Gujarat Elections : Narendra Modi filed his nomination on Wednesday
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, filed his nomination for the battle for the state.
Speaking to reporters after filing his papers, Modi took potshots at the media and social activists, saying development was the only agenda this polls.
“The Gujarat elections are unique as no political party or media or NGOs decide the election programme. It’s the people of Gujarat who decide finally and they want progress and development,” said Modi.
For Modi who is contesting for the second time from Maninagar, the stakes are very high.
The Congress has decided to field stalwart Dinsha Patel in Maninagar against Chief Minister Narendra Modi. Patel is Minister of State for Petroleum and MP from Nadiad in central Gujarat.
According to sources in Congress, Dinsha will file nomination tomorrow morning. By fielding Dinsha Congress is trying to woo Patel voters in the constituency. It may be noted that the BJP has already given tickets to 22 Patels. Congress is probably trying to make roads into Maninagar constituency which is dominated by Patels.
It may be noted that Dinsha is being projected as the Congress Chief Minister.
Though Patel is being nominated from Maninagar for the first time, he has earlier won five Assembly elections and four Lok Sabha elections from Gujarat.
After the communal riots in the year 2002, Modi had won the 2002 elections from Maninagar constituency.
This year in the second phase of Gujarat elections scheduled to be held on December 16, Modi will be facing Congress candidate Dinsha Patel, who will be banking on the large number of Patel votes in the constituency.
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