congress: Gujarat Meeting polls: ‘Son’ rise in Congress and BJP in 20 seats

It might be denounced and even scorned at, however the candidate checklist within the Gujarat elections isn’t free from ‘dynastic politics’, with not less than 20 candidates being sons of sitting and former MLAs.

A report by PTI says that whereas the ruling Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) has fielded seven such candidates, the Congress has fielded 13.

Gujarat will vote on December 1 and 5. The counting of votes shall be held on December 8.

Chhota Udepur: BJP rewarded Mohansinh Rathva, a ten-time Congress MLA who severed his ties with the guardian occasion, by fielding his son Rajendrasinh Rathva from the Chhota Udepur seat.
Congress additionally fielded Sangramsinh Rathwa, son of former Railways minister Naran Rathwa, from the Chhota Udepur seat. Each candidates are making their ballot debut. The constituency is reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates.

Sanand: Kanu Patel, the sitting MLA from Sanand seat in Ahmedabad district, is the son of former Congress MLA Karansinh Patel. In 2017, Karansinh Patel joined the BJP, paving the best way for Patel Junior to contest from Sanand on a BJP ticket. The saffron occasion has repeated him this time.

Thasra: Yogendra Parmar, BJP’s candidate from Thasra, is the son of two-time MLA Ramsinh Parmar. In 2007 and 2012, Senior Parmar gained on a Congress ticket. In 2017, he give up the occasion however was defeated by a BJP candidate.

Danilimda: Shailesh Parmar, son of former MLA Manubhai Parmar, is a two-time MLA from the Danilimda seat in Ahmedabad. Congress has as soon as once more fielded Shailesh this time.

Bayad: Mahendrasinh Vaghela, former two-term MLA, is the son of former Gujarat chief minister Shankersinh Vaghela. Between 2012-2017, he represented the constituency as a Congress MLA earlier than switching over to the BJP in 2019. He re-joined Congress final month and was fielded from the Bayad seat.

Bardoli: Tushar Chaudhary, the Congress candidate from Bardoli, is the son of former chief minister Amarsinh Chaudhary. Bardoli is reserved for ST candidates. Chaudhary served as MP of Mandvi between 2004-09 and of Bardoli from 2009 to 2014.

Jetpur: Jayesh Radadiya, the BJP candidate from Jetpur, is the son of former BJP MP from Porbandar seat (late) Vitthal Radadiya. In 2012, he gained the Meeting elections from the Jetpur constituency as a Congress candidate.

Jayesh and his father resigned from Congress in 2013. In 2017, he gained on a BJP ticket from Jetpur. He additionally served in Vijay Rupani’s cupboard.