Gujarat Assembly polls 2017: Full list of 176 Congress candidates in fray

The BJP is ruling in Gujarat for 22 years uninterruptedly. This time Congress has made some of its most calculated moves in fielding candidates.

The Gujarat Assembly election 2017 has been one of the most watched events closer to the end of the calendar year 2017. While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is seeking a fifth straight term in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state, these elections are quite significant for the Congress as well, especially as the party is seeing the much-awaited change at its helm of affairs. For Rahul Gandhi, who is set to take over as the president of the Congress party, the Gujarat Assembly polls are an opportunity to steer an electoral comeback for the party.

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