The BJP leader is facing a first-time Lok Sabha contender in Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Dediapada MLA Chaitar Vasava, who is INDIA bloc's candidate. Chaitar has been projected as a 'youth icon', especially among the tribals.
Addressing local residents in Amalda, Jaishankar said, "It has been four years since I became a Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat. Of these, two years have gone by in the Covid-19 pandemic, so I have not been able to come as often as I would have liked, but I will visit often now.”