Gujarat polls: Patidar leader Alpesh Kathiriya kicks off campaign

Gujarat polls: Patidar leader Alpesh Kathiriya kicks off campaign

The AAP leader says he will visit every household in Varachha Road Assembly constituency to seek votes The AAP leader says he will visit every household in Varachha Road Assembly constituency to seek votes The slogans “ Eek moko AAP ne panchi jovo Gujarat me”  (Give AAP a chance and then see the transformation in … Read more

After Hardik’s exit, Congress goes all out to woo Naresh Patel

After Hardik’s exit, Congress goes all out to woo Naresh Patel

After Hardik Patel‘s exit from the Congress, the opposition party is seeking to induct another weighty Patidar face in its fold. According to party functionaries, Khodaldham chief Naresh Patel’s entry into the Congress may now be a matter of days, as Patel has made up his mind. An influential industrialist from Saurashtra, he heads the … Read more

PM Modi to virtually address Patidar Summit in Surat; ministers to attend

PM Modi to virtually address Patidar Summit in Surat; ministers to attend

In a move aimed at reaching out to the influential Patidar community ahead of the upcoming Gujarat elections, PM Narendra Modi will virtually address the three-day global Patidar Business Summit starting on Friday in Surat. Health minister and an important Patidar face of the BJP, Mansukh Mandaviya, will attend the event that is being organised … Read more

Patidars may get big roles as BJP likely to rejig caste math

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Who would succeed Vijay Rupani as Gujarat chief minister? Political pundits are struggling to answer that question, assigning a range of probabilities to several potential successors, after Rupani’s surprise exit Saturday 15 months ahead of the scheduled balloting to elect the next Gujarat assembly. Potential successors include Union ministers Parshottam Rupala and Mansukh Mandavia, administrator … Read more