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Gujarat: 24 ministers sworn in; not a single induction from Rupani cabinet

The BJP on Thursday inducted 24 ministers, including 21 who have become ministers for the first time.

Caste, region politics drive Guj BJP's bold move of fresh faces in cabinet

Led by CM Bhupendra Patel who belongs to the politically influential Patidar community, the cabinet has given maximum exposure to OBC, Patidars, tribals, brahmins, scheduled castes and Jains

Gujarat: Bhupendra Patel govt's new ministers to take oath today

New ministers of the Bhupendra Patel-led government in Gujarat will take oath on Thursday at Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar amid speculation that the BJP may induct new faces into the state cabinet

Bhabanipur BJP candidate gets EC notice over alleged poll code violation

BJP's Bhabanipur candidate Priyanka Tibrewal was issued a show-cause notice by the Election Commission after the TMC complained that she violated a poll code

BJP stages protest against Maha govt over OBC quota issue in Aurangabad

BJP workers staged an agitation on Jalna road here on Wednesday to protest against the Maharashtra government's inaction over the issue of political reservation for the OBC community.

Mamata didn't mention about pending criminal cases in poll papers: BJP

BJP alleges Bengal CM didn't mention about pending criminal cases in her nomination papers for Bhabanipur by-poll, files complaint with EC

'TMC trying to kill me': BJP MP after bomb explosion outside his residence

Less than a week after miscreants hurled bombs at BJP MP Arjun Singh's residence in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas

Cong to prepare plan for nationwide agitations ahead of LS polls: Sources

The Congress will prepare a plan for nationwide agitations to take on the BJP government ahead of the next Lok Sabha elections and highlight issues of price rise and unemployment among others

Top BJP leaders to meet morcha chiefs ahead of Assembly polls in 5 states

BJP National President JP Nadda, party's General Secretary BL Santosh and other key office-bearers of the party will meet the presidents of all morchas of the organisation on September 26

Signals from Gujarat

CMs have limited value in a presidential-style govt

WB govt questions NHRC panel's credibility, SC to hear plea on Sep 20

The West Bengal government on Monday questioned before the Supreme Court the credibility of the NHRC panel, which examined alleged human rights violation in post-poll violence

Uttar Pradesh BJP to launch door to door campaign from September 26

In a massive voter outreach program ahead of next year's Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, the BJP is launching door to door campaign from September 26 with the achievements of the BJP government.

First-term MLA to Gujarat CM: Meteoric rise of Bhupendra Patel

Bhupendra Patel, sworn in as the 17th chief minister of Gujarat on Monday, has had a phenomenal rise in state politics. After Vijay Rupani's sudden resignation on Saturday, the names of many Patidar community leaders were doing the rounds as his replacement but the 59-year-old first-term MLA was nowhere in the reckoning. Patel's elevation to the coveted post is being attributed to his closeness to former Gujarat chief minister and current Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel. Both have residences in the same locality in the city. Unanimously elected the state BJP legislature party leader on Sunday, Patel, whose Ghatlodia Assembly constituency is part of the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat represented by Union minister Amit Shah, is known as a soft-spoken person who made his way up in the state politics from the municipality level. Expected to lead the BJP into the 2022 Assembly polls, Patel contested his maiden Assembly election from Ghatlodia constituency in Ahmedabad in 2017 and wo

BJP's Priyanka Tibrewal files nomination for Bhabanipur by-polls

Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for Bhabanipur by-poll, Priyanka Tibriwal filed her nomination on Monday.

BJP's Tibrewal holds rally ahead of filing nomination for Bhabanipur bypoll

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Priyanka Tibrewal on Monday held a rally ahead of filing her nomination for by-elections to the Bhabanipur seat.

Bhupendra Patel meets Deputy CM Nitin Patel ahead of oath-taking ceremony

Ahead of the oath-taking ceremony chief minister-designate of Gujarat Bhupendra Patel met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel in Ahmedabad on Monday.Speaking to the media, the Deputy Chief Minister said, "Bhupendra Patel is my old family friend. I congratulated him. We will be happy to see him take oath as CM. He has also asked for my guidance whenever needed."Meanwhile, Bhupendra Patel also offered prayers at his home and met his neighbours.Speaking to ANI, one of his neighbours Jeetu Bhai Kaswala said that Patel will do good work."I have been living here for last five years, and in all these years, I have understood that he is a very humble person and always works together. I'm very happy. He will do good work and complete the development process," his neighbour said."I am also distributing sweets as he will be taking the oath the new Chief Minister of Gujarat," he added.Fondly addressed as 'Dada' by his supporters, Bhupendrabhai Rajnikanthbhai .

BJP MLA Rakesh Rathore meets SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, sets off buzz

Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Sitapur Rakesh Rathore met Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav, giving a clear indication of shifting loyalties in the political quicksand

Congress slams BJP, says Gujarat CM replaced to 'mislead' people

Congress leader Raashid Alvi said that the move was to "mislead" the people of the state adding that the party replaces chief ministers to "transfer blame for all their crimes".

Top headlines: Tax tweaks make PSUs more attractive, Gujarat's new CM

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Getting poll-ready: BJP chooses to play the 'Patidar' card in Gujarat

The state's economy has been suffering blow upon blow, especially in the last one and a half years of the pandemic