Modi, by default

The results of the recent state election in Gujarat show an erosion of the BJP’s domination. If the party loses only two seats (115 against 117) compared to 2007, this is largely due to the arrival of a third player, the Gujarat Parivartan Party (GPP). Had not this new actor been in the fray, the BJP would have probably lost 14 more seats to the Congress. In particular, the GPP has made a dent in one of the Congress’s caste “vote banks”, that of the Leuva Patels.

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