Apart from these leaders, the Congress also hinted at forging a pre-poll alliance with Sharad Pawar-led NCP and bringing on board Chhotu Vasava, the lone JD(U) MLA from the state.
Modi is due to visit Gujarat on Sunday. The EC on October 12 announced that polling for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly election will take place on November 9, but did not announce the Gujarat schedule.
The NCP leader said that he was in touch with the state Congress leaders. “If an alliance is not worked out, then the NCP will fight on its own,” he said.
The “Vikas gando thayo chhe (Vikas has gone crazy)” campaign was started by a Patidar youth and it found support in Patidar leader Hardik Patel and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi.
The government has already withdrawn 468 criminal cases against the Patidars agitating for reservation benefits.
Among the 43 MLAs promised tickets after RS polls, five are above 70 years
The Gujarat government also raised the annual income cap from Rs 1.50 lakh to Rs 2.50 lakh for the 'Ma-Vatsalya' scheme for free medical treatment of up to Rs 2 lakh for serious ailments.