The BJP government in Gujarat on Friday passed a Bill in the Assembly earmarking 27% of seats in local bodies like panchayats, municipalities, and civic corporations for Other Backward Classes (OBCs). Previously, the communities had a 10% reservation. The Gujarat Local Authorities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023, was passed through a majority voice vote in the … Read more
Gujarat Energy Minister Kanubhai Desai said that the charge was revised upwards month-on-month in the range of ₹2.83-₹8.83 per unit. | Photo Credit: ANI The Gujarat government purchased electricity worth ₹8,160 crore from Adani Power Limited between 2021 and 2022 at tariff rates revised upwards from ₹2.83 to ₹8.83 per unit, the State Legislative Assembly … Read more
Hardik Patel (second from right), the face of Patidar quota agitation and former working president of the Gujarat Congress was also considered a turncoat for this analysis, though he never contested in polls before | Photo Credit: PTI Ten per cent of candidates fielded by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2022 Gujarat polls … Read more
The Aam Aadmi Party has claimed its internal survey has found it could win around 58 seats in the Gujarat Assembly polls, likely to be held in December this year. State AAP in charge Dr Sandeep Pathak on Monday said the survey was done in a scientific manner through the party’s own agency. As per … Read more
In what could be considered the semifinal to Gujarat Assembly election later this year, strong voter turnout marked polling for 81 municipalities, 31 district panchayats and 231 taluka panchayats in the state on Sunday. Polling across six municipal corporations on February 21 this year had seen significantly lower voter presence. Rural Gujarat came out in … Read more