Declaring his support to Congress, Hardik Patel said that the party has accepted the demand of giving reservation to his community in a special category.
Questioning the work done by BJP governments in the state over the past 22 years for the Patidars, Kapil Sibal said they had only filed sedition cases against the PAAS leader.
Speaking at a public rally at Tragad village near Dholka town, an hour's drive from Ahmedabad, Hardik Patel said that he "did not seek a single ticket from any party."
Sonia Gandhi had on Monday accused PM Narendra Modi of sabotaging the Winter Session on flimsy grounds by "locking the temple of democracy".
The polling for the two-phase elections in the state will take place on December 9 and 14 and votes will be counted on December 18.
The Congress on Monday released its second list of 13 candidates for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections, according to news agency ANI.
With the stage set for the crucial Gujarat Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress have released the list of their star campaigners.
The RJD chief said the JD(U), headed by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, is putting up candidates in the Gujarat Assembly elections.
The development comes close on the heels of grand old party and Hardik Patel led-Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) announcing that they have reached an agreement over the issue of granting reservation to Patels.
Bharatsinh Solanki also confirmed that the Congress and PAAS have reached an agreement over the matter. When he was quizzed about the formula, the Congress leader refused to divulge anything.
While polling for 89 constituencies will be held on December 9, remaining 93 seats will go to polls on December 14. The last date for filing nominations for the first phase is November 21.
Rahul Gandhi’s elevation as Congress president is finally on the cards, and is expected to be done within the next couple of weeks, before votes are cast for Gujarat Assembly election.
The BJP has set up a target of winning over 150 seats for the 182-seat Assembly. The state will go to polls in two phases on December 9 and 14. Counting of votes will take place on December 18.
Nitish Kumar and Sharad Yadav parted ways after the former decided to join hands with the BJP in July, triggering a battle for the control of the party.
Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leaders have given the Congress a 24-hour deadline to declare their stand on the reservation status for the community.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday released the first list of its candidates for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections 2017
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