Suffice to say, the only interest and speculation in this duel from pundits, commentators and spectators seems to be the margin of victory, despite the fact that the heavyweights have put points on the board without bowling. times, since its completion in 1960, bjpMukesh Dalal, candidate for Surat Lok Sabha seat, undisputedly declared winner after being nominated congress Candidate Nilesh Kumbhani was rejected and all others in the fray withdrew their candidature.
In fact, Dalal’s unprecedented and undisputed victory poses a serious challenge to the BJP and the regional government: to make Surat city Majura, Udna, Lingbayat and Choriyasi districts of voters voted because these areas were Navsari People’s House constituency. BJP state president CR Paatil is fighting Congress MP Naishad Desai in Nasari.
Lotus blossoms bloomed in the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, where the saffron party had won 26-26 in the last two elections. The BJP has upped the ante this time, announcing its intention to win the remaining 25 seats again, with a lead of more than 500,000 votes.
In a major contest involving central ministers Amit Shah, Mansukh Mandaviya and Parshottam Rupala and Paatil , the aim is even higher, with Patil expected to get a ministerial post if the NDA returns to office. BJP officials have been claiming that Shah will achieve a record victory in Gandhinagar by a margin of 10 lakh votes. In the past two general elections, the BJP gained a huge vote share over the Congress.
While the BJP and Congress polled 47.4% and 43.9% of the votes respectively in the 2009 general elections, the saffron party’s vote share increased to 59% and 62.2% in the 2014 and 2019 assembly polls respectively. Meanwhile, in the 2014 and 2019 elections, the vote share of Congress fell to 32.9% and 32.1% respectively.
Weeks ahead of the ongoing general election, battered by defections of influential leaders and dogged by internal factional fighting, the Congress is struggling to retain its traditional vote bank. Four MLAs, including former governors Arjun Modhwadia and CJ Chavda, who quit before the LS elections and joined the saffron party, are now contesting as BJP candidates in their respective seats.
Five of the six vacant assembly seats in Gujarat are also scheduled to go to polls on May 7. union minister Statement by Parshottam Rupala on members of the royal family of the erstwhile princely state.
Rupala, the BJP candidate from the Rajkot LS seat, said members of the royal family shared bread with foreign rulers and even got their daughters to marry them, which had angered the government in the state. Kshatriya community Protests have been ongoing in several parts of the state. Since then, Rupala has apologized many times and the BJP leaders have repeatedly negotiated with the agitated Kshatriyas in a futile attempt to persuade them. Although the protests continue unabated, political observers say the Kshatriya anger may eventually turn into sound and fury and not be powerful enough to cause significant damage.
The BJP leadership apparently believes that the Kshatriya numbers are not large enough to hurt the party’s prospects, although it may dent the margin of victory. However, Congress is engaged in a fierce fight for a handful of seats.exist north gujaratBanaskantha seat firebrand Vav MLA Geniben Thakor, who earned the nickname “Giant Killer” after defeating sitting Assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary in the 2017 state polls, will take on the BJP’s Raihaben ·Rekhaben Chaudhary competition.
Giniben had to resort to crowdfunding to fund her campaign, while Rehaben is the granddaughter of Banas Dairy founder Galbabhai Chaudhary. The BJP also faces a contest in the Sabarkantha constituency in north Gujarat, where it had to replace its candidate Bihaji Thakor after party workers raised objections to his candidature. Cole. BJP workers insist that his candidacy will overturn the caste equation because despite his Thakor surname, he does not actually belong to the dominant community in the constituency.
The BJP later named Shobhanaben Baraiya as its candidate. But what followed was a war of words between supporters of Balea and Thakor. The older generation, which had hopes for the Sabarkantha LS seat, is also angry over the nomination of a teacher who has no experience in active politics. Protests in the Kshatriya constituency have intensified over the past few weeks, leading the Congress to hope that their candidate, former Union minister Tushar Chaudhary, will win.
Every seat in Gujarat is related to the prestige of the BJP. It does not want anything to happen in high-risk Gujarat. The party’s top brass has been busy resolving major and minor conflicts in the main constituencies of northern Gujarat. Union Home Minister Amit Shah reportedly summoned around 150 party functionaries, including functionaries and elected representatives, asking them to work towards winning Sabarkantha and Banaskantha ) seats. am admi party AAP, part of the India Bloc, is contesting in two of the state’s 26 seats and hopes to further strengthen its foothold in Gujarat politics.
The AAP has secured some seats in the December 2022 elections and both of its sitting MLAs have been fielded as LS candidates. The party has fielded sitting MLA Chaitar Vasava from Bharuch constituency, while Umesh Umesh Makwana is fighting from Bhavnagar constituency. Bharuch has been the home turf of Patel, a senior Congress leader who held the Lok Sabha seat in 1977, 1980 and 1984. The influx into saffron districts may strengthen the BJP, but the phenomenon has also caused considerable unease among party workers.
Sources said the uneasiness among BJP workers is natural as many of the “new members” hold higher positions than those who have been in the party for years, even decades. Even as the BJP has established a foothold in the state, the party is relying heavily on the charisma of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to end its campaign in the state with a blitz of rallies that began on Thursday.
However, mid-summer heat could disrupt turnout and affect voter turnout, as very high daytime temperatures are expected on May 7. vote rate.
In the 2019 general elections held in April, voter turnout in Gujarat was lower than the national average. Party leaders urged people to cast their votes before 10.30 am and the Election Commission has decided to set up special facilities at polling stations. The state government has issued guidelines to deal with possible heatwave conditions.
