Today, the land of Sardar Patel, K.M. Munshi and Mahatma Gandhi will host a session of the All Indian Congress Committee. The last one in Gujarat was held 64 years ago, in Bhavnagar.
Congress Seva Dal chief says idea behind yatra in Gujarat is to make people aware that many tragedies could have been prevented had corruption not been so rife in the state.
Gupta, whom Congress had announced as its candidate from Ahmedabad East, has resigned from party citing 'constant defamatory campaign against him by a leader in the communications dept'.
Congress has suffered biggest setback, having lost four of its 17 MLAs, while AAP has lost one. Some of the defectors have joined the ruling BJP while others plan to do so.
AAP's performance in Gujarat polls, where it won five seats, has made it a third force in a traditionally bipolar state. With this, it is all set to get the status of a national party.
Congress says entry of Independents ‘engineered’ by BJP to divide Muslim votes in Gujarat. BJP calls it ‘imaginary claim’ by Congress, accusing it of losing grip on its vote bank.
Ex-CM says ruling party's biggest strength is that rivals are not ready to mount credible challenge. Congress began selection of poll candidates at eleventh hour, he adds.
For the past few months, Congress leaders, including former ministers, from neighbouring states have been working silently in Gujarat to mobilise ground-level support for the party
Congress manifesto ‘Janta Ni Sarkar’ says if voted to power, the party will probe corruption cases after 1995. PM Narendra Modi was chief minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014.
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
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