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Shankersinh Vaghela (born 21 July 1940) is an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Gujarat from. He was also the Leader of Opposition in 13th Gujarat Legislative Assembly. Vagela started his political career with the Jana Sangh, which later merged into the Janata Party in 1977.
Mar 19, 2022 · After lying low for several months, the former Gujarat chief minister, Shankersinh Vaghela, 81, has again got politically active, gearing up for the state Assembly elections slated for December this year.
Nov 11, 2022 · Shankersinh Vaghela, 82, was the last political leader to experiment with a third force in Gujarat, launching the Rashtriya Janata Party (RJP) from a breakaway group of BJP rebels in 1996. It went on to form the government under his chief ministership, but could win only four seats in the one election it contested.
Jul 8, 2023 · The old warhorse of Gujarat politics, Shankersinh Vaghela, is emerging as the dark horse in keeping the national opposition parties together in their bid to put up a united front against the BJP in the Lok Sabha election.
Jul 21, 2017 · Leader of Opposition in the Gujarat Assembly today claimed that he was expelled from the Congress party. Here is what you need to know about Gujarat stalwart leader Shankersinh Vaghela.
Jul 22, 2017 · After his exit from Cong, speculations are rife that Vaghela would become Governor or would get into Rajya Sabha.
Dec 26, 2020 · FORMER GUJARAT chief minister Shankersinh Vaghela said Saturday he has been put under “house arrest” while the police have detained several of his supporters from outside the Sabarmati Ashram.
Jul 30, 2017 · Premium Shankersinh Vaghela led an exodus of BJP MLAs to Congress in 1995 and became CM. Now, he has quit the party, followed by the defection of six Congress MLAs to BJP.
Former Gujarat chief minister Shankersinh Vaghela on Sunday announced his new political party ahead of the state assembly elections that are scheduled to be held in December this year.
Jul 22, 2017 · Back in the early 1990s, Shankarsinh Vaghela was (or at least perceived to be) more popular of the two people running the BJP show in Gujarat. Today, the other man is the prime minister, and Vaghela is reduced to a footnote – albeit an important one – in the Narendra Modi saga.
