Naresh Patel, 57, is a Leuva Patel who is said to have been Prashant Kishor's choice as Congress' CM face in Gujarat. BJP and AAP also believed to be keen to have him in their fold.
The release coincides with 75 years of India's Independence, and comes ahead of assembly elections in the state later this year. Gujarat is currently led by the BJP.
Gujarat BJP leaders have had a word with state in-charge Bhupender Yadav about the AAP’s prospects in the state ahead of assembly polls later this year.
At Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s residence, the political strategist met a group of leaders including Rahul Gandhi, K.C. Venugopal. Party will form committee to study his presentation.
Party leader Syed Imtiaz Jaleel said AIMIM will work to make its presence felt in the state and that its prime focus across the country is to beat BJP.
Assembly poll results show Congress performed better than BJP in 12 LS seats; Rahul asks state leaders to work harder and take this tally to 20 in 2019.
Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.
On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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