Lok Sabha Elections News: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a 'shahanshaah' (king of king) who lives in a palace but is cut
Traditionally a Congress bastion, Banaskantha was engulfed by the Modi wave in the 2013 Lok Sabha by-election and continues to remain with the party. BJP has fielded Rekha Chaudhary, granddaughter of Banas Dairy founder Galba Chaudhary. A mathematics professor herself, Rekha s husband Hitesh Chaudhary has been associated with BJP for some time and known to be close to Gujarat Assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary.
Around 150 kms away in Khimanavas village, her BJP rival Rekha Chaudhary, 44, sips some tea, and walks into a wedding feast where Sarpanch Vardaji Rajput's nephew is getting married.
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The Congress filed a complaint with the Election Commission against Gujarat assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary for allegedly violating the model code of conduct by campaigning for the BJP. They argued that as a constitutional post holder, Chaudhary shouldn t be involved in political campaigning.