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Alpesh-Jignesh win in Gujarat poll relieves Congress

Alpesh-Jignesh win in Gujarat poll relieves Congress

| @indiablooms | 18 Dec 2017, 07:19 pm

Gandhinagar, Dec 18 (IBNS): Two young contestants in Gujarat poll, Alpesh Thakor and Jignesh Mevani, registered their wins, upsetting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), media reports said.

Alpesh, who was trailing initially, registered his victory in Radhanpur constituency. Alpesh, an OBC leader, was recruited by the Congress before the poll.

Jignesh's win came as a relief to the Congress as it extended its support to the Patidar leader by not fielding any candidate in Vadnam constituency.

Though the BJP managed to win the Gujarat poll, the saffron brigade despite riding on Modi's charismatic campaign failed to touch the 100 mark by one seat opposing Congress' tough fight.

Congress, which has put up a brave fight and unnerved the ruling BJP, settled for 80 seats in total.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi has accepted defeat in Gujarat but said his party fought the elections with "dignity."

While the BJP swept the north, south and central Gujarat, Congress did well in Saurashtra-Kutch region.

Commenting on the reduced margin of victory that the BJP has experienced in Gujarat this time, Shah said this was because of the "caste-based campaign" of the Congress.

"But people of the state rejected their idea. Though the Congress tried to  fuel the fire of caste politics in Gujarat, BJP managed to overcome this and people of the state defeated them,."


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