After nearly two decades, the Opposition Congress made impressive
inroads in BJP’s bastion, Saurashtra region, which sends the largest
number of legislators (54) to the Gujarat Assembly.
The Congress won 30 seats, doubling its tally from 2012, in a major setback to the ruling party, which dominated the region since 1995.
In several districts of the region, the BJP could not even open its account like Morbi, Amreli and Gir Somnath where the Congress swept all seats.
Only Rajkot and Bhavnagar districts saved the day for the party as it won six out of eight in Rajkot and six out of seven in Bhavnagar.
In fact, the BJP’s expectation of reverse consolidation of OBCs did not happen in Saurashtra as Kolis and Patidars have apparently voted for the Opposition candidates in Surendranagar, Morbi, Junagadh, Amreli, Gir Somnath and Jamnagar districts.
The Congress won 30 seats, doubling its tally from 2012, in a major setback to the ruling party, which dominated the region since 1995.
In several districts of the region, the BJP could not even open its account like Morbi, Amreli and Gir Somnath where the Congress swept all seats.
Only Rajkot and Bhavnagar districts saved the day for the party as it won six out of eight in Rajkot and six out of seven in Bhavnagar.
In fact, the BJP’s expectation of reverse consolidation of OBCs did not happen in Saurashtra as Kolis and Patidars have apparently voted for the Opposition candidates in Surendranagar, Morbi, Junagadh, Amreli, Gir Somnath and Jamnagar districts.
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