Congress has given three options to the Hardik Patel-led PAAS at a midnight meeting here with respect to latter's quota demand for its community.
Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday warned the BJP that it would face a "massive backlash" in the Gujarat Assembly polls because of demonetisation, which he termed was an "all pain, no gain" exercise.
Rahul Gandhi, however, said he was willing to listen to the problems faced by people, and make efforts to solve them.
Speculations are rife whether Patidar leader Hardik Patel will join hands with the Congress to take on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections 2017.
Exit poll results for Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat assembly elections cannot be made public before December 14 evening, the Election Commission said today.
The EC also seized 24.38 kg of gold in the form of jewellery and bullion along with 3.08 lakh litres of liquour from the state.
Through the door-to-door campaign, the ruling party, which is yet to declare candidates for the upcoming elections, plans to reach out to voters under 50,000-odd booths in the state.
Earlier, Hardik had given a new deadline to the Congress, asking it to make its stand clear by Novemeber 7 on how it would ensure reservation for the community.
Congress might take a final call on Monday on the issue of promising reservation for Patidars under the OBC category.
Jaitley said the Congress has used terrorists to defeat “one man” in the state in past three elections in Guajarat.
Arun Jaitley also targetted Rahul Gandhi over his recent remarks on the GST, saying he firmly believes that the Congress vice-president has no knowledge of the subject.
Gujarat will go to polls in two phases on December 9 and December 14. Results of the 182 Assembly seats will be declared on December 18.
Varaccha is considered a stronghold of the Patel (or Patidar) community and was one of the epicentres of the Patidar quota agitation in 2015.
Gujarat will go to polls next month in two phases -- December 9 and 14. The counting of votes will take place on December 18.
The Gandhi scion is also expected to address a rally in Surat at 7 pm today.
Tejashwi Yadav even said that Modi and the entire BJP are desperate to win the Gujarat Assembly polls.
PM Modi will today visit poll-bound Gujarat to attend the silver jubilee function of the Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar.
Top News
Latest News
