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Alpesh Thakor, another ex-Congress MLA Dhavalsinh Zala set to join BJP after OBC leader's outfit gives nod
• 6 years agoBoth Alpesh Thakor and Dhavalsinh Zala had apparently cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha polls in Gujarat held on 5 July and then resigned as Congress MLAs.
Congress MLAs Alpesh Thakor, Dhavalsinh Zala resign from Gujarat Assembly after voting in Rajya Sabha bypoll
• 6 years agoCongress MLAs Alpesh Thakor and Dhavalsinh Zala resigned from the Gujarat Assembly, apparently after voting against the party candidates in the Rajya Sabha bypoll.
Gujarat Congress to shift party MLAs to Mount Abu ahead of Rajya Sabha bypolls to 2 seats from state
• 6 years agoThe Congress said its MLAs will chalk out a strategy for the ongoing budget session of the Assembly and denied the decision to move the MLAs to Mount Abu was linked to the bypolls.
Congress leaders alleging scams repeatedly have 'chemical locha' in their minds, says Gujarat MLA Alpesh Thakor
• 6 years agoGujarat MLA and OBC leader Alpesh Thakor said had left the Congress before the Lok Sabha elections, claiming that leaders of his party Kshatriya Thakor Sena were facing insults.
BJP struggles to assuage hurt Dalit pride in Gujarat's Junagarh; Una flogging incident still haunts party
Bishan Kumar • 6 years agoThe Dalits are disappointed with the BJP, its state leaders and also Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not standing up for them after the Una incident.
Gujarat MLA Alpesh Thakor quits Congress after Kshatriya Thakor Sena decides to sever ties with party
• 6 years agoEarlier, speculation was rife that Alpesh Thakor may quit the Congress as he was unhappy with the local party leadership. Though he was keen to contest from Patan Lok Sabha seat, the Congress chose former MP Jagdish Thakor to contest from there.
Muzaffarpur court orders FIR against Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani, Congress MLA Alpesh Thakor for 'attacks on migrants from Bihar'
• 6 years agoA court at Muzaffarpur in Bihar directed police to lodge an FIR against Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani and Congress MLA Alpesh Thakor while hearing a petition which accused them of inciting attacks against migrants from Bihar.
Gujarat migrant crisis: Alpesh Thakor’s aides struggle in vain to douse fires as Thakor Sena faces ire for attacks
Darshana Jamindar • 6 years agoWith the situation now back to normal, the events of the past few days may as well become a forgotten blip in the minds of everyone but those who were directly impacted.
Gujarat migrant crisis: No exodus in Thakor-dominated Becharaji; locals credit rapid development for peace in area
Rajnish Mishra • 6 years agoBecharaji, a temple town on the border of Mehsana and Ahmedabad districts, remained largely peaceful even as several parts of Gujarat saw anti-migrant violence.
Gujarat migrant crisis: Uneasy calm in Ahmedabad as violence stops, but rumours fuel fear among 'outsiders'
Rajnish Mishra • 6 years agoPolice claim that things have returned to normal and no new incidents of attacks on the North Indian community have been reported in the past seven days but these migrant vendors are not yet fully at ease.