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Opinion | Shankarsinh Vaghela And Congress Fight For Survival In Gujarat
Political activity is hotting up in Gujarat before the local body elections scheduled early next year. Former BJP leader Shankersinh Vaghela has floated a new political party, to contest the civic polls - announcing his presence in active politics.
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Gujarat Ex-Chief Minister Shankersinh Vaghela Summoned As Witness In Corruption Case
Senior Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia and former chief minister Shankersinh Vaghela on Tuesday said they have been issued summons by a court in Mehsana to appear as witnesses in a corruption case against former home minister.
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"Slap On BJP's Face": Shankersinh Vaghela On Assembly Election Results
Former Gujarat Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela on Tuesday termed the trends suggesting Congress' victory in three states as a "big slap" on the BJP's face, and said it was a "trailer" of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
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"First Unite CBI," Prime Minister Told Ahead Of 'Statue Of Unity' Opening
Former Gujarat Chief Minister and expelled rebel Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela on Monday mocked at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his ambitious Sardar Patel's "Statue of Unity" project dubbing it a "marketing gimmick" and asked him to first unite the CBI and the RBI.
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2019 Elections: Shankersinh Vaghela Wants To Coordinate 'Anti-BJP' Front
Former Gujarat Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela has expressed his desire to play the role of a coordinator between regional parties to forge an "anti-BJP" front in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
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Shankersinh Vaghela's New Party To Contest All Seats In Gujarat
Congress' former leader Shankersinh Vaghela said today his new political front will contest all the 182 seats of Gujarat Assembly on the election symbol of a Rajasthan-based party.
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Gujarat Congress Seeks Disqualification Of 14 Rebel Ex-Lawmaker
The Congress on Wednesday approached the Gujarat Assembly Speaker, seeking disqualification of rebel leader Shankersinh Vaghela and 13 other former MLAs from contesting election for six years for violation of anti-defection law.
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Keeping Shankersinh Vaghela In Congress Was A Big Mistake: Ashok Gehlot
Gujarat Congress in-charge Ashok Gehlot on Thursday tore into former party leader Shankersinh Vaghela and accused him of "betraying" the party at the behest of the ruling BJP.
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Shankersinh Vaghela Could Team With Sharad Pawar To Further Dent Congress
Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) did not vote for Ahmed Patel in the dramatic Rajya Sabha electionthat he won by a whisker, sources close to the senior Congress leader have said, in a revelation that not just answers this week's most-asked question, but also threatens to blow another hole in opposition unity.
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Gujarat Rajya Sabha Election LIVE: Congress Says Ahmed Patel Re-Elected For Fifth Term After Tough Fight
All eyes are on Gujarat, where the Congress and the BJP are in a close contest in one of the three seats from the state. While BJP chief Amit Shah and union minister Smriti Irani will be elected from two seats in Gujarat, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel is struggling to get re-elected from the third with the BJP determined to stop him. In a tigh...
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In BJP vs Congress, How Numbers Stack Up For Gujarat Rajya Sabha Elections
After a meeting with 44 legislators of his party at a resort in Anand, about 76 km from Ahemdabad, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel said on Monday he is confident that he will be re-elected to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat in elections today. Numbers show that Mr Patel's election could be touch and go.
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'For Me And Ahmed Patel To Decide,' Says Cryptic Shankersinh Vaghela
Until weeks ago, Congress leader Ahmed Patel's re-election to Rajya Sabha was a done deal. But all that changed on July 22 when veteran Gujarat Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela quit the party. Soon after, allegedly at Mr Vaghela's behest, six Congress legislators resigned; three of them joined the BJP.
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In Shankersinh Vaghela Effect, Three Congress Lawmakers Quit In Gujarat, Join BJP: 10 Points
As BJP chief Amit Shah flew into Gujarat on Thursday, three Congress legislators in the state resigned and joined the party. One of them, Balwantsinh Rajput, is being fielded by the BJP for next month's Rajya Sabha elections, as it attempts to prevent Ahmed Patel, political adviser to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, from getting re-elected to the ...
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Gujarat Leader Shankersinh Vaghela Quits Congress, Says Not Joining BJP
Gujarat politician Shankersinh Vaghela, announced on Friday that he has resigned from the Congress, serving new worry for the party just ahead of assembly elections in the state. Mr Vaghela was addressing a 5,000-strong crowd that continuously cheered his one-and-a-half hour speech at a public rally organised in Gandhinagar to celebrate his 77th bi...
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Gujarat Congress Leader Shankersinh Vaghela To Hold Show Of Strength On Friday
Senior Gujarat Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela continues to keep the party high command on tenterhooks over his next move. He has announced a public gathering of his supporters and legislators on his 77th birthday on Friday, which he otherwise seldom celebrates.
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Opinion | Shankarsinh Vaghela And Congress Fight For Survival In Gujarat
Political activity is hotting up in Gujarat before the local body elections scheduled early next year. Former BJP leader Shankersinh Vaghela has floated a new political party, to contest the civic polls - announcing his presence in active politics.
-
Gujarat Ex-Chief Minister Shankersinh Vaghela Summoned As Witness In Corruption Case
Senior Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia and former chief minister Shankersinh Vaghela on Tuesday said they have been issued summons by a court in Mehsana to appear as witnesses in a corruption case against former home minister.
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"Slap On BJP's Face": Shankersinh Vaghela On Assembly Election Results
Former Gujarat Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela on Tuesday termed the trends suggesting Congress' victory in three states as a "big slap" on the BJP's face, and said it was a "trailer" of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
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"First Unite CBI," Prime Minister Told Ahead Of 'Statue Of Unity' Opening
Former Gujarat Chief Minister and expelled rebel Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela on Monday mocked at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his ambitious Sardar Patel's "Statue of Unity" project dubbing it a "marketing gimmick" and asked him to first unite the CBI and the RBI.
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2019 Elections: Shankersinh Vaghela Wants To Coordinate 'Anti-BJP' Front
Former Gujarat Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela has expressed his desire to play the role of a coordinator between regional parties to forge an "anti-BJP" front in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
-
Shankersinh Vaghela's New Party To Contest All Seats In Gujarat
Congress' former leader Shankersinh Vaghela said today his new political front will contest all the 182 seats of Gujarat Assembly on the election symbol of a Rajasthan-based party.
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Gujarat Congress Seeks Disqualification Of 14 Rebel Ex-Lawmaker
The Congress on Wednesday approached the Gujarat Assembly Speaker, seeking disqualification of rebel leader Shankersinh Vaghela and 13 other former MLAs from contesting election for six years for violation of anti-defection law.
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Keeping Shankersinh Vaghela In Congress Was A Big Mistake: Ashok Gehlot
Gujarat Congress in-charge Ashok Gehlot on Thursday tore into former party leader Shankersinh Vaghela and accused him of "betraying" the party at the behest of the ruling BJP.
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Shankersinh Vaghela Could Team With Sharad Pawar To Further Dent Congress
Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) did not vote for Ahmed Patel in the dramatic Rajya Sabha electionthat he won by a whisker, sources close to the senior Congress leader have said, in a revelation that not just answers this week's most-asked question, but also threatens to blow another hole in opposition unity.
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Gujarat Rajya Sabha Election LIVE: Congress Says Ahmed Patel Re-Elected For Fifth Term After Tough Fight
All eyes are on Gujarat, where the Congress and the BJP are in a close contest in one of the three seats from the state. While BJP chief Amit Shah and union minister Smriti Irani will be elected from two seats in Gujarat, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel is struggling to get re-elected from the third with the BJP determined to stop him. In a tigh...
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In BJP vs Congress, How Numbers Stack Up For Gujarat Rajya Sabha Elections
After a meeting with 44 legislators of his party at a resort in Anand, about 76 km from Ahemdabad, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel said on Monday he is confident that he will be re-elected to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat in elections today. Numbers show that Mr Patel's election could be touch and go.
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'For Me And Ahmed Patel To Decide,' Says Cryptic Shankersinh Vaghela
Until weeks ago, Congress leader Ahmed Patel's re-election to Rajya Sabha was a done deal. But all that changed on July 22 when veteran Gujarat Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela quit the party. Soon after, allegedly at Mr Vaghela's behest, six Congress legislators resigned; three of them joined the BJP.
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In Shankersinh Vaghela Effect, Three Congress Lawmakers Quit In Gujarat, Join BJP: 10 Points
As BJP chief Amit Shah flew into Gujarat on Thursday, three Congress legislators in the state resigned and joined the party. One of them, Balwantsinh Rajput, is being fielded by the BJP for next month's Rajya Sabha elections, as it attempts to prevent Ahmed Patel, political adviser to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, from getting re-elected to the ...
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Gujarat Leader Shankersinh Vaghela Quits Congress, Says Not Joining BJP
Gujarat politician Shankersinh Vaghela, announced on Friday that he has resigned from the Congress, serving new worry for the party just ahead of assembly elections in the state. Mr Vaghela was addressing a 5,000-strong crowd that continuously cheered his one-and-a-half hour speech at a public rally organised in Gandhinagar to celebrate his 77th bi...
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Gujarat Congress Leader Shankersinh Vaghela To Hold Show Of Strength On Friday
Senior Gujarat Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela continues to keep the party high command on tenterhooks over his next move. He has announced a public gathering of his supporters and legislators on his 77th birthday on Friday, which he otherwise seldom celebrates.
