Vav Assembly Bye Election: By-election will be held on Vav assembly seat in Gujarat next month on 13 November 2024. Then BJP, Congress and Aam Aadmi Party have started campaigning and preparing for candidate selection regarding this by-election. This time, there is not only a real fight between BJP and Congress on the Vav seat, but Aam Aadmi Party is also preparing to contest the election on this seat. There are chances that the alliance between the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will break in Gujarat and a three-way battle will take place on the Vav assembly seat.
We will fight single-handed assembly polls: AAP leader
There is a full possibility of a tripartite fight on the Vav assembly seat of Banaskantha district. Because BJP, Congress and Aam Aadmi Party are preparing to field their candidates here. Every time there is a major election battle between BJP and Congress on Vav seat. But this time Aam Aadmi Party will also field a candidate. Dr. There is talk of AAP making Ramesh Patel its candidate for the Vav assembly seat. AAP’s regional leader has made an important statement regarding the alliance with the Congress. The AAP leader has said, ‘We had full support with the Congress in the Lok Sabha elections. But the Lok Sabha elections were a different issue and cause. At that time there was a need to fight unitedly against BJP and Narendra Modi. It was a question of the country, it was a question of saving democracy and the constitution, so we were definitely with the Congress. However, now every party has its own strategy when it comes to the state. Aam Aadmi Party is a national party. There is no talk of coalition in this by-election. We are ready to contest the Vav assembly elections single-handedly.
BJP has appointed in-charges and observers for the Vav meeting
BJP has appointed three observers and an in-charge for the Vav seat. Former cabinet minister of the state government and MLA of Mehmedabad Assembly Arjun Singh Chauhan has been appointed as the in-charge of the Assembly in the upcoming by-elections of the Vav Assembly. While 3 inspectors have been appointed for the Vav meeting. In which Janak Patel (Baghdana), Asarwa MLA Darshana Vaghela and regional spokesperson Yamal Vyas have also been given responsibility as regional vice president. Tomorrow at 11 am, Sense will conduct the process. The invigilator will conduct the sense process for candidate selection.
Names of possible candidate of Congress-BJP
The names of some possible Congress candidates are being discussed at the Vav assembly seat. Leaders including KP Garhvi, Gulab Singh Rajput, Thakarshibhai Rabari, Mavji Patel are in the race. Thus, these three candidates belong to different communities, but after the victory of Ganiben, the Congress can put aside the caste equations and contest elections on the strength of Ganiben. So the names of Mukesh Thakor, Shailesh Chaudhary, Swaroopji Thakor, Karshanji Thakor, Lalji Patel, Rajni Patel and Gajendrasinh Rana are being discussed on the Vav seat from BJP.
By-election declared on Vav seat
In Lok Sabha Election 2024, there was an alliance between Congress and Aam Aadmi Party in the state. In which Aam Aadmi Party contested two out of 26 seats Bharuch and Bhavnagar, while Congress fielded candidates in all the remaining 24 seats. However, Surat seat being uncontested, Congress contested on 23 seats. Geniben Thakor, who was the MLA from Vav, won the Banaskantha seat in the Lok Sabha elections. Out of the 26 seats in Gujarat, one seat went to the Congress, which is the Banaskantha seat. Now the Election Commission has announced a by-election on the vacant assembly seat of Ganiben Thakor. Voting will be held on 13 November 2024 and counting will be held on 23 November. While the date of application is 18 October, the last date for application is 25 October, the date of verification of candidature is 28 October. While the last date for withdrawal of candidature is 30 October. Political activities of BJP, Congress and Aam Aadmi Party have intensified after the announcement of Election Department.
Ganiben reacted as soon as the by-election was announced
As soon as the by-election was announced, MP Ganiben Thakor reacted. In which he expressed confidence of victory. He said, ‘Congress workers and Mowdi Mandal will work to win the by-election of Vav seat and all Congress workers will work as a team. People of eighteen Alams have blessed the Congress in the Lok Sabha elections of 2017, 2022 and 2024. Then once again the people of every society will bless the Congress and the Congress will work to win the Vav seat.’
Who dominates the seed seat?
If we talk about the Vav seat, the dominance of the Thakor community and the casteist math work here. This by-election is also likely to be politicized by this racist math. However, on the other hand, it is certain that the BJP will also push as hard as possible to defeat the Congress and capture the seat. On the other hand, if there is no alliance between Congress and Aam Aadmi Party in this by-election, it is final that this seat will be contested.
