NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, OCT 12
The Congress on Monday announced its nominees for five of the eight Assembly seats in Gujarat where bypolls will be held on November 3.
गुजरात विधानसभा उपचुनावों में कोंग्रेस पक्ष के प्रत्याशीओ को हार्दिक बधाई।
@INCIndia अध्यक्षा आदरणीय सोनिया गांधी जी और @RahulGandhi जी के सक्षम नेतृत्व में जनहित के मुद्दों के साथ जनता का विश्वास जितकर विजयी बनने की शुभकामनाएं। pic.twitter.com/lTHbl7Q7hH— Amit Chavda (@AmitChavdaINC) October 12, 2020
The party is likely to announce the names of remaining three contestants on Tuesday, sources said.
As per a list released by the Congress, it has given tickets to Dr Shantilal Sanghani from Abdasa in Kutch district, Jayantilal Patel from Morbi and Suresh Kotadia from Dhari, while Mohanbhai Solanki and Kiritsinh Jadeja are the party’s picks from Gadhada (SC constituency) and Karjan seats.
"@BJP4Gujarat બેટી બચાવો ના માત્ર સૂત્રો ન આપતા સાચા અર્થમાં દીકરીઓનું સન્માન જાળવે,ગુજરાતના દરેક પરિવારની દીકરી આપણી દીકરી છે જેની સુરક્ષા સુનિશ્ચિત કરવાની જવાબદારીમાં સરકાર નિષ્ફળ નીવડી છે,સૌ સાથે મળીને સરકારને સબક શીખવી જવાબદારી નિભાવીએ" @AmitChavdaINC#SpeakUpForWomenSafety pic.twitter.com/CFcFYQOa1I
— Gujarat Congress (@INCGujarat) October 12, 2020
The ruling BJP had declared its candidates on seven of the eight seats, including five turncoats from the Congress.
Meanwhile, state Congress president Amit Chavda said that party-hoppers will taste defeat at the hustings.
The bypolls on eight seats became necessary in view of resignations by Congress MLAs after the announcement of Rajya Sabha elections earlier this year.
The last date for filing of nomination papers is October 16.
Earlier in the day, three forms were filed by different candidates, including Jitu Chaudhary of BJP who is contesting from Kaprada seat.
