Congress to field sitting MLAs

The Pradesh Election Committee (PEC) of the Congress today decided to renominate members of the dissolved Assembly for the coming elections,...

The Pradesh Election Committee (PEC) of the Congress today decided to renominate members of the dissolved Assembly for the coming elections, with a few exceptions. In all, the committee finalised names of candidates for about 70 out of the 182 seats.

For the remaining constituencies, the committee has prepared panels of two to five names. These panels will be referred to the party high command for a final decision.

AICC observer Suresh Pachori and Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee chief Shankersinh Vaghela attended the meeting. Sources said Vaghela did not offer himself as a candidate, but said that he would contest if directed by the high command.

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Among the members of the dissolved house whose candidature was okayed were former chief minister Amarsinh Chaudhary from Khedbrahma constituency in Sabarkantha and former deputy chief minister Narhari Amin from Sabarmati in Ahmedabad.

The committee also approved the names of about 15 other candidates who were not members of the dissolved house. Prominent among them is party spokesman Shaktisinh Gohil, whose name has been approved for Bhavangar constituency, sources said.

According to sources, the committee decided not to recommend the names of those who had lost two or more consecutive elections. The party had received more than 2,000 applications.

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