Via PTI
AHMEDABAD: The Patidar neighborhood, a bit of which had voted in opposition to the Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration (BJP) within the 2017 Meeting polls held within the backdrop of the quota agitation in Gujarat, returned to the ruling outfit within the 2022 elections, serving to it win lots of the seats ruled via the influential social crew.
The BJP has accomplished extraordinarily smartly within the Patidar-dominated constituencies of the state, successful nearly each seat that has vital Patel inhabitants.
Polling for the 182-member Gujarat Meeting happened on December 1 and 5, and votes had been counted on December 8.
Within the Saurashtra area, the Congress had received Patidar-dominated seats of Morbi, Tankara, Dhoraji and Amreli, amongst others in 2017. Alternatively, a lot of these Meeting segments this time went within the BJP’s kitty.
In Patidar-dominated Surat, the place the AAP was once banking at the neighborhood to bag a couple of seats, the social crew via and big subsidized the ruling birthday party. The saffron outfit received Patidar seats of Varachha Highway, Katargam and Olpad with large margins.
In North Gujarat, the Congress had received Patidar-dominated Unjha seat 5 12 months in the past, however this time it was once wrested via the BJP. The BJP, forward of the 2022 elections, reached out to the Patel neighborhood.
The birthday party changed its Leader Minister Vijay Rupani with incumbent Bhupendra Patel in September 2021.
The ruling outfit introduced in Patidar quota agitation chief Hardik Patel to its fold from the Congress and fielded him from the Viramgam Meeting seat from the place he received via a good-looking margin.
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The most important transfer of the BJP on the state and central degree which placated the neighborhood was once giving 10 according to cent quota in jobs and schooling to the deficient (economically weaker sections or EWS) amongst “higher castes”.
The 2017 polls had been fought within the shadow of Hardik Patel-led quota agitation introduced to safe OBC standing for the neighborhood. Within the 2017 elections, regardless of surroundings an bold goal of successful 150 out of the 182 seats, the BJP bagged simply 99 seats.
Because of the Patidar quota agitation and whirlwind marketing campaign via Hardik Patel in opposition to the BJP, the opposition Congress had then emerged victorious on 77 seats.
As according to neighborhood’s estimate, there are just about 40 seats in Gujarat the place Patidar citizens play a decisive function. Those seats are scattered throughout rural in addition to city landscapes of the state.
Even though Patels account for just about 18 according to cent of Gujarat’s inhabitants, 44 Patidar MLAs had been elected in 2017, which confirmed their affect on electoral politics in Gujarat.
One of the vital seats having prime focus of Patidar citizens in Saurashtra area are Morbi, Tankara, Gondal, Dhoraji, Amreli, Savarkundla, Jetpur, Rajkot East, Rajkot West and Rajkot South.
Whilst Vijapur, Visnagar, Mehsana and Unjha seats in north Gujarat have really extensive selection of Patidar citizens, no less than 5 seats of Ahmedabad town – Ghatlodia, Sabarmati, Maninagar, Nikol and Naroda – also are thought to be Patel-dominated segments.
In south Gujarat, a number of seats in Surat district are thought to be Patidar bastion, together with Varachha, Kamrej, Katargam and Surat North.
For the 2022 polls, the BJP had given tickets to 41 Patidars, yet another than the Congress’s tally. The AAP had additionally given tickets to an important selection of individuals from the neighborhood.
To stay the neighborhood glad, the saffron outfit had additionally declared that Leader Minister Bhupendra Patel shall be retained at the put up after the elections.
Forward of the polls, the Jamnagar-based Sidsar Umiyadham Believe, which represents the Kadva Patidar sect, had demanded that the BJP box no less than 50 Patidar applicants.
AHMEDABAD: The Patidar neighborhood, a bit of which had voted in opposition to the Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration (BJP) within the 2017 Meeting polls held within the backdrop of the quota agitation in Gujarat, returned to the ruling outfit within the 2022 elections, serving to it win lots of the seats ruled via the influential social crew.
The BJP has accomplished extraordinarily smartly within the Patidar-dominated constituencies of the state, successful nearly each seat that has vital Patel inhabitants.
Polling for the 182-member Gujarat Meeting happened on December 1 and 5, and votes had been counted on December 8.
Within the Saurashtra area, the Congress had received Patidar-dominated seats of Morbi, Tankara, Dhoraji and Amreli, amongst others in 2017. Alternatively, a lot of these Meeting segments this time went within the BJP’s kitty.
In Patidar-dominated Surat, the place the AAP was once banking at the neighborhood to bag a couple of seats, the social crew via and big subsidized the ruling birthday party. The saffron outfit received Patidar seats of Varachha Highway, Katargam and Olpad with large margins.
In North Gujarat, the Congress had received Patidar-dominated Unjha seat 5 12 months in the past, however this time it was once wrested via the BJP. The BJP, forward of the 2022 elections, reached out to the Patel neighborhood.
The birthday party changed its Leader Minister Vijay Rupani with incumbent Bhupendra Patel in September 2021.
The ruling outfit introduced in Patidar quota agitation chief Hardik Patel to its fold from the Congress and fielded him from the Viramgam Meeting seat from the place he received via a good-looking margin.
ALSO READ| Gujarat: Clinching Viramgam seat in ballot debut isn’t any cakewalk for Patidar face Hardik Patel
The most important transfer of the BJP on the state and central degree which placated the neighborhood was once giving 10 according to cent quota in jobs and schooling to the deficient (economically weaker sections or EWS) amongst “higher castes”.
The 2017 polls had been fought within the shadow of Hardik Patel-led quota agitation introduced to safe OBC standing for the neighborhood. Within the 2017 elections, regardless of surroundings an bold goal of successful 150 out of the 182 seats, the BJP bagged simply 99 seats.
Because of the Patidar quota agitation and whirlwind marketing campaign via Hardik Patel in opposition to the BJP, the opposition Congress had then emerged victorious on 77 seats.
As according to neighborhood’s estimate, there are just about 40 seats in Gujarat the place Patidar citizens play a decisive function. Those seats are scattered throughout rural in addition to city landscapes of the state.
Even though Patels account for just about 18 according to cent of Gujarat’s inhabitants, 44 Patidar MLAs had been elected in 2017, which confirmed their affect on electoral politics in Gujarat.
One of the vital seats having prime focus of Patidar citizens in Saurashtra area are Morbi, Tankara, Gondal, Dhoraji, Amreli, Savarkundla, Jetpur, Rajkot East, Rajkot West and Rajkot South.
Whilst Vijapur, Visnagar, Mehsana and Unjha seats in north Gujarat have really extensive selection of Patidar citizens, no less than 5 seats of Ahmedabad town – Ghatlodia, Sabarmati, Maninagar, Nikol and Naroda – also are thought to be Patel-dominated segments.
In south Gujarat, a number of seats in Surat district are thought to be Patidar bastion, together with Varachha, Kamrej, Katargam and Surat North.
For the 2022 polls, the BJP had given tickets to 41 Patidars, yet another than the Congress’s tally. The AAP had additionally given tickets to an important selection of individuals from the neighborhood.
To stay the neighborhood glad, the saffron outfit had additionally declared that Leader Minister Bhupendra Patel shall be retained at the put up after the elections.
Forward of the polls, the Jamnagar-based Sidsar Umiyadham Believe, which represents the Kadva Patidar sect, had demanded that the BJP box no less than 50 Patidar applicants.