Shankarsinh Vaghela
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Gujarat polls: With Shankarsin Vaghela out, BJP hopes to improve tally in central region
Gujarat Assembly Elections | Dec 11, 2017, 05:54 PM ISTThe BJP, which won 35 of the 61 seats in the region comprising the districts of Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Anand, Kheda, Panchmahal, Dahod and Chhota Udaipur, is working overtime to gain more seats this time.
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Gujarat polls: BJP to win, Congress taken 'supari' to lose elections, says Shankarsinh Vaghela
Gujarat Assembly Elections | Dec 10, 2017, 07:15 PM ISTShankarsinh Vagela, who had quit Congress earlier this year, believed that opposition party's central leadership had taken a 'supari' from BJP to lose the polls and predicted a clear majority for the ruling party in the state.
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Shankersinh Vaghela rules out floating new party or forming third front
National | Aug 20, 2017, 11:08 PM ISTFormer Congress heavyweight Shankersinh Vaghela is keeping political parties in poll-bound Gujarat guessing about his future political course, days after he resigned as the Congress MLA in presence of senior BJP leaders
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Gujarat RS polls: Congress ‘conspired’ for Ahmed Patel’s win, says Shankarsinh Vaghela
National | Aug 10, 2017, 01:13 PM ISTRebel Congress leader Shankarsinh Vaghela on Thursday accused the party of ‘conspiring’ to get the votes of two of its rebel legislators disqualified by the Election Commission in the Gujarat Rajya Sabha elections
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Gujarat RS polls: Cross-voting casts shadow on Ahmed Patel’s bid; Vaghela, 6 supporters vote for BJP
National | Aug 08, 2017, 10:58 AM ISTWhile Amit Shah and Smriti Irani are set to emerge victorious in these elections, Ahmed Patel’s fate has been hanging in balance after internal bickering in the Congress
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Ahmed Patel will face problems in re-election, says Shankersinh Vaghela's son
National | Jul 29, 2017, 11:53 PM IST"Patel would face problem to get 47 votes required for his selection in the given scenario. And it seems almost impossible for him to win in the prevailing scenario," Mahendrasinh Vaghela said.
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Vaghela quits Congress, says 'won't return to BJP'
National | Jul 21, 2017, 06:16 PM ISTAddressing a gathering here on his 77th birthday, Vaghela said the party has shown him the door, but said he will not quit.
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Senior Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela likely to quit Congress on his birthday today
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Congress to rope in Prashant Kishor for Gujarat polls?
National | Mar 22, 2017, 07:57 PM ISTGujarat Congress leader Shankarsinh Vaghela has suggested to bring political strategist Prashant Kishor for the upcoming Assembly polls in the state.
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CBI registers FIR against former Union Textile Minister Shankarsinh Vaghela in NTC land scam
National | Jun 17, 2015, 04:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: CBI has registered an FIR against former Union Textile Minister Shankarsinh Vaghela and six others including the then Chairman-cum-Managing Director of National Textile Corporation for sale of prime property in Mumbai allegedly at
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BJP, VHP fanning communal tension in Gujarat: Congress
National | Jan 21, 2015, 06:38 AM ISTAhmedabad: Senior Congress leader Shankarsinh Vaghela Tuesday alleged that BJP and its “sister concern” VHP are behind spurt in communal violence in state. “Communal clashes have increased in Gujarat of late. BJP and its sister
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Gujarat government responsible if bandh turns violent: Vaghela
National | Jan 09, 2015, 08:43 PM ISTAhmedabad: The Congress said here today that the Gujarat government would be solely responsible, if the statewide bandh on January 10, barring four major cities, against the Vibrant Gujarat Investors' Summit becomes violent. “Gujarat will
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Be cautious in dealing with China: Gujarat Congress tells Modi government
National | Sep 16, 2014, 10:19 PM ISTAhmedabad: Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Gujarat tomorrow, Congress today said the Narendra Modi government should be cautious in dealing with China considering the “bad experience” in the past. “We welcome the
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Gujarat bypolls: Congress may announce final list tomorrow
National | Aug 20, 2014, 11:26 AM ISTAhmedabad: Gujarat Congress will submit its final list of candidates for Assembly and Lok Sabha bypolls, due next month, to the party high command tomorrow, a top party functionary said.The state Parliamentary Board held a
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Transfer of Governor Beniwal is vindictive, alleges Vaghela
National | Jul 08, 2014, 11:11 AM ISTGandhinagar: Leader of the Opposition in Gujarat assembly and senior Congress leader Shankarsinh Vaghela today termed the transfer of Governor Kamla Beniwal as a “vindictive” step.According to Vaghela, the transfer was an “insult” to the
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Transfer of Governor Beniwal is vindictive, alleges Shankarsinh Vaghela
India | Jul 08, 2014, 07:03 AM ISTGandhinagar: Leader of the Opposition in Gujarat assembly and senior Congress leader Shankarsinh Vaghela yesterday termed the transfer of Governor Kamla Beniwal as a “vindictive” step.According to Vaghela, the transfer was an “insult” to the
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Gujarat budget brings 'bad days', says Congress leader Vaghela
India | Jul 02, 2014, 06:59 AM ISTGandhinagar: Reacting to Gujarat government's budget 2014-15, leader of Opposition in the Assembly and Congress leader Shankarsinh Vaghela said that it would lead to increase in prices and bring “bad days” for the people of
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Congress leader Shankarsinh Vaghela moves EC against his SP opponent
India | Apr 13, 2014, 06:30 AM ISTAhmedabad: Congress leader Shankarsinh Vaghela yesterday filed a complaint with the Election Commission against his Samajwadi Party opponent in the fray from Sabarkantha Lok Sabha seat, for allegedly being a registered voter in Gujarat as
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Shankarsinh Vaghela wins Kapadwanj seat
National | Dec 20, 2012, 05:31 PM ISTAhmedabad, Dec 20: Congress leader Shankarinsh Vaghela today won from Kapadwanj seat in Kheda district by a slender margin of 6,597 votes defeating his BJP rival Kanubhai Dabhi.Vaghela, head of Gujarat Congress campaign committee for
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Guj govt misleading people with false claims, says Vaghela
National | Jun 17, 2012, 07:16 PM ISTRajkot, Jun 17: Targeting Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Shankarsinh Vaghela today alleged the BJP government had done “nothing” in the last one decade, besides “misleading people with false claims”. “Modi claims that