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Months After Resigning, Ghulam Nabi Azad Backs Congress In Gujarat And Himachal Assembly Polls

Azad had quit the Congress on August 26, ending his 52-year-long association with the party and went on to launch his own political outfit called the 바카라œDemocratic Azad Party.바카라

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Former Congress veteran leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday backed the Congress in the upcoming Gujarat and HImachal Pradesh assembly elections, and said that 바카라œI would still want Congress to perform well in Gujarat and HP Assembly polls. AAP isn't capable바카라 of challenging the Bhartiya Janata Party. 

Azad, who is also the former Leader of Opposition of Rajya Sabha, told ANI in a comment that 바카라œAlthough I have separated from Congress, I wasn't against their policy of secularism. It was only due to the party's system getting weakened.바카라 He further expressed confidence in the party바카라™s ability to take along everybody in its vision of progress, including both Hindu and Muslim farmers. 

AAP 바카라˜incapable바카라™ of staging a strong opposition

He then went on to level attacks against the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party, and said that it has failed in Punjab and the people of Punjab. He said, 바카라œAAP is merely a party of UT Delhi. They can't run Punjab efficiently, only Congress can challenge BJP in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh as they have an inclusive policy.바카라

Azad바카라™s resignation from Congress

Azad had quit the Congress on August 26, ending his 52-year-long association with the party and went on to launch his own political outfit called the 바카라œDemocratic Azad Party.바카라Â 

In his resignation letter to Sonia Gandhi, he bitterly targeted party leadership, particularly Rahul Gandhi, over the way the party has been run in the past nearly nine years, describing the Wayanad MP as 바카라œnon-serious바카라 and 바카라œimmature.바카라Â 

In a five-page letter, Azad lambasted the party바카라™s functioning, claiming that Sonia Gandhi functioned only as a weak 바카라œnominal head,바카라 while all the major decisions were being taken by "Rahul Gandhi or rather worse his security guards and PAs." 

Following the quit, he described the Congress바카라™ downfall as dire and opined that the party reached a situation from where there could be 바카라œno return.바카라Â 

Three-way contest in assembly polls

Elections in Gujarat will be held in two phases on December 1 and 5. The counting of votes will take place on December 8.

Gujarat has long been a stronghold for the BJP, where it has won six consecutive assembly polls. The Congress on Saturday announced its first list of 43 candidates for the polls and is keen to finalize candidatures to give them more time for campaigning and is seeking to bolster its campaign through Bharat Jodo yatras.

Unlike previous elections, the AAP is also hoping to emerge as a frontrunner in the assembly seats, making this a triangular contest between the three parties.

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