The Speaker in the outgoing Assembly, Mangalbhai Patel, had a tough time getting his party’s ticket from Mansa in Gandhinagar. If Patel wins against the Congress’s Babusinh Thakor, he will break a record of no Speaker in Gujarat getting re-elected.
Key players in North Gujarat
BJP: Education Minister Anandiben Patel (Patan), former Narmada Minister Jainarayan Vyas (Siddhpur), Dairy Cooperative strongman Vipul Chaudhary (Bhiloda), Gujarat Assembly Speaker Mangalbhai Patel (Mansa)
Congress: Shankersinh Vaghela's son Mahendrasinh Vaghela (Meghraj), Congress whip Balwantsinh Rajput (Siddhpur), former bureaucrat C J Chavda (Gandhinagar), BHP rebel Ramila Desai (Kheralul)
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