Hardik Patel, Cricket Ravindra Jadeja's Wife On BJP's Gujarat Poll List
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Gujarat polls 2022: Seven leaders who fought on Congress ticket last time are on the list BJP's first list of candidates, covering 160 of 182 seats
The BJP has fielded Rivaba Jadeja, cricketer Ravindra Jadeja's wife, as its candidate for the Jamnagar North candidate for the Gujarat assembly polls, dropping its current MLA Dharmendrasinh M Jadeja.
Congress import Hardik Patel, from Viramgram, is also on the first list of candidates, 160 of 182, announced today.
From Morbi, where a bridge collapse killed over 130 people two weeks ago, the ruling party has replaced the sitting MLA, and given the ticket to a former MLA who'd reportedly jumped into the river to save some of the victims of the bridge collapse.
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will fight from Ghatlodia seat.