In November 2017, rebellion was in the air in Gujarat. Patidar leader Hardik Patel, OBC leader Alpesh Thakor and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani had gatecrashed the national political scene. Released from jail, he campaigned extensively in the Gujarat assembly elections in 2017 with the covert support of the Congress and indeed damaged the BJP, which ended up with a reduced …
The Congress on Sunday released two lists of 39 candidates for the Gujarat Assembly elections, fielding Jignesh Mevani from the Vadgam constituency. The party first released its fifth list with six candidates including Manhar Patel from Botad in place of Ramesh Mer. The candidates named in the fifth list were Jayanti Jerajbhai Patel from Morbi, Jivan Kumbharvadiya from Jamnagar Rural, …
