Battle-lines are drawn for the first phase in Gujarat By Deepak Parvatiyar* Article courtesy Marathi Daily Pudhari where it was published in two parts in Marathi. Ahmedabad: With respective political parties finalizing their lists of candidates, battle-lines are drawn for the first phase of elections in Gujarat. As many as 977 candidates are in fray for the 89 seats in 19 districts that goes for polling in the first phase on 9th December, 2017. Gujarat House has total 182 seats. It is a direct fight between the traditional rivals, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress Party in all 89 seats in the first phase even though there are fringe players such as Shankersinh Vaghela’s Jan Vikalp Morcha, the Aam Aadmi Party as well as the Nationalist Congress Party might influence certain pockets. In 2012, the NCP had won two seats in Gujarat. The caste-war in Gujarat But more than these parties, the most significant players though are the three rising stars of
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