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Tough time for Congress after raid at mantri house

Many in the Congress are terming the raids as revenge taken by BJP national president Amit Shah against Ahmed Patel.

4 Aug 2017 1:58 AM IST

Congress leader Ahmed Patel arrives at the parliament house in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Netas sweat it out for seats & ministries

The BJP is only too happy with this development as a division in the votes will work to its advantage.

13 Aug 2017 12:33 AM IST

Congress leader Ahmed Patel arrives at the parliament house in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Battle for a seat: A monstrous symbol?

Ahmed Patel's reputation as a super-efficient manager was at stake in the sensitive Ahmedabad imbroglio.

12 Aug 2017 12:25 AM IST

Leader of opposition in Gujarat assembly Shankarsinh Vaghela at a public meeting of his supporters on his 77th birthday, where he announced he was expelled from the Congress, in Gandhinagar. (Photo: PTI)

7 expelled Gujarat Cong MLAs resign legislature, will join BJP soon

The Congress had 57 MLAs in the Assembly until six of them resigned in July.

11 Aug 2017 3:58 PM IST

Newly-elected Congress Rajya Sabha member Ahmed Patel with party leaders Raj Babbar, C.P. Joshi and others during a rally in New Delhi. (Photo: G N Jha)

BJP made Rajya Sabha seat a prestige issue, says Ahmed Patel

The Rajya Sabha election of Mr Patel witnessed a nail-biting midnight drama in which the results were declared way past...

11 Aug 2017 2:32 AM IST

Congress leader Ahmed Patel arrives at the parliament house in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Congress should learn from Gujarat RS win

Ahmed Patel may have been elected but he did not win because he could not keep his flock together.

11 Aug 2017 12:22 AM IST

After cancellation of 2 votes, Ahmed Patel needed 44 votes to beat BJPs Balwantsinh Rajput. (Photo: PTI)

Congress expels 8 Gujarat MLAs over RS cross-vote

The expelled MLAs include former Gujarat CM Shankersinh Vaghela and his son Mahendrasinh Vaghela.

10 Aug 2017 1:28 AM IST

The party will also expel six more MLAs in coming days. (Photo: PTI)

Congress expels 8 Gujarat MLAs for violating party whip in Rajya Sabha...

All eight MLAs are close to senior leader Shankarsinh Vaghela who quit Congress before RS elections.

9 Aug 2017 8:35 PM IST

Patel said that his victory in the Rajya Sabha polls was a defeat of the most blatant use of money power, muscle power and abuse of state machinery. (Photo: PTI/File)

Gujarat RS poll exposed personal vendetta, political terror of BJP:...

Patel thanked the Congress leadership for giving him the opportunity to fight this election and also lauded the MLAs who...

9 Aug 2017 12:39 PM IST

Stating that the Congress is a divided house, the Gujarat CM asserted that the BJP will surely get advantage of the situation in 2019 Lok Sabha elections. (Photo: ANI)

Will move court against EC's decision: Gujarat CM after RS poll

He further refuted reports that the BJP used power and money to defeat Ahmed Patel in the Rajya Sabha election.

9 Aug 2017 11:04 AM IST

After cancellation of 2 votes, Ahmed Patel needed 44 votes to beat BJPs Balwantsinh Rajput. (Photo: PTI)

Gujarat RS polls: Congress wins night of long knives

Patel beats BJP's Rajput after EC invalidates 2 dissidents' votes.

9 Aug 2017 2:28 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Congress leaders RS Surjewala and P Chidamabaram. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Gujarat RS polls: Cross-voting delays vote counting; BJP, Cong take...

The BJP said there were no substance in Congress' allegations and urged the EC to start the counting of votes and...

8 Aug 2017 6:16 PM IST