If BJP does not form an alliance with us in the forthcoming VMSS elections, we will field 24 candidates of our party, as stated by Ramdas Athawale, the President of the Republican Party of India (A), and currently is Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment. He was in Vadodara today and inaugurated the RSP office next to the BJP office at Sayajiganj. A large number of activists were present on the occasion. After the inauguration of the office, Ramdas Athawale said, "We have an alliance in the NDA government at the Center. Therefore, we want the BJP to form an alliance in the coming corporation elections in Gujarat as well. In Vadodara, we will demand 24 candidates for 6 out of 19 wards. If our demand is not accepted by the BJP, our candidates are ready to contest the elections. And if the BJP is ready, we will work for the candidates in their wards". He further said that his party is ready to contest the Municipal Corporation elections not only in Vadodara but in the who

Author-Shlok Talati