Gandhinagar: Senior BJP leader and Minister Kunvarji Bavaliya, who was the first to leave Congress after last assembly election and join the ruling party, today claimed that after resignation of Manavdar MLA Jawahar Chavda, 4 to 5 more MLAs from the main opposition party would also leave it soon. Speaking to media persons he said that Chavda has also left the party due to ignore of senior leaders like him. 'Congress MLAs are leaving the party as they were not getting proper respect ...Read More

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

Rajkot: Gujarat Minister Kunvarji Bavaliya, who recently won Jasdan assembly by-poll as BJP candidate, today said that there was no truth in the 'made-out' speculations that he was being elevated as the Deputy Chief Minister. Talking to newsmen here he also clarified that his meeting with PM Narendra Modi in Delhi on December 31 (after which various speculations about him were rife) was just a courtesy visit post his election victory in Jasdan and there were no discussions ab...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Minister Kunvarji Bavaliya today took oath as BJP MLA here after his recent win in Jasdan assembly by-poll. Assembly speaker Rajendra Trivedi administered oath to the sixth time MLA in his chamber in the assembly here at 1239pm (Vijay Muhurt). Various leaders of BJP including senior ministers like Kaushik Patel, Bhupendra Chudasama, Vasanbhai Ahir were present on the occasion. Bavaliya who had resigned from Congress and Jasdan seat in July this year (du...Read More

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

Rajkot: Some vocal indicative points emerging from BJP candidate's Jasdan by-poll victory: Congress aide and quota agitation leader Hardik Patel had addressed a public meeting in Rupavati village in attempt to damage BJP and benefit Congress. BJP has emerged leading party in this village with margin of 300 votes. At Kamalpur village, which belongs to another Patidar quota agitation leader Dinesh Bambhania, BJP candidate has emerged ahead of rival Congress candidate by margin of 700 votes....Read More

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Jasdan by-poll winning candidate, BJP leader and State minister Kunvarji Bavaliya, the people of Gujarat, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and State BJP. The Prime Minister in his tweet said: I thank the people of Jasdan for blessing the BJP and supporting the Party's development agenda. Congratulations to Kunvarjibhai Bavaliya for the victory. Kudos to the @BJP4Gujarat team, CM @vijayrupanibjp and @jitu_vaghani for their eff...Read More

Jasdan: BJP candidate and Gujarat Minister Kunvarji Bavaliya today defeated his nearest rival of Congress Avsar Nakiya in Jasdan Assembly bypoll by a margin of 19,985 votes. Chief Electoral officer of Gujarat S Murali Krishna stated that at the end of the counting of votes today, Bavaliya got 90268 votes while his nearest rival Nakiya could get only 73,283 votes. 2,146 votes were under NOTA. Bavaliya, a five time former MLA from Jasdan due to whose resignation from Congress as well as the ...Read More

Jasdan: Counting for Jasdan assembly seat by-election is underway. BJP candidate and State candidate Kunvarji Bavaliya is enjoying lead over his rival Congress candidate Avsar Nakia consistently since postal ballot counting. Counting is continuing and it will complete after 19 rounds. Bavaliya was elected on this seat in general elections of Gujarat assembly in December 2017. He resigned from Congress and also as MLA early this year and joined BJP. He was soon made cabinet minister. A by-poll wa...Read More

Jasdan: Gujarat Minister and BJP candidate in Jasdan by poll Kunvarji Bavaliya today claimed that Congress candidate Avsar Nakiya would loose his deposit. After the end of voting this evening, Bavaliya owing to whose resignation from Congress and the seat had necessitated the bypoll, said that he has got massive support and love of the people of Jasdan which he had represented five times in the past. 'Looking at the Support It is highly likely that Congress candidate Avsar Nakiy...Read More