The Gujarat election in Porbandar s Kutiyana seat is expected to be a tough battle for political survival with BJP s woman candidate Dheliben Odedara and Samajwadi Party s (SP) candidate Kandhal Jadeja in the fray.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Nationalist Congress Party s nominee from Devgadhbaria Assembly seat in Gujarat s Dahod district withdrew from the fray on Monday, paving the way for a straight contest between BJP and AAP, a development viewed as a setback to the NCP-Congress alliance in the poll-bound state. India News | Guj Assembly Polls: NCP Nominee Withdraws from Fray in Dahod District, Paves Way for BJP-AAP Duel.
On Monday, the BJP released its fourth list of candidates, where it announced 12 names including two women candidates. Earlier, the party released the names of 167 candidates for Gujarat polls. BJP has fielded Lavingji Thakor from Radhanpur while VJ Jhala has been been given the ticket from Himatnagar. Alpesh Thakor has been fielded from Gandhinagar South.