Gujarat Vidhansabha Election 2017 Mate Polling Officers ne Training Mate Important book

Gujarat Vidhansabha Election 2017 Mate Polling Officers ne Training Mate Important book

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The Gujarat Assembly election, scheduled for 9 and 14 December, is significant for Prime Minister Narendra Modi  and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi. While the former is eager to retain home turf, the latter is trying to mount a serious challenge to the BJP ahead of the 2019 General Election.

The BJP may have its numerous infrastructure projects and the bullet train to help sway votes, but the Congress has the saffron party's flawed implementation of the GST and the demonetisation going in its favour.

The high-stakes battle in a state with only two major parties — BJP and Congress — will be contested on a number of issues that may well decide the outcome. The Gujarat election is considered even more important than Uttar Pradesh for Modi and a defeat will be embarrassing for the BJP.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi. AFP

With the quota agitation crippling Gujarat and the disenchantment growing, BJP might not find it easy to win the state and Congress appears to be putting up a good fight to counter the saffron party.

The Patidar problem and the Dalit dilemma

The two sensitive issues that rattled the state and forced Anandiben Patel to resign as the chief minister were the protests for reservation for Patels in jobs and educational institutions, and the angry response against the flogging of Dalits.

The BJP was at its wits' end thanks to the fierce agitation led by Hardik Patel. Party leaders were not allowed to hold public rallies and they were barred from many Patel-dominated areas in a show of increasing irritation with the saffron party.

The issue has still not abated and Hardik has emerged as an influential leader able to sway votes in favour of whichever party he chooses to endorse. According to the India Today-Axis opinion poll, the Patidars play a decisive role in 21 of the state's 182 seats and makes up almost 16 percent of the electorate. Hardik can give a bump of two percent to whichever party he supports.

The drifting away of the Patidars from the BJP might alter the result of the election because the party has been banking on these votes for last two decades.

Gujarat Vidhansabha Election 2017 Mate Polling Officers ne Training Mate Important book
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