Surat Patidars went with BJP, GST and demonetisation notwithstanding. (Express Photo: Partha Paul) Surat Patidars went with BJP, GST and demonetisation notwithstanding. In 2012, of the six seats in Kutch, five were held by BJP and one by the Congress; of the 48 in Saurashtra, BJP had 30. This was the election in which the Congress won 149 of the 182 seats in the Assembly, with Madhavsinh Solanki at the helm. In Unjha, the constituency with the largest number of Patels in Mehsana district, and home to Asia’s largest cumin market, the Congress won.

Source: Indian Express December 18, 2017 20:02 UTC