New Delhi: The BJP is taking the help of professionals to survey daily the political trends in each of the 182 Assembly constituencies in poll-bound Gujarat and trying to immediately take corrective measures, sources said. The single-minded focus on the state where the BJP has ruled uninterrupted for 19 years reflects the unpredictable turn the battle has taken, the sources added. We had used this agency in Uttar Pradesh and its feedback was found valuable," a BJP leader said, declining to name the firm. The goods and services tax (GST) is perceived to have upset the trading community, considered a traditional base of the BJP. Another factor being gauged is the impact of the sops being announced by the BJP government in the state.

Source: The Telegraph October 24, 2017 21:33 UTC