The Gujarat polls will decide the fate of 198 crorepati candidates in the coming Assembly polls. “The average of assets per candidate is Rs 2.16 crore,” according to the Delhi-based think-tank.
The list of such candidates is topped by the BJP with 76 nominees followed by Congress with 60 and 25 independents.
The Aam Aadmi Party, which has fielded 19 candidates, has six crorepati nominees.
Indranil Rajguru of Congress, who is contesting against chief minister Vijay Rupani from Rajkot West, is the richest candidate with a assets worth over Rs 141 crore.
Also in the fray on this seat is independent candidate Dharmesh Upadhyay, who with Rs 600 declared asset, is among the poorest candidates.
Two more candidates in the Rs100-crore club are former BJP minister Saurabh Patel (Rs 123 crore) and BJP Wadhwan candidate Dhanji Patel (Rs 113 crore).
As many as 127 (14%) candidates have not declared PAN details.
