Gujarat polls: Battle of Jadejas options cricketer brother, sister bat for various events
By PTI
JAMNAGAR: Hours earlier than cricketer Ravindra Jadeja travelled via the town’s market in an open SUV as a part of a BJP roadshow, his sister Naynaba Jadeja sought votes for the Congress, reminding voters of worth rise beneath the ruling occasion and its “unfulfilled” employment guarantees.
While the well-known cricketer campaigned for his spouse Rivaba Jadeja, his elder sister canvassed for Bipendrasinh Jadeja, highlighting the “sibling rivalry” that has added one other layer of curiosity within the ballot after the BJP dropped its sitting MLA Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, domestically higher often known as Hakubha.
A contender for the Congress ticket from the Jamnagar North seat, Naynaba has emerged as a key campaigner for her occasion after the BJP selected her well-known brother’s spouse as its candidate.
She is commonly the main target of media queries whereas the Congress candidate, a seasoned organisation man and businessman, performs a supporting position.
“I have my ideology and have been with a party I admire,” she says, slamming the BJP over the problem of worth rise and claiming that it solely makes guarantees to individuals however by no means fulfils them, be it on employment or training.
An overwhelmingly city constituency, Jamnagar North could also be seen as extra beneficial to the BJP than the Congress although the opposition occasion’s supporters consider their occasion can spring a shock.
Naynaba argues that because the constituency voted for the primary time in 2012 after being carved out following delimitation, it’s basically a Congress seat because it received for the primary time whereas the BJP grabbed it in 2017 after the incumbent MLA crossed over to the saffron camp.
Even the successful BJP candidate was a Congressman who received on his enchantment, and our occasion will rating this time, she claims.
Congress leaders additionally hope to profit from any faultlines inside the BJP attributable to its denial of the ticket to the sitting MLA.
The AAP has fielded Karsan Karmur, who had stop the BJP to hitch it final yr.
The state can have two-phase Assembly polls on December 1 and 5, whereas the votes might be counted on December 8.
It is witnessing a three-cornered battle with the BJP, Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) within the fray.
Hakubha, an influential individual, has now been dropped in favour of Riviba Jadeja however the BJP has managed to placate him by making him the occasion’s in-charge for polling in three meeting seats, together with Jamnagar North.
Rajputs, the group the 2 predominant candidates hail from, and Muslims are among the many largest voting blocs right here.
Campaigning for Rivaba, BJP employees categorical confidence in her win and declare the curiosity is extra in regards to the margin.
They additionally dismiss the Congress’ “outsider” cost towards her, arguing that she had been working within the area after becoming a member of the BJP in 2019, months after she and her husband Ravindra Jadeja met Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A level holder in mechanical engineering, she was born and raised in Rajkot whereas her husband is from Jamnagar. Before becoming a member of the BJP, she was in Karni Sena, a Rajput group accused prior to now of vandalism and violence within the promotion of its causes.
She joined Karni Sena and later the BJP within the spirit of doing one thing good for the society and nation, she has usually mentioned in her public interactions and cites Modi as her inspiration for getting into politics.
JAMNAGAR: Hours earlier than cricketer Ravindra Jadeja travelled via the town’s market in an open SUV as a part of a BJP roadshow, his sister Naynaba Jadeja sought votes for the Congress, reminding voters of worth rise beneath the ruling occasion and its “unfulfilled” employment guarantees.
While the well-known cricketer campaigned for his spouse Rivaba Jadeja, his elder sister canvassed for Bipendrasinh Jadeja, highlighting the “sibling rivalry” that has added one other layer of curiosity within the ballot after the BJP dropped its sitting MLA Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, domestically higher often known as Hakubha.
A contender for the Congress ticket from the Jamnagar North seat, Naynaba has emerged as a key campaigner for her occasion after the BJP selected her well-known brother’s spouse as its candidate.
She is commonly the main target of media queries whereas the Congress candidate, a seasoned organisation man and businessman, performs a supporting position.
“I have my ideology and have been with a party I admire,” she says, slamming the BJP over the problem of worth rise and claiming that it solely makes guarantees to individuals however by no means fulfils them, be it on employment or training.
An overwhelmingly city constituency, Jamnagar North could also be seen as extra beneficial to the BJP than the Congress although the opposition occasion’s supporters consider their occasion can spring a shock.
Naynaba argues that because the constituency voted for the primary time in 2012 after being carved out following delimitation, it’s basically a Congress seat because it received for the primary time whereas the BJP grabbed it in 2017 after the incumbent MLA crossed over to the saffron camp.
Even the successful BJP candidate was a Congressman who received on his enchantment, and our occasion will rating this time, she claims.
Congress leaders additionally hope to profit from any faultlines inside the BJP attributable to its denial of the ticket to the sitting MLA.
The AAP has fielded Karsan Karmur, who had stop the BJP to hitch it final yr.
The state can have two-phase Assembly polls on December 1 and 5, whereas the votes might be counted on December 8.
It is witnessing a three-cornered battle with the BJP, Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) within the fray.
Hakubha, an influential individual, has now been dropped in favour of Riviba Jadeja however the BJP has managed to placate him by making him the occasion’s in-charge for polling in three meeting seats, together with Jamnagar North.
Rajputs, the group the 2 predominant candidates hail from, and Muslims are among the many largest voting blocs right here.
Campaigning for Rivaba, BJP employees categorical confidence in her win and declare the curiosity is extra in regards to the margin.
They additionally dismiss the Congress’ “outsider” cost towards her, arguing that she had been working within the area after becoming a member of the BJP in 2019, months after she and her husband Ravindra Jadeja met Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A level holder in mechanical engineering, she was born and raised in Rajkot whereas her husband is from Jamnagar. Before becoming a member of the BJP, she was in Karni Sena, a Rajput group accused prior to now of vandalism and violence within the promotion of its causes.
She joined Karni Sena and later the BJP within the spirit of doing one thing good for the society and nation, she has usually mentioned in her public interactions and cites Modi as her inspiration for getting into politics.
