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Gujarat BJP rushes to revise Jasdan poll plan after Congress wave hit

Ruling party leaders fear shifting of votes after debacle in 5-state Legislative Assembly elections

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The BJP had to bite the dust with the Assembly polls results announced on Tuesday for five states. Now, the Gujarat BJP is even more worried over by-polls on Jasdan constituency. The party is fearing a change in the minds of voters after the latest polls and has now started re-strategising the organisational capacity.

The by-polls were necessitated after Congress MLA Kunverji Bavaliya's defection from the BJP. The by-polls are a matter of prestige for both, Bavaliya and BJP as the leader, who is also a minister in the state government, could lose the position in Chief Minister Vijay Rupani's cabinet if he loses the by-polls.

Until this week, the BJP was confident and was strategising in order to increase the winning margin for party candidate and strong Koli community leader Bavaliya. But their mood saw a swing after Tuesday's Assembly poll results.

A senior BJP leader from the Koli community, said on the condition of anonymity, "These polls have literally scaled down our morals. We were counting the lead for Bavaliya. But now it is possible that he may have to struggle a lot against Congress candidate to win. We have seen voter's mind swinging after this kind of massive results turning into a setback for the party."

"We were not counting Patel community votes but now the party will have to work hard for this. We already have some Patel leaders who are working hard, but they may not please for Bavaliya and vote in favour of BJP," added the leader.

Party spokesperson Bharat Pandya, however, ruled out the possibility of a cascading effect of the Assembly results on Jasdan by-polls.

The Congress, on the other hand, seems very confident. Party leaders, including the leader of Opposition, Paresh Dhanani and others from Saurashtra have camped in at the Jasdan constituency and now after the results, their confidence is soaring high.

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