{"id":114533,"date":"2017-12-03T10:42:02","date_gmt":"2017-12-03T05:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/?p=114533"},"modified":"2017-12-03T10:42:02","modified_gmt":"2017-12-03T05:12:02","slug":"198-bjp-contestants-crorepatis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/198-bjp-contestants-crorepatis\/","title":{"rendered":"198 BJP contestants are crorepatis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Gujarat polls will decide the fate of 198 crorepati candidates in the coming Assembly polls. \u201cThe average of assets per candidate is Rs 2.16 crore,\u201d according to the Delhi-based think-tank.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The list of such candidates is topped by the BJP with 76 nominees followed by Congress with 60 and 25 independents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-114534 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Untitled-1-copy-4.jpg\" alt=\"198 BJP contestants are crorepatis\" width=\"756\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Untitled-1-copy-4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Untitled-1-copy-4-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Aam Aadmi Party, which has fielded 19 candidates, has six crorepati nominees.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-114535 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/note-pti-1.jpg\" alt=\"198 BJP contestants are crorepatis\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also in the fray on this seat is independent candidate Dharmesh Upadhyay, who with Rs 600 declared asset, is among the poorest candidates.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As many as 127 (14%) candidates have not declared PAN details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gujarat polls will decide the fate of 198 crorepati candidates in the coming Assembly polls. \u201cThe average of assets per candidate is Rs 2.16 crore,\u201d 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. 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