Congress yet to announce candidates for seven seats in Gujarat
Updated: Mar 28th, 2024
While the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) has already buckled up campaigning strategies for the upcoming Lok Sabha and bye elections, the quest for candidates continues in Congress for seven seats in Gujarat.
There is still confusion within the party about who to field against the BJP candidate seats in Mehsana, Rajkot, Ahmedabad (East), Surendranagar, Junagadh, Vadodara, and Navsari.
Senior Congress leaders and MLAs have refused to contest the elections, making it even more difficult for the party to find suitable candidates.
The Congress high command issued two lists but did not include the name of any candidate from Gujarat.
Amid the speculations about Paresh Dhanani’s candidature in Rajkot, he reportedly refused to contest the elections. The mystery remains unfolded as to whether Congress will field temporary turncoat Indraneel Rajyaguru in Rajkot against the BJP’s stalwart leader, union minister Purushottam Rupala.
In Rajkot, Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Shaktisinh Gohil has to rush to Rajkot to decide the contender against Rupala. So far, the Congress still does not have a clue regarding Rajkot’s situation.
Moreover, Congress is yet to declare its contenders for the bye election in five seats of the state assembly, while the BJP has declared names for all.
With Rohan Gupta’s resignation from the party, Congress is yet to announce the candidate contesting against the BJP’s Hasmukh Patel in that constituency.
Many notable leaders of Congress have joined the BJP this year, which has led to traffic in the BJP and a deficit in Congress.
Currently, a total of 12 seats in Gujarat await the names of Congress candidates.
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