Congress Chief Minister Chhabildas M...Read More

Mahesh Vasava meets CR Patil; Joita Patel set to join BJP

March 01, 2024
Mahesh Vasava meets CR Patil; Joita Patel set to join BJP

Gandhinagar: Mahesh Vasava, former MLA of Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) and son of BTP founder Chhotubhai Vasava met with CR Patil who heads the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat. Speculations are rife about whether Mahesh Vasava is going to join the BJP or support the ruling party through his BTP. Vasavas hold influence over Jhghadiya, Dediyapada, etc areas in the Bharuch Lok Sabha seat. BTP has also influence among tribal seats in Southern Rajasthan. However, in the last assembly e...Read More

BTP candidates from Limkheda and Shahera join BJP

November 22, 2022

Dahod: Chhotu Vasava-led Bharatiya Tribal Party ( BTP) candidate Rajesh Hathila who withdrew his nomination form yesterday on Limkheda assembly seat and choose not to contest, today joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with his over 500 supporters. On Shahera seat of Panchmahal district also, the BTP candidate declared support to BJP candidate. BTP candidate Bhupendra Parmar joined BJP and declared support to BJP candidate Jetha Bharwad. DeshGujaratRead More

Mahesh Vasava withdraws nomination from Jhaghadia seat in favor of father Chhotubhai

November 17, 2022
Mahesh Vasava withdraws nomination from Jhaghadia seat in favor of father Chhotubhai

Bharuch: Finally, the father-son competition for candidature on Jhaghadia seat ended. Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) founder Chhotu Vasava had filed a nomination as a candidate on the Jhaghadia seat in the rural-tribal pocket of Bharuch district. His son Mahesh Vasava, President of BTP had also filed a nomination for candidature on the same seat. On the last date of withdrawal of nomination today, Mahesh Vasava withdrew his nomination form and declared support to his father Chhotu Vasava. While fa...Read More

Dilip Chhotubhai Vasava leaves BTP ; alleges Mahesh Vasava ignores father

November 13, 2022

Bharuch: Dilip Vasava, son of Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) founder and MLA Chhotubhai Vasava has resigned from the party. Dilip Vasava is the younger son of Chhotubhai and he was the General Secretary of BTP. MLA Mahesh Vasava is the elder son of Chhotubhai and the President of BTP.  Recently Mahesh Vasava denied a ticket to his father Chhotubhai Vasava and declared his own candidature on the Jhaghadia seat replacing Chhotubhai. Younger son Dilip Vasava was upset with this. Dilip Vasava toda...Read More

BTP chief Mahesh Vasava to contest from Zaghadia seat replacing father Chhotu Vasava

November 10, 2022
BTP chief Mahesh Vasava to contest from Zaghadia seat replacing father Chhotu Vasava

Bharuch: Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) president Mahesh Vasava has declared himself the party's candidate for the Zaghadiya seat which has been conventionally occupied by his father and founder of the party Chhotu Vasava. Mahesh Vasava, the son of Zaghadiya MLA Chhotu Vasava declared the names of candidates of the party for 6 seats including his own name for the Zaghadia seat. BTP MLA Chhotu Vasava is MLA for 7 terms for the Zaghadiya constituency in the East part of Bharuch. Chhotu Vasava's s...Read More

No alliance with AAP : BTP chief Chhotu Vasava

September 12, 2022
No alliance with AAP : BTP chief Chhotu Vasava

Chhota Udepur: Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) founder president and Gujarat legislator Chhotubhai Vasava today said his party has made no alliance with Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi Party(AAP). When asked whether AAP - BTP alliance has broken, Chhotubhai Vasava stated - "We have not made any alliance with them and therefore there's no question of breaking of alliance." Vasava further stated - "Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has been the party sent by Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) to break our organiza...Read More

Dediapada BTP MLA’ son, BJP zilla panchayat member come to blows during Devmogra temple visit

June 12, 2022
Dediapada BTP MLA’ son, BJP zilla panchayat member come to blows during Devmogra temple visit

Narmada: Dediapada BTP MLA Mahesh Vasava’s son Gaurang and BJP district panchayat member from Dediapada Hitesh Vasava alias Bhola, were both on a visit to Devmogra for offering prayers at the Pandori Mata temple (a deity revered by tribals), got into a brawl over the issue of parking of Gaurang’s car. Both groups have ended up lodging police complaints against each other. Parth Sursinghbhai Vasava has alleged in the complaint that he had gone to the Devmogra temple for darshan and was ret...Read More

Chhotu Vasava meets Kejriwal; Sisodiya to visit Gujarat

April 08, 2022
Chhotu Vasava meets Kejriwal; Sisodiya to visit Gujarat

Gandhinagar: Chhotubhai Vasava, a founder of Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) and MLA from Jhagadia constituency in Bharuch district of Central Gujarat, today called on the founder of Aam Admi Party (AAP), Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi. BTP is in talks with AAP for last over a month. BTP has two MLAs in Gujarat and two in Rajasthan. BTP had been with Congress and Janata Dal United (JDU) in the past. BTP had contested year 2017 elections of Gujarat State assembly in tie-up with Congress. BTP's streng...Read More

Congress has been anyway losing in Gujarat: Owaisi replies on vote divide

February 06, 2021

Gandhinagar: Hyderabad headquartered political party, The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi arrived in Gujarat today evening ahead of local body elections in the State. He will address a gathering organized by Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) in Bharuch and another gathering in Ahmedabad on Sunday. AMIM has fielded its candidates in local elections. When asked by a reporter, whether AIMIM would divide anti-BJP votes and thereby harm Congress party's chances to ...Read More