Despite Rupala's apology, the Kshatriyas, also called Rajputs, see his remarks as an insult to them and have asked the BJP to withdraw his ...

Congress selects Dhanani for Rajkot, turning BJP stronghold into Gujarat battleground. PM Modi kicks off campaign. Dhanani, Rupala from Pat...

The announcement assumes significance given his rivalry of more than two decades with Rupala and considering he had been reluctant to conte...

Patel was sworn in as CM in Gandhinagar on Monday at a ceremony attended by PM Narendra Modi and top BJP leaders, including Union ministers...

In the Saurashtra region, the Congress had won Patidar-dominated seats of Morbi, Tankara, Dhoraji and Amreli, among others in 2017. However...

A dedicated party worker, who made his way up in the state politics from the municipality level, Patel was a surprise choice for the top po...

When the BJP decided to replace Vijay Rupani and bring in a Patel community face as the chief minister, Patel emerged the winner, leaving o...

Earlier, the Patidars were a vote bank of the Congress. They shifted their allegiance to BJP in the 1990s after the Congress focused on the...

While political analysts believe that most Patidars will vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party this time, former quota stir leaders think tha...

In 2017, the opposition Congress had won 30 out of 54 Assembly seats in Saurashtra. The Congress is now confident of winning 125 out of the...

Rupani and his deupty Nitin Patel were administered the oath of secrecy by Governor OP Kohli in Gandhinagar, after the BJP won the recent A...

At the root of the success of the Congress formula of KHAM (Kshatriya-Harijan-Adivasi-Muslim) in 1985 was this caste conflict.

Failure of the Vijay Rupani government to honour its word on minimum support price for cotton and groundnuts may have been the reason.

For the first time, Patidar voters are split between the Congress and the BJP. Hardik Patel enjoys the support of a lot of young Patels, an...

According to data from a political activist, 33% of voters here are Leuva Patidars. Including Kadvas, Patidars make up a whopping 38% of th...

He may be disappointed after losing out on CM's post, but political pundits say he has the capacity to take all sides along, unlike Anandib...

Gujarat CM Narendra Modi is likely to find himself in choppy sea in coming assembly elections as the Patidars is sharply divided this time.