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Thursday, August 28, 2025
TopicJignesh Mevani

Topic: Jignesh Mevani

‘I even met an RSS cadre who voted Congress. BJP can’t take Gujaratis for granted anymore’

Unlike 2012, the BJP finally has some competition in Gujarat. Jignesh Mevani, Hardik Patel, and the BJP itself are factors behind it.

Who really is Jignesh Mevani: a Dalit, Gujarati or Jihadi?

Jignesh Mevani is using the resources of the Congress without using its name or succumbing to its patronising views on Dalits and Muslims.

Jignesh Mevani’s politics may be too radical for Gujarat’s moderate Dalits

Mevani had ruled out participating in active politics for a long time saying it would cloud his credibility as an activist, and force him into unwelcome compromises.

The rise of the angry young men who can demolish Modi this election season

Hardik Patel, Jignesh Mewani and Alpesh Thakor might appear to offer hope, but the real reform is structural.

After Hardik Patel, Congress may give in to Dalit activist Mevani’s wishlist

Congress manifesto for Gujarat polls to include schemes for upliftment of women, job creation models, plans to offset GST effects, among others.

Congress in a fix as Gujarat ‘allies’ put pressure to include their candidates

Hardik Patel’s supporters vandalised Congress offices in Gujarat as its first list ‘ignored’ his candidates; NCP & Dalit leaders too want a fair deal.

Talk Point: The engagement of young voters in Gujarat elections is unprecedented

The young voters not only seem to be enormously interested in these elections, they are also likely to vote for the Congress in much bigger numbers than they had ever in the past.

Hardik and I will campaign together to topple BJP in Gujarat: Jignesh Mevani

Dalit leader says he’s not joining the Congress or contesting elections, but is willing to come together with others to defeat Gujarat’s BJP government.

Defeating BJP in Gujarat is one of my top priorities: Hardik Patel

The face of the Patidar campaign hints at electoral understandings with like-minded organisations ahead of assembly polls in state.

On Camera

How economic planning stifled India’s growth and talent

The Indian planning system did not encourage individuals based on ‘what they knew’, but on ‘whom they knew’. Many left for countries that recognised their talent.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.