Gujarat Assembly

Congress Rebel Alpesh Thakor Quits As Lawmaker After Rajya Sabha By-Polls

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday July 5, 2019

Two Congress lawmakers quit the Gujarat assembly today, apparently after voting against the party candidate in the ongoing by-polls for two Rajya Sabha seats. Alpesh Thakor and Dhavalsinh Zala had rebelled against the party, complaining of unfair treatment.

4 Former Congress Leaders Who Won On BJP Tickets Take Oath As Lawmakers

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 28, 2019

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Gujarat has improved its strength to 104 in the 182-member House with four MLAs, who were previously with the Congress, winning the recently-held bypolls as BJP candidates.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: By-Elections On Four Assembly Seats In Gujarat Today

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 23, 2019

Along with voting in all the 26 parliamentary constituencies in Gujarat, by-elections will also be held Tuesday on four assembly seats, which fell vacant following the resignation of sitting Congress lawmakers who later joined the ruling BJP.

Top Court To Hear BJP Lawmaker's Plea Against Order Dismissing His Election

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 16, 2019

The Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear on April 22 the appeal of BJP leader Pabubha Manek challenging the Gujarat High Court's decision invalidating his election from Dwarka Assembly seat.

Congress Fields Gujarat Leader Of Opposition Paresh Dhanani From Amreli

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 3, 2019

Leader of Opposition in the Gujarat Assembly Paresh Dhanani on Wednesday filed his nomination to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha poll from Amreli constituency on the Congress' ticket.

By-Polls To Gujarat Assembly Seats On April 23

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday March 13, 2019

By-polls to Gujarat's Manavadar and Dhrangadhra Assembly constituencies will be held on April 23 along with voting for state's 26 parliamentary seats, the Election Commission announced on Wednesday.

Gujarat Leader Of Opposition Suspended Over Statue Of Unity Comment

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday February 21, 2019

Amidst acrimonious scenes in the Gujarat Assembly, the Speaker on Wednesday suspended Leader of Opposition Paresh Dhanani for a day for not apologising for his mention of scrap iron being used for the construction of the Statue of Unity (SoU).

Gujarat Lawmakers To Donate Salaries For Soldiers Killed In Pulwama

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday February 19, 2019

Cutting across party lines, Gujarat legislators on Monday decided to donate a month of salaries to the families of the 40 Central Reserve Police Force troopers killed in the Pulwama terror attack.

Gujarat Assembly Hikes Legislators' Salaries By Rs 45,000 A Month

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday September 20, 2018

Earlier, the salary of Gujarat's Member of Legislative Assembly was Rs 70, 727 which has now been raised to Rs 1,16,316.

Watch: Gujarat Congress Leader Tackles Venomous Snake Outside Home

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 12, 2018

Senior Congress leader Paresh Dhanani subdued a venomous snake which was found outside his official residence in Gandhinagar, with a video of the episode doing rounds on social media.

BR Ambedkar Was A Brahmin And So Is PM Modi, Says Gujarat Speaker

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee with inputs from ANI | Monday April 30, 2018

In a season of controversies, the Gujarat assembly speaker seems to have just waded into one. Speaking at the 'Mega Brahmin Business Summit' in Gandhinagar on Sunday, Speaker Rajendra Trivedi described Dalit icon BR Ambedkar as a Brahmin. "There is nothing wrong in calling a learned person a Brahmin," he explained.

Gujarat Professors Asked To Explain Alleged Link To Rahul Gandhi Campaign

India News | Edited by Debanish Achom (with inputs from PTI) | Sunday April 29, 2018

Nine professors of the Central University of Gujarat have been asked to clarify whether they had participated in the Congress's election campaign for the assembly election in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state in December last year

Chaos In Gujarat Assembly, Congress Lawmaker Throws Mic At BJP Leader

India News | Reported by Rohit Bhan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday March 14, 2018

A Congress lawmaker flung a mic at his BJP colleague as the Gujarat assembly lapsed into utter chaos today.

Kerala Chief Minister Rules Out Possibility Of Aligning With Congress

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 2, 2018

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today ruled out the possibility of the CPI-M aligning with the Congress in the fight against the BJP, saying such an alliance would lack credibility.

Opinion: Congress' Madhya Pradesh Results Should Concern Rahul Gandhi

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Thursday March 1, 2018

If the Gujarat assembly elections were a wake-up call for the BJP, this win is a reality check for the Congress.