Congress may project a CM face in Gujarat for 2017 Assembly polls

The Congress has said that it can’t rule out the possibility of projecting a chief ministerial candidate in the upcoming Assembly elections in Gujarat.

Gujarat Congress president Bharatsinh Solanki today said that the party is fully prepared to take on the ruling BJP in the 2017 Assembly polls.

He dubbed Vijay Rupani as a “rubber stamp” Chief Minister and claimed that the change of guard earlier this year did not help the ruling party which has been grappling with Patel quota and Dalit stirs.

The Congress has not fought elections projecting a chief ministerial candidate in the last 20 years in Gujarat.

With the exit of Modi from Gujarat political scene leaving a leadership vacuum in BJP, Congress is hoping to make a mark in the 2017 elections.

“Though it (the leadership question) will be decided by the high command, after Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, we cannot rule it out. Let’s wait and see,” Solanki said in an interview.

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