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Newly formed Bharatiya Tribal Party headed for victory in two seats

GN Bureau | December 18, 2017


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For a party that was formed barely a couple of years back, the Bharatiya Tribal Party seems to have done well for itself as it is headed for victory in at least two seats in Gujarat.

The party came into existence in 2015, said election commission of India HYPERLINK http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/poli_parties/Bhartiya%20Tribal%20party.pdf

Chhotubhai Vasava, a former JD(U) MLA, formed the party. Vasava is a tribal leader and hails from Jhagadia in Bharuch district.

Vasava entered into a seat sharing arrangement with the Congress and contested from five seats - Jhagadia, Dediapada, Mangrol, Morva Hadaf and Waghodia. All the seats are reserved for the Scheduled Tribes (ST) category.

The candidates contested under the party symbol, auto rickshaw.
 

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