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High profile BJP leader visits top Patidar leaders as subtle electioneering for assembly polls start in GujaratGujarat BJP is actively engaging with key Patidar community leaders. Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi met Naresh Patel, Chairman of Kho...
Gujarat key seats: Amit Shah in Gandhinagar, Mandaviya in PorbandarIn the upcoming elections, all eyes are on the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat, where Union Minister Amit Shah is contesting to retai...
Rajkot LS seat to remain BJP fortress despite anti-Rupala stir by Rajputs: AnalystsDespite Rupala's apology, the Kshatriyas, also called Rajputs, see his remarks as an insult to them and have asked the BJP to withdraw his ...
Lok Sabha Elections: Congress' Paresh Dhanani turns Rajkot into hottest battle in GujaratCongress selects Dhanani for Rajkot, turning BJP stronghold into Gujarat battleground. PM Modi kicks off campaign. Dhanani, Rupala from Pat...
Guided by Prashant Kishor's snub, key Patidar leader Naresh Patel says no to politicsPatel, the chairman of Khodaldham Trust, which runs the Khodiar Mata Temple in Kagwad near Rajkot, enjoys a standing in the Leuva sub caste...
Gujarat Patidar leader Naresh Patel meets Prashant Kishor in Delhi; says yet to finalise political partyKishor is learnt to have suggested top Congress leadership to induct Patel into Congress ahead of elections, due in December this year, sou...
Asking govt to account for its work a trend now: PM Modi"They also seek answers from the government for the works that are not done, " said PM Narendra Modi.
Farmers cost BJP more than reservation-seeking PatidarsFailure of the Vijay Rupani government to honour its word on minimum support price for cotton and groundnuts may have been the reason.
Surat prestige battle for BJP after GST, Patidar stirFormer PM Manmohan Singh managed to ruffle BJP feathers when he attacked Modi for ‘flaunting’ his humble origins for ‘political gains’.
Older Patels stick to BJP, Modi, say they will convince youngstersThe handling of the quota stir has divided the Patels who have backed the BJP for long and the party has roped in community leaders to conv...
‘Patidars will have massive impact on election results this time’According to data from a political activist, 33% of voters here are Leuva Patidars. Including Kadvas, Patidars make up a whopping 38% of th...
Rajkot by-polls prestigious issue: Chief Minister Anandi PatelShe was referring to Mangrol and Khambhalia seats in the Saurashtra region, which the BJP lost to the Congress in the September by-polls.
Lok Sabha polls 2014: It's 'Kadva' versus 'Koli' on Rajkot seat in GujaratRiding on the 'Modi wave' in Rajkot Lok Sabha seat of Gujarat, the BJP has dared to gamble once again by giving ticket to Kadva Patel commu...
Homecoming for many leaders; Keshubhai Patel, Gordhan Zadafiya set to return to BJPThe BJP started making up with the Patel community ahead of last assembly election and inducted Amin from the Congress with much fanfare.
Leuva Patels' vote will be crucial for Narendra Modi, Keshubhai PatelBoth Cong & BJP know the importance of Leuvas & hence both parties have liberally given tickets to candidates representing this community.
- The rebel fracture
For former chief minister Keshubhai Patel, the assembly elections in Gujarat were supposed to demonstrate his hold over Leuva Patels, parti...
- Theatrics end for final phase of polling
BJP hopes to improve upon or retain its strength in central and north Gujarat, which go to polls on Sunday.
- Infrastructure to help BJP in Patan
In Patan, which is Gujarat education minister Anandiben Patel’s assembly segment, Congress is working overtime post a victory over the BJP.
- Rebels may not dent BJP fortunes
Modi-baiters may have been asking voters to oust the CM to avenge humiliation of Keshubhai Patel, but the former CM has refrained from exer...
- Leuva Patels could give tough time to Modi in polls
Gujarat CM Narendra Modi is likely to find himself in choppy sea in coming assembly elections as the Patidars is sharply divided this time.