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.
The Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) has replaced two candidates from Gujarat s Vadodara and Sabarkantha seats, but dropped Bhikaji Thakor from Sabarkantha. A bandh in Aravalli district supported Thakor, and party workers protested at the BJP office in Modasa. Shobhna Baraiya, wife of former Congress MLA Mahendrasinh Baraiya, was nominated as the Sabarkantha candidate after Thakor s social media withdrawal due to personal reasons.
Two-time BJP MP Ranjan Bbhatt in a brief post on X on Saturday announced that she has chosen not to contest in the Lok Sabha election from Vadodra due to personal reasons
BJP’s national general secretary Arun Singh, state organising secretary Ratnakar, and state-level party office-bearers and presidents and in-charge of all the districts attended the party's state-level meeting.