Shankersinh Vaghela

Timelines

11 Mar 2020

Why are prominent faces like Jyotiraditya Scindia ditching Congress?

Jyotiraditya Scindia, a close friend of former Congress President Rahul Gandhi and ex-parliamentarian from Madhya Pradesh's Guna, left Congress recently, the party with which his association was almost two decades old.

02 May 2019

Like Godhra, Pulwama a BJP conspiracy, says ex-Gujarat CM Vaghela

On Wednesday, former Gujarat Chief Minister and NCP leader Shankersinh Vaghela said Pulwama terror attack was a conspiracy of BJP, just like the Godhra train burning incident of 2002.

14 Dec 2017

Gujarat Phase II: 2.23cr voters in 93 constituencies cast ballot

About 2.3cr voters across 93 constituencies in North and Central Gujarat are casting their ballot in the second phase of the Gujarat elections today.

24 Oct 2017

Gujarat Elections: BJP to contest with 14 Congress rebels

As BJP aims to win Gujarat's 182-member Assembly with over 150 seats, it has gone all out to ensure this.

14 Oct 2017

Elections 2017: BJP plays the 'Modi-vs-Rahul' card, Congress attacks governance

The Election Commission (EC) has sounded the bugle for polls in Himachal (November 9) and Gujarat (before December 18).

19 Sep 2017

Vallabhbhai Patel's statue one of the fastest structures ever built

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's 'Statue of Unity' in Gujarat is one of the fastest structures to be constructed.

08 Aug 2017

Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls: Follow latest developments here

Polling day is here for the Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls that saw a lot of dramatic ongoings. Contesting for three seats are BJP leaders Amit Shah, Smriti Irani and Balwantsinh Rajput, and Congress' Ahmed Patel.

05 Aug 2017

Gujarat: Ahead of RS polls, ED raids UPA-era defaulter firm

The ED raided premises of the Gujarat-based Sandesara Group which has defaulted on loans worth Rs. 1,700cr from banks during UPA rule.

30 Jul 2017

BJP's Congress defection antics: EC demands response from Gujarat government

Amid ongoing political drama surrounding allegations on BJP weaning away Congress MLAs in the Gujarat Assembly, the Election Commission asked the Gujarat government to submit a report on the same.

28 Jul 2017

RS polls: 3 Gujarat Congress leaders join hands with BJP

Ahead of RS polls, Congress is in for a major setback after three senior MLAs from Gujarat Assembly resigned and joined BJP in Amit Shah's presence in Gandhinagar on Thursday.

27 Jul 2017

Amit Shah, Smriti Irani nominated for RS elections from Gujarat

BJP national president Amit Shah and Union Minister Smriti Irani have been nominated for the Rajya Sabha (RS) polls from Gujarat.

21 Jul 2017

Shankersinh Vaghela 'expelled from the Congress' ahead of his birthday

Former Gujarat CM Shankersinh Vaghela said on his birthday he had been "expelled from the Congress" a day ago.

25 Jun 2017

Gujarat: Vaghela hits out at Congress, hints at an exit

Senior Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela lashed out at the Congress leadership for its lack of preparedness to combat the 2017 Gujarat assembly elections.

23 May 2017

Congress denies Gujarat CM seat to Shankersinh Vaghela

Citing anti-party activities, the Congress Party has denied the Chief Ministerial seat to senior Congress leader from Gujarat, Shankersinh Vaghela.