Ahead of Gujarat assembly elections 2017, Congress shapes up anti-BJP front

Further the Congress will also reach out to Jignesh Mevani, the Dalit rights campaigner.

In a bid to put up an anti-BJP front ahead of the Gujarat assembly elections 2017, the Congress has managed to rope in OBC leader Alpesh Thakor into the party.

The party is also reaching out to the 24 year old Hardik Patel who is leading the stir for reservation in jobs and education for the influential Patidar community. The Congress says that it is confident of bagging the support of Patel.

Further the Congress will also reach out to Jignesh Mevani, the Dalit rights campaigner. The Congress is attempting to set up an anti-BJP front in Gujarat where polls are a few months away.

Thakor who heads the OBC, ST, SC Ekta Manch made the decision after a meeting with Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi. He told reporters after the meeting that Rahul would take part in their rally to be held on October 23.

The Election Commission is yet to announce the date for the Gujarat polls. The EC had however indicated that the polls in the state where the Congress has been out of power for 22 years will be held before December 18.

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