Gujarat election results: BJP wins Morbi weeks after bridge collapse killed more
BJP chosen five-time ex MLA Kantibhai Amrutiya, who was photographed taking part in rescue ops after the Morbi bridge collapse
Five-time legislator and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate - Kantibhai Amrutiya has marked his victory in the ceramic town of Morbi. This Assembly constituency, dominated by the Patidars, has been in focus after October's bridge collapse tragedy that claimed 135 lives. The incumbent MLA is Brijesh Mishra, a former Congress leader and now a minister in chief minister Bhupendra Patel's BJP government.
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The BJP, however, has not fielded Mishra. Instead, it has chosen five-time ex MLA Kantibhai Amrutiya, who was photographed taking part in rescue ops after the Morbi bridge collapse. The images and videos went viral online. He won this seat five times from 1995 to 2012.
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The Congress has picked Jayanti Patel- who is currently trailing behind Amrutiya. The AAP has fielded Pankaj Ransariya - a youth candidate active in criticism of the BJP government over the bridge tragedy. He also happens to be a relative of Amrutiya.
