Congress releases first list of candidates for Gujarat poll
Gandhinagar, Nov 20 (IBNS): The Congress released its first list of candidates for the Gujarat Assembly election, scheduled to be held in December, on Sunday night, media reports said.
The first list consists the names of 77 candidates.
The names of senior Congress leaders like Arjun Modhwadia and Shaktisinh Gohil are present in the first list.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday released its first list of 70 candidates for the upcoming elections.
This is our 1st Candidate list of 77 Candidates for #GujaratElection2017.
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Among the candidates are Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel. While Rupani will defend his Rajkot West seat, Patel will contest from Mehsana constituency. .
Rupani was elected from the same constituency last time.
Gujarat state unit President of the BJP Jitu Vaghani has also been fielded in his turf, Bhavnagar West.
Though the BJP has kept its stranglehold on Gujarat for long, the coming election has emerged as a prestige issue for the party with the Congress doggedly trying to make inroads and the powerful Patidar community sulking in anger and its leader Hardik Patel promising support to Rahul Gandhi's party.
The agitating Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) on Sunday confirmed that they have reached a deal with Congress, stating that the latter has accepted its demand for “quota in jobs and education to the Patidar community”.
PAAS leader Hardik Patel will address the media and elaborate matters on Monday.
The poll in the state will take place in two phases on Dec.9 and Dec. 14. The counting of the votes will be held on Dec. 18.
The saffron brigade is in power in the state since 1995.
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