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Bhupendra Patel takes oath as Gujarat CM; 16 others sworn in as ministersInterestingly, the young turks -- Hardik Patel and Alpesh Thakor -- and former heavyweights like Shankar Chaudhary and Jitu Vaghani did not...
Gujarat: After staying away from BJP in 2017, Patidars back ruling party to the hilt in 2022 pollsIn the Saurashtra region, the Congress had won Patidar-dominated seats of Morbi, Tankara, Dhoraji and Amreli, among others in 2017. However...
AAP, tribal protests make it harder for BJP to retain dominance in south GujaratOf the 89 seats where elections will be held in the first phase of the Gujarat polls on December 1, as many as 35 seats are spread across t...
AAP bets on Patidar sentiment to make an impact in GujaratAAP by far has been the most aggressive in the campaign, with its national convener Arvind Kejriwal personally attending as many as 52 even...
AAP declares 12 more candidates for Gujarat polls; Alpesh Kathiriya to contest from SuratRahul Bhuva and Dinesh Joshi have been given the tickets for Rajkot East and Rajkot West seats respectively, while Bhimabhai Makwana has be...
PM Modi to virtually address Patidar Summit in Surat; ministers to attendHealth minister and an important Patidar face of the BJP, Mansukh Mandaviya, will attend the event that is being organised in Surat, a city...
Cabinet expansion likely to soothe concerns of Patels, Kolis, ThakorsWhile the Thakors got their representation in Debusinh Chauhan, the Kolis got Mahendra Munjpara and the rest of the OBCs in Darshana Jardos...
AAP wins 27 seats in the municipal corporation polls, Kejriwal holds roadshowWith the Congress drawing a blank across 120 seats in Surat, the AAP has emerged as the opposition in the corporation.
AAP bags 27 seats in Surat municipal polls, Congress fails to open accountThe results are a boost for AAP which is looking to increase its footprint outside Delhi.
Saurashtra Patidars ditch BJP, but Patels in cities remain loyal to ModiAt the root of the success of the Congress formula of KHAM (Kshatriya-Harijan-Adivasi-Muslim) in 1985 was this caste conflict.
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.
Can Congress breach urban BJP stronghold of 'diamond city' Surat?Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi visited the city twice last month to understand the plight of those who were "hit by GST and note ban".
Hardik sets November 3 deadline for Congress to come clean on PatelIn September last year, Shah had faced a strong opposition from the workers of the Hardik-led Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) during h...
Two buses torched in Surat by pro-quota protestersTo bring the situation under control, police used lathi-charge and also detained around 10 persons, said a control room official.
Will Surat prove to be the Achilles' Heel for BJP in Gujarat?The Patidar dominated city has been simmering with discontent for a long time and efforts were made to enflame the resentments even during ...
'Pistol garland' for Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's statue puts DG Vanzara in Patel line of fireVanzara was on a day's visit on the invitation of Jaher Nagrik Sanman Samiti, an organisation of his and rape-accused religious preacher As...
Keshubhai Patel praises Hardik Patel, says he has brought Patels togetherFormer Gujarat Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel today praised jailed Patidar quota stir leader Hardik Patel, saying he has "brought the commu...
PAAS demands quota for Patels in 10 days, threatens stirThe PAAS also demanded that the government appoint some "social leader" and not a politician to discuss a possible compromise formula with ...
5,000 Patels queue up for 42 Oriya brides in GujaratForty-two girls from mostly poor Kurmi families from Odisha took part in the first-ever match-making ceremony held in Surat on Friday.
Gujarat: Mobile Internet services banned after Hardik Patel's detentionHardik, who has been agitating to get reservation under OBC quota for his community, was today detained by the Surat city police ahead of h...