As the bypolls for the six Assembly seats are round the corner, both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress will be announcing the names of their candidates by Sunday. The two quit Congress after voting for the BJP candidate in the Rajya Sabha election. In Tharad, the Congress has asked three candidates — Bhikhabhai Patel, Mangilal Patel and Ambabhai Solanki — to fill the forms and keep the documents ready. It is likely that the Congress will declare its candidates for Tharad Assembly constituency only after the BJP reveals its cards. Whereas the BJP candidate is likely to be Alpesh Thakor.

Source: dna September 29, 2019 00:33 UTC