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Apr 3, 2024 · In Short. For the past one week, the Saurashtra region in Gujarat has been on the boil, with the BJP witnessing massive protests by the influential Rajput community over Union Minister Parshottam Rupala's remarks on Kshatriyas. Despite multiple apologies by Rupala, the BJP's candidate from Rajkot, the protests have refused to die down.
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May 4, 2024 · Kshatriyas demanded the party revoke his candidature from Rajkot constituency in Saurashtra, a region where caste divides run deep. But protesters limited their demand to recall of Rupala’s ...
In fact, the BJP’s rise to power points to a beautifully syncretic Patel-Kshatriya stitch. The Keshubhai Patel-Shankersinh Vaghela. combo was one such Patel-Kshatriya team that scripted BJP’s first victory in Gujarat in 1995. Of course, it was the over 18% Patel voter base that played a vital role. Rupala is a Kadva Patel from Saurashtra ...
Apr 4, 2024 · Over the past week, the Saurashtra region in Gujarat has been gripped by unrest, as protests from the influential Rajput community against Union Minister Parshottam Rupala”s remarks on Kshatriyas have escalated. Despite repeated apologies from Rupala, who is also the BJP”s candidate from Rajkot, the demonstrations show no signs of abating.
In Saurashtra, the BJP suffered losses in the 2017 assembly elections owing to the Patidar reservation stir but has since reclaimed its influence by fielding Patidar candidates in over 85 percent ...
Kshatriyas demanded the party revoke his candidature from Rajkot constituency in Saurashtra, a region where caste divides run deep. But protesters limited their demand to recall of Rupala’s ...
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Apr 2, 2024 · In a bid to quell the protests, Jayrajsinh Jadeja, former BJP MLA from Gondal Assembly constituency in Rajkot district and a Kshatriya leader, held a meeting at Gondal with some prominent Kshatriya leaders of Saurashtra, including Kesaridevsinh Jhala, scion of erstwhile royal family of Wankaner and BJP Rajya Sabha MP, Limbdi MLA Kiritsinh Rana, state BJP vice-president Mahendrasinh Sarvaiya ...
