Modi remains BJP's best bet +AHMEDABAD: The burst of firecrackers across Gujarat on Wednesday had nothing to do with the announcement of assembly election dates. That means it will battle the incumbency factor and can't play the challenger card.It has been 27 years since the Congress decline began in Gujarat. The difference was 9.7% in 1995, 10% in 1998, 10.6% in 2002, 11.1% in 2007 and 8.9% in 2012. The gap in vote share rose to a staggering 26.7% in the last Lok Sabha election when BJP won all 26 seats. If there is one state Modi and BJP president Amit Shah would not like to lose at any cost, it has to be Gujarat.

Source: Times of India October 26, 2017 00:29 UTC