A high level meeting of the BJP, which is vetting candidates for the 26 seats from Gujarat, has drawn attention to the resistance from cadres to Raval’s name. When the same was unofficially communicated to the film star, he himself announced that he would not be in the fray. Joshi, on the other hand, is in the good books of the ruling party. However, Joshi’s name is facing stiff competition from CK Patel, an NRI businessman.