MLA wants Cong to field Patels in 55 seats

 In a bid to win over the disgruntled Patels, a Congress MLA has asked his party to field members of the community in 55 seats in the forthcoming Gujarat elections.

Prahlad Patel, who currently represents north Gujarat’s Vijapur constituency, has suggested the idea to the party’s Gujarat in-charge Ashok Gehlot when he met him in Ahmedabad. Congress can take advantage of the widespread anger among the Patidar community that feels let-down by the ruling BJP, he said.