Gujarat elections: Phase I heavyweights
Several heavyweight candidates are in fray in the first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections on December 13. Here's a look at some of them.
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Gujarat elections: Phase I heavyweights83-year-old Keshubhai Patel, who represents the Leuva sub-caste of the strong Patel community, is contesting from Visavadar constituency under the banner of his newly-formed Gujarat Parivartan Party (GPP). The former chief minister had quit BJP in August. -
Gujarat elections: Phase I heavyweightsGanpat Vasava (standing next to Mr Modi), the Speaker of the Gujarat Assembly, is one of the BJP heavyweights in the fray in the first phase of elections. He is contesting from Mangrol constituency in Surat district. He is the first tribal leader and also youngest MLA to have assumed the chair of the speaker. -
Gujarat elections: Phase I heavyweightsArjun Modhwadia, the president of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee, will be hoping to retain his seat in Porbandar constituency which is dominated by the Maher community. In this picture he is seen with Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit at the launch of Congress' manifesto in Ahmedabad on December 4. -
Gujarat elections: Phase I heavyweightsState BJP chief Ranchhodbhai Chanabhai Faldu (inset) is contesting from Jamnagar Rural constituency. A political advisor to the chief minister he is one of the leaders of Leuva sub-caste of Patel community. He is pitched against fielded Congress' Raghavji Patel.
