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The Patidar community, a section of which had voted against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2017 Assembly polls, returned to the ruling outfit in the just concluded polls as it won almost all the seats.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The ruling BJP in Gujarat has fielded newly-inducted young Patidar leader Hardik Patel to snatch from the Congress the Viramgam Assembly seat that had thrown up a surprise in the last election and is considered immune to caste politics as leaders from different castes and religions, including a minority community, have represented it so far. India News | Gujarat Polls: Clinching Viramgam Seat in Maiden Assembly Poll No Cakewalk for Patidar Face Hardik Patel.
Gujarat Assembly polls: Hardik Patel will lock horns with sitting Congress MLA Lakhabhai Bharwad, who had defeated Bharatiya Janata Party's Tejashree Patel in 2017 by a margin of over 6,500 votes. Viramgam Assembly segment, which comprises Viramgam, Mandal, and Detroj talukas of Ahmedabad, has been with Congress for the last 10 years.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday heaped praise on the BJP-ruled Gujarat government ahead of the Assembly polls, urging voters to bring the party back in p
Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday heaped praise on the BJP-ruled Gujarat government ahead of the Assembly polls, urging voters to bring the party back in power in the state.