Jai Ram Thakur took a jibe at Rahul Gandhi who is on Bharat Jodo Yatra and said the Congress leader has been "sent on the yatra so that he keeps away from the elections".
The caste factor has always dominated in the Gir Somnath district of Gujarat or in Saurashtra, which is one of the reasons why Congress is believed to have registered a win in all four constituencies here in the 2017 Assembly elections. The BJP has given tickets to candidates on a caste basi
With the upcoming Gujarat assembly elections next month, the Maharashtra government allowed one day of paid leave for voters of Gujarat, who are working in border districts like Palghar, Nashik, Nandurbar and Dhule, to cast their vote on the polling day.
The Opposition had alleged mismanagement by the BJP government behind the incident in which a century-old suspension bridge fell into the Machchhu river.
Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday carried out a huge rally in Amreli, and asked the public to give one chance to the party in the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.
The Bharatiya Janata Party-backed Rivaba Jadeja, wife of Ravindra Jadeja, has made the Jamnagar (North) constituency among the highly discussed seats in the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.
Amongst the leaders who will participate in this programme includes BJP national president JP Nadda, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Purushottam Rupala Mansukh Mandaviya amongst others.
But people are of the opinion that they have been witnessing development under the BJP for a number of years and one should not judge the performance of the party based on a single tragic incident.
Rajasthan Chief Minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Monday showed confidence in the party doing well in the upcoming Assembly polls stating that the people are "agitated" against the ruling BJP.
Rahul Gandhi who is leading Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra, will address rallies in poll-bound Gujarat for the first time since elections were announced in the coastal state.