Gujarat elections 2017: Vaghela's Jan Vikalp fields 74 candidates

Jan Vikalp, the third front of Congress rebel and former Gujarat Chief Minister Shankersinh Vaghela, will field 69 candidates in the first phase of Assembly elections on December 9.

Bapu, as Shankersinh is called by his supporters, said: "We have decided to field these candidates and they will contest on the 'tractor' symbol allocated to the All India Hindustan Congress



Party.

"There are five other candidates who will contest as independents but will be backed by the party. Out of the 89, we will be fielding 74 candidates."

But he said the party won't contest against Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, BJP state President Jitu Vaghani, Amreli Congress MLA Paresh Dhanani and senior Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil.