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Gujarat High Court Notices To Election Commission, Ahmed Patel Over Rajya Sabha Poll
The Gujarat High Court today issued notices to the Election Commission or EC and Congress leader Ahmed Patel on a petition filed by BJP candidate Balwantsinh Rajput challenging the poll body's decision to invalidate the votes of two rebel Congress MLAs in Rajya Sabha polls.
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BJP Candidate Challenges Ahmed Patel's Rajya Sabha Election In Court
Balwantsinh Rajput, the BJP candidate who lost to Congress leader Ahmed Patel in the Gujarat Rajya Sabha elections earlier this month, has challenged the Election Commission's decision to invalidate the votes of two rebel Congress MLAs who had voted for him. The decision helped Ahmed Patel scrape through; he won exactly the number of votes he neede...
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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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Ahmed Patel Suggests Sharad Pawar Didn't Come Through In His Election
Ahmed Patel, the 66-year-old top strategist of the Congress, on Thursday told NDTV that though party boss Rahul Gandhi has not publicly congratulated him on his re-election to the Rajya Sabha, "there is no rift" between them.
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Congress Expels 8 Gujarat Lawmakers For Cross-Vote Against Ahmed Patel
A day after securing a Rajya Sabha seat for Ahmed Patel, the political adviser to Sonia Gandhi, in a cliff-hanger election, the Congress on Wednesday cracked down on eight legislators who voted against him. Following the lead of strongman Shankersinh Vaghela, the legislators had defied the whip, or formal orders from the party, to vote for Mr Patel...
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Opposition Needs To Shift Strategy For 2019, Says Omar Abdullah On Ahmed Patel
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah today said Congress leader Ahmed Patel's win in Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls "should have never been this difficult" and the opposition needs to introspect and shift strategy to counter the BJP in the 2019 general elections.
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Ahmed Patel Win Deserves No Congress Celebration
Ahmed Patel, senior Congress leader and political secretary to Sonia Gandhi, has an affable demeanour with a strict avoidance of displays of emotion. Yet, after his roller coaster ride to his fifth Rajya Sabha seat from home state Gujarat, at 2:30 am, Patel, a night bird, was visibly moved as he hugged his son Faesal.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Congratulates Amit Shah, Smriti Irani For Rajya Sabha Election Win
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Union minister Smriti Irani and BJP chief Amit Shah on being elected to Rajya Sabha from Gujarat.
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How 2 Invalid Congress Votes Helped Ahmed Patel Retain Rajya Sabha Seat
Surviving cross-voting and defections in his party, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel retained his Rajya Sabha seat from Gujarat in a nail-biting election on Tuesday. The Congress leader, who announced his victory on Twitter with 'Satyamev Jayate' (Truth shall prevail), was congratulated by his party immediately, which after a long time, finally h...
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In Gujarat Rajya Sabha Elections, Spotlight On Lone Legislator From Nitish Kumar's JDU
With a single legislator in the Gujarat assembly, the Janata Dal United is not a major player in the state, but its MLA Chhotubhai Vasava was in the spotlight today with victory or defeat for the Congress' senior leader Ahmed Patel seeming to hinge for a large part on his vote in the Rajya Sabha elections.
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'Didn't Vote For Ahmed Patel, He Is Losing,' Says Shankersinh Vaghela
Shankersinh Vaghela, who quit the Congress last month, said today that he hadn't voted for the party's Ahmed Patel in the Rajya Sabha election and twisted the knife by commenting: "Who will vote for a losing candidate."
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Ahmed Patel Snatches Win In Gujarat Rajya Sabha Nail-Biter: 10 Points
Congress leader Ahmed Patel is returning to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat for a fifth term, winning the third seat today in a bitterly fought election that became a massive prestige battle between the Congress and the BJP. The other two seats have been won easily by BJP chief Amit Shah, who makes his debut in Parliament, and union minister Smriti Ir...
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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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Rajya Sabha Election 2017: Amit Shah, Smriti Irani and Ahmed Patel -- 3 Heavyweights In Gujarat
The Rajya Sabha election for three seats in Gujarat, where assembly polls are due later this year, is being closely watched as BJP national president Amit Shah will make his parliament debut, Union minister Smriti Irani has been renominated for another term and the Congress has put up its heavyweight Ahmed Patel, political secretary to Congress chi...
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In Gujarat's Game Of Defections, Congress Takes Last 'Resort'
Once again politicians are resorting to resort politics. This time, it was the turn of the Congress to pack off its legislators from Gujarat to a hotel on the outskirts of Bengaluru - just off the highway to Mysuru.
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Gujarat High Court Notices To Election Commission, Ahmed Patel Over Rajya Sabha Poll
The Gujarat High Court today issued notices to the Election Commission or EC and Congress leader Ahmed Patel on a petition filed by BJP candidate Balwantsinh Rajput challenging the poll body's decision to invalidate the votes of two rebel Congress MLAs in Rajya Sabha polls.
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BJP Candidate Challenges Ahmed Patel's Rajya Sabha Election In Court
Balwantsinh Rajput, the BJP candidate who lost to Congress leader Ahmed Patel in the Gujarat Rajya Sabha elections earlier this month, has challenged the Election Commission's decision to invalidate the votes of two rebel Congress MLAs who had voted for him. The decision helped Ahmed Patel scrape through; he won exactly the number of votes he neede...
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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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Ahmed Patel Suggests Sharad Pawar Didn't Come Through In His Election
Ahmed Patel, the 66-year-old top strategist of the Congress, on Thursday told NDTV that though party boss Rahul Gandhi has not publicly congratulated him on his re-election to the Rajya Sabha, "there is no rift" between them.
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Congress Expels 8 Gujarat Lawmakers For Cross-Vote Against Ahmed Patel
A day after securing a Rajya Sabha seat for Ahmed Patel, the political adviser to Sonia Gandhi, in a cliff-hanger election, the Congress on Wednesday cracked down on eight legislators who voted against him. Following the lead of strongman Shankersinh Vaghela, the legislators had defied the whip, or formal orders from the party, to vote for Mr Patel...
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Opposition Needs To Shift Strategy For 2019, Says Omar Abdullah On Ahmed Patel
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah today said Congress leader Ahmed Patel's win in Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls "should have never been this difficult" and the opposition needs to introspect and shift strategy to counter the BJP in the 2019 general elections.
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Ahmed Patel Win Deserves No Congress Celebration
Ahmed Patel, senior Congress leader and political secretary to Sonia Gandhi, has an affable demeanour with a strict avoidance of displays of emotion. Yet, after his roller coaster ride to his fifth Rajya Sabha seat from home state Gujarat, at 2:30 am, Patel, a night bird, was visibly moved as he hugged his son Faesal.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Congratulates Amit Shah, Smriti Irani For Rajya Sabha Election Win
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Union minister Smriti Irani and BJP chief Amit Shah on being elected to Rajya Sabha from Gujarat.
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How 2 Invalid Congress Votes Helped Ahmed Patel Retain Rajya Sabha Seat
Surviving cross-voting and defections in his party, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel retained his Rajya Sabha seat from Gujarat in a nail-biting election on Tuesday. The Congress leader, who announced his victory on Twitter with 'Satyamev Jayate' (Truth shall prevail), was congratulated by his party immediately, which after a long time, finally h...
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In Gujarat Rajya Sabha Elections, Spotlight On Lone Legislator From Nitish Kumar's JDU
With a single legislator in the Gujarat assembly, the Janata Dal United is not a major player in the state, but its MLA Chhotubhai Vasava was in the spotlight today with victory or defeat for the Congress' senior leader Ahmed Patel seeming to hinge for a large part on his vote in the Rajya Sabha elections.
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'Didn't Vote For Ahmed Patel, He Is Losing,' Says Shankersinh Vaghela
Shankersinh Vaghela, who quit the Congress last month, said today that he hadn't voted for the party's Ahmed Patel in the Rajya Sabha election and twisted the knife by commenting: "Who will vote for a losing candidate."
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Ahmed Patel Snatches Win In Gujarat Rajya Sabha Nail-Biter: 10 Points
Congress leader Ahmed Patel is returning to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat for a fifth term, winning the third seat today in a bitterly fought election that became a massive prestige battle between the Congress and the BJP. The other two seats have been won easily by BJP chief Amit Shah, who makes his debut in Parliament, and union minister Smriti Ir...
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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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Rajya Sabha Election 2017: Amit Shah, Smriti Irani and Ahmed Patel -- 3 Heavyweights In Gujarat
The Rajya Sabha election for three seats in Gujarat, where assembly polls are due later this year, is being closely watched as BJP national president Amit Shah will make his parliament debut, Union minister Smriti Irani has been renominated for another term and the Congress has put up its heavyweight Ahmed Patel, political secretary to Congress chi...
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In Gujarat's Game Of Defections, Congress Takes Last 'Resort'
Once again politicians are resorting to resort politics. This time, it was the turn of the Congress to pack off its legislators from Gujarat to a hotel on the outskirts of Bengaluru - just off the highway to Mysuru.
