Gandhinagar: The Congress, which had in the past fielded popular figures like former CEC T N Seshan and actor Rajesh Khanna from Gandhinagar LS seat, has this time given ticket to its two-time MLA, CJ Chavda, for whom taking on BJP chief Amit Shah seems to be an uphill task. There is a talk in political circles though the seat has been a BJP bastion since 1990s, a strong opponent could have given a tough fight to Shah.
Shah has replaced veteran JP leader LK Advani had won the Gandhinagar seat six times. In the past, the Congress ad fielded TN Seshan, Rajesh Khanna and former state DGP PK Dutta from the high-profile seat against BJP stalwarts like LK and AB Vajpayee. The constituency has the highest number of 19.21 lakh voters among all the 26 constituencies in Gujarat.
