Voting for the second phase in the Assembly polls began today at 8 am in 93 Assembly constituencies across 14 districts of north and central Gujarat.

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], September 17 (ANI): Ahmedabad Metro Police Court on Friday sentenced Gujarat Congress working president and MLA Jignesh Mevani and 18 others to 6-month imprisonment following a 2016 case.

New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): Lashing out at the Centre for disturbing the peaceful atmosphere of the country, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday demanded the central government to provide good free education, healthcare, 300 units of electricity and unemployment allowance for people in the country.

Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], August 7 (ANI): In a sharp attack against its opponents, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that Gujarat Congress will soon merge with the Gujarat BJP unit as they have "love brewing" between them.

Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], August 7 (ANI): In view of the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday guaranteed that he will provide electricity supply for free if AAP is voted to power.

Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], June 2 (ANI): Gujarat Patidar leader Hardik Patel, who recently quit Congress, is all set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday and said he will work as a "small soldier" to serve the nation under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 19 (ANI): Gujarat Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Thursday took a dig at Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra saying that he resigned from the grand old party after he felt that he was being "ignored".

Indore Apr 22 PTI If poll strategist Prashant Kishor joins the Congress the party should take advantage of his experience former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath said on Friday There is speculation in the media about Kishor joining the Congress as he has met party chief Sonia Gandhi two times recently Kishor is an experienced hand in election strategy and has worked with different parties If he foresees that the Congress is the future of the country and he wants to connect to help the party what is wrong in it Nath told reporters here If Kishor joins the Congress the party should take advantage of his experience Nath the MP unit chief of the party added Questioned about some recent statements of Gujarat Congress leader Hardik Patel who seems to be upset with the party Nath said there was need to understand his issues if he was making such statements due to internal politics PTI HWP LAL BNM BNM

Jaipur Mar 19 PTI The Rajasthan BJP on Saturday accused Chief Minister Ashok Gehlots son of being involved in a fraud even as he countered saying more such allegations will surface as elections approach Citing a Marathi news channels video clip which said that an FIR was registered against Vaibhav Gehlot and Gujarat Congress worker Sachin Purushottam Valera among others BJP state president Satish Poonia sought clarification from the chief minister on the matter According to the report Vaibhav Gehlot also the president of the Rajasthan Cricket Association is accused of being involved in a fraud pertaining to sanctioning a tender for a project with the states tourism department The name of the chief ministers son is being heard in this Marathi news the honourable chief minister must clarify The people of Rajasthan wish to know only the truth Poonias tweet in Hindi read Denying the allegations Vaibhav tweeted I have no information and no connection to the case in which my name has been dragged in the media We all know that as the elections approach false allegations as well as manipulated stories will surface An FIR has been registered against 14 people including Vaibhav and Valera in Maharashtras Nashik on March 17 Complainant Sushil Bhalchandra Patil has alleged that Valera who presented himself as someone close to the chief ministers son fraudulently obtained Rs 680 crore from him on the pretext of landing him a contract with the Rajasthan government PTI AG CJ CJ

Ahmedabad Feb 23 PTI Gujarat Congress leader and former Leader of Opposition in the BJP-ruled Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation AMC Dinesh Sharma on Wednesday resigned from the primary membership of the partyHours after Sharma announced his resignation Gujarat Congress President Jagdish Thakor suspended him from the party for making serious allegations against party leaders and their working styleSharma was appointed the Leader of Opposition LoP of the BJP-ruled AMC by the Congress leadership following the 2015 local bodies polls However just months before the polls in February 2021 he was removed from the post Later he lost the civic electionsEver since his unceremonious exit as the LoP Sharma had been vocal about the partys functioning and had also tried to make a representation to Congress leader Rahul GandhiIn his resignation letter Sharma has said though he had tried hard to push leaders to take quick decisions and strengthen the party there was absolutely no change in the organizations functioningThe Congress party is suffering because of its working style and lack of decision-making ability I can not endure this at the cost of my own self respect Since none of my suggestions were accepted I am left with no other option but to leave the party said Sharma a three-time Congress corporatorAfter giving his resignation Sharma made some scathing remarks about top party leaders including Rahul GandhiJagdish Thakor had once threatened a past state unit president with a sword Instead of suspending him he is now made the president Some selected leaders are running the show in Gujarat and they are not allowing young leaders like me to come forward and take the lead Sharma told reportersAnyone can meet the Prime Minister within 24 hours of taking an appointment But Rahul Gandhi who is not in power does not have time to meet party leaders like me I tried to meet him when I was the LoP But he could not spare even one minute said SharmaLater in the day Thakor issued Sharmas suspension letter saying he has made baseless and derogatory remarks about the partys top leadersThe Congress is an ocean and it is made up of crores of party workers Since the Assembly elections are approaching it is natural for some people to switch sides Exit of some people will not impact the party Thakor told reporters PTI PJT PD RSY RSY