Days ahead of the second Kshatriya convention, Gujarat BJP chief C R Paatil said the community has assured its support for the BJP despite its anger against Union minister Parshottam Rupala.
Anil Kane, who was the founder of the Indian Wind Energy Association and proposer of the Kalpasar project across the Gulf of Khambhat, had served as the VC of Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda between 1998 and 2001.
The Surat District Election Officer (DEO) and district collector Saurabh Pardhi rejected all three nomination forms filed by Nilesh Kumbhani on finding discrepancies in the signatures of the three proposers.
The BJP leader is facing a first-time Lok Sabha contender in Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Dediapada MLA Chaitar Vasava, who is INDIA bloc's candidate. Chaitar has been projected as a 'youth icon', especially among the tribals.