Strange opponents: Kin contest each other

Vadodara: If politics makes strange bedfellows, it makes strange opponents too. In the poll battle in Panchmahal district, close relatives were pitted against each other in the panchayat polls.
In the Kanbipalli village of Ghoghamba taluka of Panchmahal district, a woman and her mother-in-law were involved in a contest. The daughter-in-law Krishna Solanki got 127 votes against 26 who voted for her mother-in-law Maldhu Solanki.
Krishna’s husband Pragnesh, however, said that the contest was planned.“We stay together and the election was like a friendly contest,” he said.
In Vanakpur in Godhra taluka of Panchmahal district, brothers Siraj Dolti and Saeed Dolti were contesting against each other. They canvassed against each other aggressively.
Both brothers went all out to ensure victory in the polls. Siraj got 312 and won the election against Saeed who polled 258 votes in the election. Siraj had won the polls earlier on two occasions.