Gujarat Assembly

Four Gujarat Congress MLAs resign ahead of Rajya Sabha polls; party now has 69 legislators in 182-member Assembly

Four Congress MLAs in Gujarat have tendered their resignation to Assembly Speaker Rajendra Trivedi ahead of the election to the four Rajya Sabha seats

Alpesh Thakor, another ex-Congress MLA Dhavalsinh Zala set to join BJP after OBC leader's outfit gives nod

Both 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

Congress MLAs Alpesh Thakor and Dhavalsinh Zala resigned from the Gujarat Assembly, apparently after voting against the party candidates in the Rajya Sabha bypoll.

Gujarat Rajya Sabha bypolls: Voting begins for two seats in Upper House; vacancies were created by Amit Shah, Smriti Irani

Voting for the bypolls to the two Rajya Sabha seats in Gujarat began at the Assembly complex in Gandhinagar on Friday.

Gujarat Congress to shift party MLAs to Mount Abu ahead of Rajya Sabha bypolls to 2 seats from state

The 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.

Vijay Rupani to expand Gujarat cabinet; three, including ex-Congress leader Jawahar Chavda, to be inducted

Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani will expand his cabinet on Saturday and may induct three members including a Congress turncoat, Jawahar Chavda, official sources said.

Budget 2019 example of Modi's governance style, stresses push for neo-middle class striving to realise urban dream

The 2019 Interim Budget presented on Friday is a clear example of a Narendra Modi who plans for a decade, even when he is set to face an uncertainty three months down the line in the general elections.

BJP's Kunvarji Bavaliya wins Jasdan bypolls; party's tally in 182-member Gujarat Assembly reaches 100

The Jasdan by-poll became a battle of prestige between the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress in the wake of the latter winning the just held assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.

Gujarat Assembly passes bill to increase monthly salaries of MLAs by Rs 45,000, ministers' wages raised by 54 percent

Earlier, the salary of MLAs was Rs 70, 727 which has now been raised to Rs 1, 16,316 - so that is a hike of Rs 45,589. The lawmakers' daily allowances will increase to Rs 1,000 from Rs 200 and monthly postal allowance of Loss of Pay (LOP) has been increased to Rs 10, 000 from Rs 1,000.

Gujarat Assembly increases MLAs' salary by about 64%, members to get Rs 1.16 lakh monthly

After tabling the bill in the House, Jadeja said the salary of the MLAs in the 182-member Gujarat Assembly was not revised since 2005.