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Isudan Gadhvi is AAP’s CM face for Gujarat elections, here’s all you need to know about him

Assembly elections in Gujarat will be organised in two phases on December 1 and on 5. The results will be declared on December 8.

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Isudan Gadhvi is AAP’s CM face for Gujarat elections, here’s all you need to know about him

Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi and the Aam Aadmi Party National Convenor, has declared Isudan Gadhvi as his party’s candidate for chief minister in Gujarat in the ensuing Assembly elections. In a survey of the party, Isudan Gadhvi, a former TV host and journalist, received up to 73 per cent votes. Gopal Italia, who was in charge of the state party unit and was instrumental in the Patidar community struggle, was pitted against Gadhvi.

Assembly elections in Gujarat will be held in two phases on December 1 and on 5. The results will be declared on December 8.

Ahead of Gujarat polls, lets go down the memory lane on who Isudan Gadhvi is?

A journalist

Prior to becoming the CM face of AAP in Gujarat, Isudan Gadhvi was a journalist. He was born in Pipliya in Devbhoomi Dwarka district of Gujarat. Afte studying journalism he joined Doordarshan and started doing a show there. In 2015, Isudan moved to Ahmedabad and became the editor of a leading Gujarati channel. Isudan was only 32 years old when he became the editor of this channel,. Isudan started a show named ‘Mahamanthan’. In which he was in the role of anchor. In this show, Isudan started focusing on issues related to common people and farmers.

Shot to fame by Mahamanthan

The content of the Mahamanthan show and Isudan’s desi impeccable style gained him popularity. He became quite popular for raising farmers’ issues. Coming from a farmer family, Isudan had an understanding of the issues, he used it in his journalism. Due to this the Mahamanthan show became extremely popular. People in Gujarat started waiting for this show. Isudan worked as a journalist in Vapi, Porbandar, Jamnagar, Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar.

Joined AAP 16 months ago

Last year, when the Aam Aadmi Party expanded in Gujarat, Isudan Gadhvi left journalism and joined politics. Isudan Gadhvi resigned in early June 2021, saying he would leave journalism and work for the public. After this the speculation of him coming into politics started. Isudan Gadhvi gave an affirmative response to the speculations by going live on Facebook, but did not say whether he would join any party or not. When Arvind Kejriwal reached Gujarat in the month of June, Isudan joined the Aam Aadmi Party.

First CM candidate of any party from Gadhvi community

The people of Gadhvi community are mainly associated with agriculture and animal husbandry. But there is another identity of the Gadhvi society, the people of this community are very active in singing. There are still many singers of Gadhvi community in Gujarat who perform at Kavi Sammelan. Kirtidan Gadhvi is a famous singer from Gujarat. But political participation of Gadhvi society has been very less. Pushdan Gadvi and VK Gadvi have become ministers, MLAs and MPs from BJP in the past, but this is the first time that a person from Gadhvi community has been declared as the chief ministerial face by any party.

Forty-year-old Isudan Gadhvi comes from the OBC category. The share of OBCs in Gujarat is about 48 per cent. Isudan Gadhvi’s popularity and clean image helped him in becoming the CM face of Aadmi Aadmi Party.  

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PM Modi chairs high-level meeting with top bureaucrats to review governance priorities

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting with senior bureaucrats in New Delhi to review governance priorities and policy implementation.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a high-level meeting with secretaries of various central ministries and departments in New Delhi, bringing together the government’s top bureaucrats for discussions on governance and policy priorities.

According to official sources, the meeting was attended by senior officials from across ministries and departments. While specific details of the discussions were not made public, the deliberations were expected to focus on administrative reforms, policy implementation and measures aimed at improving the ease of doing business.

Such interactions between the Prime Minister and senior bureaucrats are considered important for reviewing the progress of key government initiatives and ensuring coordination among ministries on priority programmes.

The meeting comes at a time when the Centre is continuing to push for faster decision-making, improved governance mechanisms and efficient implementation of flagship schemes across sectors. Senior officials are also expected to align their ministries’ priorities with the government’s broader development agenda.

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DK Shivakumar warns Karnataka voters: Lose voting rights, lose government benefits as electoral roll revision begins

Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has asked citizens to ensure their names remain on voter rolls, warning that losing voting rights could also impact access to government benefits as the state’s electoral roll revision exercise gets underway.

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Karnataka Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar has urged residents to ensure that their names remain on the electoral rolls as the state begins a large-scale revision of voter lists.

The Election Commission on Tuesday launched the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise across Karnataka, with booth-level officials set to conduct house-to-house visits until July 29 as part of the verification process.

Addressing concerns over the exercise, Shivakumar stressed the importance of retaining voting rights and warned that people who lose their eligibility as voters could also risk losing access to government welfare benefits.

“The right to vote is the right to live,” the Chief Minister said, adding that some states have already begun verifying welfare beneficiaries through similar exercises.

In a move aimed at helping residents complete the revision process, the Karnataka government has announced the issuance of permanent residential certificates. According to state authorities, these certificates can be obtained both online through the Seva Sindhu portal and offline at designated citizen service centres across the state.

State election officials said the revision exercise will cover more than 5.5 crore electors. Over 59,000 Booth Level Officers (BLOs), along with thousands of supervisors and electoral officials, have been deployed for the drive. Political parties have also appointed more than 1.1 lakh Booth Level Agents to assist in the process.

Officials clarified that BLOs will distribute enumeration forms to voters whose names were included in the electoral roll as of June 16, 2026. No documents will be collected during the initial enumeration phase, and officials have appealed to citizens to cooperate by receiving, filling and returning the forms.

The Election Commission has said the draft electoral roll will be published on August 5, after which claims and objections can be submitted until September 4. The final electoral roll is scheduled to be released on October 7.

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Mallikarjun Kharge reappointed Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha after oath

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has once again been recognised as the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha after being re-elected to the Upper House and taking oath as a member.

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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge was on Monday formally reappointed as the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Rajya Sabha after taking oath as a member of the Upper House following his re-election.

Kharge’s previous term as a Rajya Sabha member ended on June 25. Following his re-election to the Upper House from Karnataka, Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan accorded recognition to him as the Leader of Opposition with effect from June 26.

The Congress veteran took oath as a Rajya Sabha member in the Chairman’s chamber on Monday. The oath ceremony marked the beginning of his fresh term in the Upper House.

Recognition effective from June 26

According to a bulletin issued by Rajya Sabha Secretary-General P C Mody, Kharge ceased to hold the office of Leader of Opposition after the expiry of his earlier Rajya Sabha term on June 25. Following his re-election, he was once again recognised as the Leader of Opposition under the provisions of the Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977.

Kharge had earlier been elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka during the recent biennial elections to the Upper House.

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