Vadodara: Rows did not die down in ward 16 of the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) from where Congress heavyweight and former leader of opposition Chandrakant Shrivastava is contesting. After the violence on Friday, Shrivastava has demanded better security measures and has alleged that his rival did not declare criminal cases in his election affidavit.
The contest between Shrivastava and BJP’s Naresh Rabari has emerged as a one-on-one contest despite the panel system as two of the other seats are reserved for women while one is for a male from the scheduled caste. Also, Shrivastava and Rabari are clearly the ones spearheading their panels.