(DNA)
The firebrand Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani who had said that he will neither join Congress nor contest the election will be fighting Gujarat assembly polls as an independent candidate. Mevani will contest as an Independent candidate from Vadgam constituency in Banaskantha District.The BJP has fielded Vijaybhai Harkabhai Chakravati, while the Congress has nominated Manibhai Vaghela to the reserved seat.
A fortnight ago, stopping short of asking people to vote for Congress, Mevani had said that his gut feeling was that people would not commit the mistake of voting for any third party in the bipolar election in Gujarat, where they have decided to replace the BJP that has been ruling the state for 22 years.
