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Swatantra whip
Indian Express · Ahmedabad · 1968
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Summary
This brief English-language news report, datelined Ahmedabad, describes a Swatantra Party directive in the Gujarat Assembly. The party issued a whip instructing its members to vote for Mr. Babubhai Vaidya in the Rajya Sabha election scheduled for Thursday.
Key points
- The Swatantra Party’s Gujarat Assembly unit issued a voting whip.
- Members were directed to support Babubhai Vaidya in a Rajya Sabha election.
- The election was scheduled for Thursday.
- The directive followed U. N. Mithia’s refusal to withdraw from the contest.
- Mithia, described as a retired engineer, had been among the names recommended by the state party unit to the Central Parliamentary Board.
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