Articles tagged under: Shankersinh Vaghela

One more move by Vaghela in attempt to join Congress party

October 29, 2022
One more move by Vaghela in attempt to join Congress party

Gandhinagar: 82-year old former Gujarat Chief Minister Shankersinh Vaghela's camp today conveyed the media persons that he met with Gujarat Congress incharge Raghu Sharma. The meeting took place at Vaghela's Gandhinagar based residence 'Vasant Vihar'. The media persons soon asked Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia regarding this move on the sidelines of a press conference. Modhwadia replied that all who want to defeat BJP are welcome to join Congress. Modhwadia also said that men make mistakes b...Read More

Shankersinh Vaghela announces Prajashakti Democratic Party

August 21, 2022
Shankersinh Vaghela announces Prajashakti Democratic Party

Gandhinagar: After his attempt to rejoin Congress party failed, former Gujarat Chief Minister Shankersinh Vaghela (82) has now announced his new political party Prajashakti Democratic Party. Vaghela has announced five-point agenda 'Panchamrut' today, which includes Rs. 12 lakh health insurance coverage annually for those who earn upto Rs. 12 lakh and free education upto post-graduation for children of parents who earn upto Rs. 12 lakh annually. The five point agenda also promises employm...Read More

Timid response to Rakesh Tikait’s Gujarat tour on the first day

April 04, 2021
Timid response to Rakesh Tikait’s Gujarat tour on the first day

Palanpur: Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait today kicked off his two-day tour of Gujarat for campaign against the three Central farm laws. However contrary to hype, Tikait actually received timid response. His two scheduled programmes at Ambaji and Palanpur today could see presence of only around 100 odd persons including lot of onlookers on roadside. Tikait fails to evoke response on first day of his Gujarat tourhttps://t.co/kGVt2RCHfp pic.twitter.com/gUJvceHvs7— DeshGuja...Read More

Shankersinh Vaghela proposes to rejoin Congress unconditionally

February 03, 2021
Shankersinh Vaghela proposes to rejoin Congress unconditionally

Gandhinagar: Former Gujarat Chief Minister Shankersinh Vaghela today released a video statement and said he is ready to join Congress unconditionally if he is invited by central leadership of Congress party. Vaghela claimed he was requested by Congress cadres to return to the party when he joined funeral procession of late Congress leader Ahmed Patel last year. Vaghela said he met recently with Congress leader Bharatsinh Solanki, but the meeting was only about conveying condolence on passing awa...Read More

Shankersinh Vaghela detected Covid-19 positive

June 27, 2020
Shankersinh Vaghela detected Covid-19 positive

Gandhinagar: Former Chief Minister Shanekrsinh Vaghela (80) has isolated himself at his residence 'Vasang Vagdo' in capital Gandhinagar after detected as Covid-19 positive in laboratory test. Vaghela aides informed that he has mild symptoms and therefore he has chosen to stay at home and get Covid-19 care. However a final decision on whether to go for hospitalization or continue home-isolation will be taken tomorrow. DeshGujaratRead More

Vaghela resigns from NCP; will form Praja Shakti Morcha

June 22, 2020
Vaghela resigns from NCP; will form Praja Shakti Morcha

Gandhinagar: All India general secretary of Sharad Pawar led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Shankersinh Vaghela has tendered his resignation from the party. Vaghela is former Chief Minister of Gujarat. He has been with BJP, Congress, Rashtriya Janata Party, MahaGujarat Janata Party, Jan Vikalp Morcha and All India Hindustan Congress Party before NCP. Vaghela had in a recent interview said that he was removed from the post of Gujarat State president of NCP without his knowledge when he was...Read More

Wouldn’t continue in party that is into match fixing: Vaghela after his removal from State NCP chief post

June 05, 2020

Gandhinagar: After he was removed from the post of president of Gujarat unit of Nationalist Congress Party, former Chief Minister Shankersinh Vaghela said in a press conference that he would not stay in a political party that is into match fixing. Vaghela said he had told NCP leader Praful Patel over phone call that he would come to Mumbai and meet him, but by the time he (Vaghela) returned from a visit to Kevadiya Colony, he learned that he was replaced as State NCP president by former NCP MLA ...Read More

Vaghela appointed as new Gujarat president of NCP, Boski elevated as national general secretary

June 28, 2019
Vaghela appointed as new Gujarat president of NCP, Boski elevated as national general secretary

Gandhinagar: Former Gujarat CM and union minister Shankersinh Vaghela who had joined the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on January 29 this year has been appointed as the new state president of the party. 78 year old Rajput leader had been inducted in the party as its national general secretary earlier on. A letter of appointment by NCP president Sharad Pawar received by Vaghela's office said that he would replace Jayant Patel alias Boski who has now been eleva...Read More

Suggested high-command to field Vaghela against Shah in Gandhinagar, got a go-ahead:NCP Gujarat chief

March 25, 2019
Suggested high-command to field Vaghela against Shah in Gandhinagar, got a go-ahead:NCP Gujarat chief

Ahmedabad: Gujarat President of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Jayant Patel alias Jayant Boski today said that he has suggested the party high-command to field a party general secretary and former CM Shankersinh Vaghela against BJP president Amit Shah on Gandhinagar Loksabha seat. Boski said that Vaghela had earlier won the seat (in 1989 as BJP candidate) and his residence was also in Gandhinagar. 'I have talked to the party high command this morning and he had given me th...Read More

Shankersinh Vaghela joins NCP in presence of Sharad Pawar in Ahmedabad

January 29, 2019
Shankersinh Vaghela joins NCP in presence of Sharad Pawar in Ahmedabad

Gandhinagar: Ahead of upcoming general elections of Lok Sabha, former Chief Minister Shankersinh Vaghela today joined Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in presence of NCP chief Sharad Pawar and Praful Patel at Hotel Ummed in Ahmedabad. Shankersinh was declared NCP's general secretary. On this occasion, Sharad Pawar interacted with media persons in detail on this occasion. Shankersinh had worked in BJP and Congress in the past. He had also formed his own party and front Rashtriya Janata Party ...Read More