With the campaign for the first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections drawing to a close, politicians from across the spectrumfrom Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhiscurry to address back-to-back rallies. But one man missing from the spotlight is Shankarsinh Vaghela. The former Gujarat Chief Minister, who split from the Congress in July this year and formed the breakaway Jan Vikalp Morcha, has been conspicuous by his absence on the campaign trail. It is not that Vaghela is not travelling the state. But instead of holding rallies, he is holding meetings with sympathisers and supporters, trying to keep decades-old connections and networks alive.