Congress to go solo in Gujarat bypolls: Shaktisinh Gohil

Ahmedabad: The Congress party in Gujarat has announced that it will contest by-elections to the Visavadar and Kadi Assembly seats independently, without partnering with its INDIA bloc ally, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

The announcement was made following a key meeting of the Gujarat Congress’ Political Affairs Committee, chaired by the party’s national general secretary and state in-charge, Mukul Wasnik, in Ahmedabad. In addition to the bypoll strategy, discussions were also held on organisational matters, including the appointment of district presidents, which is expected to be finalised by May 31.

Gujarat Congress President Shaktisinh Gohil clarified that the decision was taken unanimously after considering past electoral trends in the state. “Gujarat’s voters have never accepted a third front,” he said, recalling historical attempts by leaders such as Shankarsinh Vaghela, Chimanbhai Patel, and others to form alternative alliances — all of which failed to make significant electoral inroads. “Even when AAP broke 11 per cent of the votes in the last election, it only ended up damaging Congress, not benefiting the state’s opposition,” Gohil asserted. The high-level meeting was attended by prominent state leaders, including Leader of the Opposition Amit Chavda, former state president Jagdish Thakor, senior leaders Siddharth Patel and Bharat Singh Solanki, as well as MLAs Jignesh Mevani and Shailesh Parmar. (IANS)

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