Gandhinagar, May 20 (IANS) Concerns over large-scale deployment of security forces, electronic voting machines (EVMs) and logistical preparedness for simultaneous elections dominated discussions on Wednesday as the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal continued its second-day consultations in Gujarat with participation from political parties. The discussions involved Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) representatives,…
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Gandhinagar, April 26 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Congress and its MLA Imran Khedawala over statements made during voting in the local body elections, accusing the Opposition of attempting to influence voters and communalise the electoral process.Speaking while polling was under way, Sanghavi described the elections as the “biggest festival of democracy” and urged citizens to turn out in large numbers.“All citizens of the sta…
Anand (Gujarat), April 6 (IANS) Six candidates filed a total of eight nomination papers on Monday for the by-election to the Umreth Assembly constituency in Gujarat, with polling scheduled for April 23 as per the schedule announced by the Election Commission. The nomination process began after a notification was issued on March 30.According to officials, those who submitted nomination papers on April 6 include Jiteshkumar Sevak (Independent), Mahendra Parmar (Independent), Bhrugurajsinh Chauhan …
Gandhinagar, March 25 (IANS) The Gujarat Legislative Assembly on Wednesday passed an amendment to the state’s Disturbed Areas law, renaming such zones as “specified areas” and introducing a series of changes to regulate the transfer of immovable property, following a heated debate in the House. Speaking at a press conference after the proceedings concluded, government spokesperson and minister Jitu Vaghani said objections to the legislation were being raised by those viewing the issue thro…
Gandhinagar, Feb 13 (IANS) The Gujarat Legislative Assembly will hold an election for the deputy speaker post on February 16, with Purnesh Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shailesh Parmar of the Congress party submitting their nominations on Friday.The post became vacant following the resignation of former deputy speaker Jetha Ahir (Bharwad), citing preoccupation with other responsibilities.Purnesh Modi, Surat West MLA and former state minister, filed his nomination at the Assembly S…