Months ahead of Gujarat elections, Vaghela announces third front

All three MLAs have tendered their resignation in support of Shankersinh Vaghela, who also quit as leader of the opposition.

The formation of Jan Vikalp was announced by Parthesh Patel, a former social media adviser to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and now to Vaghela. It has not been registered as a political party/ Courtesy: Facebook

Addressing a crowded press conference, Vaghela said: "It is a myth to say that an alternative political force can't work in Gujarat. Jan Vikalp is a front and not a political party" / Courtesy: PTI

The front, believed to be Vaghela's brainchild, will support candidates from an assortment of non-BJP and non-Congress political parties as well as independents who register with it for the upcoming assembly elections, the former Chief Minister said/ Courtesy: PTI

After days of suspense, maverick Gujarat politician Shankersinh Vaghela, recently sacked by the Congress for engineering a revolt ahead of the August Rajya Sabha polls, on Tuesday announced his support to a third front - Jan Vikalp - in the state/ Courtesy: PTI