The BJP and the Congress have made their intentions clear through its list of candidates declared so far. After two years of intense political upheaval, the bigwigs want to play safe and have repeated most of their candidates and MLAs from the 2012 polls. The BJP has repeated 148 candidates and have dropped 34 names as compared to 60 names in 2012. The Congress on the other hand has repeated 60 candidates including 39 sitting MLAs for the upcoming polls.
The recent strife for tickets has benefited the OBCs more than the Patidars, in both the parties. Meanwhile the BJP has not fielded even a single Muslim Candidate, whereas the Congress has issued tickets to six.