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Gujarat court acquits Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani, 30 others in 2017 rail blockade caseJignesh Mevani and others were booked by Ahmedabad railway police in 2017 for blocking a Rajdhani train for nearly 20 minutes at Kalupur ra...
Vadgam: Jignesh Mevani wins the seat again with a narrow marginVadgam usually sees a direct fight between the Congress and BJP. In 2017, Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani, contesting as an Independent, defeat...
Assembly polls: Cong looks to retain hold on north Gujarat, score hat-trick in outnumbering BJPWhile the BJP faces rebellion in some pockets and an undercurrent of anger palpable among the dominant OBC Chaudhary community due to the a...
'Silent wave' in Gujarat; upcoming polls to give new direction to country, says Jignesh MevaniGujarat Polls: "This election is against autocracy, unemployment and price rise," said Jignesh Mevani in an interview, claiming that the Co...
5 Congress yatras in Gujarat ahead of pollsCongress has launched five yatras across five zones of Gujarat, which will go to the polls by the yearend. BJP has already carried out five...
Congress to launch 'Parivartan Sankalp Yatra' in poll-bound GujaratThe national party is set to have 145 public meetings and 95 rallies along the route, covering more than 5,400 km. It will be launched from...
Jignesh Mevani gets bail in 2017 'azadi kooch' case; MLA cannot leave Gujarat without court's nodWhile admitting their appeal against the magistrate's order, Mehsana Additional District and Sessions Judge CM Pawar on Friday granted them...
Gujarat BJP focuses on seats it has never wonHoping to improve on the double-digit tally it recorded in the 2017 assembly polls, state unit president CR Patil says the party is targeti...
Gujarat: Jignesh Mevani's supporters call off 'jail bharo' protest after his releaseEarlier, a tweet from Mevani's handle had said the agitation will proceed till he was set free without any new First Information Report bei...
Former Congress MLA Manilal Vaghela joins BJP ahead of Guj Assembly pollsVaghela had won the 2012 state election on Congress's ticket from Vadgam seat, but was denied ticket in the 2017 Assembly election after th...
Congress Veteran quits citing identity, confrontational politics of Jignesh MevaniSenior leaders in the party told ET that Mevani is likely to be propped up as a Dalit face and be positioned nationally ahead of the crucia...
Kanhaiya Kumar, Jignesh Mevani to join Congress on Tuesday in presence of Rahul GandhiSources close to Kanhaiya Kumar said that he and Mevani will join the Congress in the presence of party leader Rahul Gandhi at the party's ...
Congress’ young guns fall silent this timeRepresenting different castes, the trio of Hardik Patel, Jignesh Mevani and Alpesh Thakor helped Congress reap electoral gains in the state.
Country is ready for change in 2019 Lok Sahba polls: Jignesh Mevani"The country is ready for change. That's why against the target of 150 seats you could manage to win only 99. And it is just the beginning....
Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani wins; Alpesh Thakor, Jignesh Mevani also score victoryVijay Rupani, who was earlier trailing in the initial trends, won Rajkot West seat by defeating Congress' Indranil Rajyaguru. Aplesh Thakor...
Gujarat: Over 70% voter turnout in re-pollingFollowing the Election Commission's (EC) directive yesterday, the polling was held at two booths each in Vadgam and Savli constituencies an...
Re-polling underway at six booths in GujaratThe turnout at the six booths till noon was "high", the official said, but did not elaborate on the number of voters exercising their franc...
Congress faces burden of alliances, rebels & resurgent BJP in last phase of Gujarat pollsCongress is grappling with bitter in-fighting and stubborn rebels on at least a dozen seats 93 assembly constituencies in Gujarat that go t...
Jignesh Mevani to contest as Independent with Congress's supportThe moves comes after sitting MLA Manibhai Vaghela said the state Congress asked him not to contest the polls from the seat "as a part of a...
Gujarat Elections 2012: Five ministers in Narendra Modi government cede ground to Congress, GPPVyas, also a spokesperson for the state government, had defeated Rajput in the 2007 Assembly elections by a margin of 2,429 votes.