Across urban Gujarat, large hoardings of Narendra Modi’s face with the accompanying slogan “Attacked terrorists inside enemy’s homes" dot the landscape. “In the state’s rural regions, people are not interested in the nationalist rhetoric," says senior Gujarat Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia. Sometimes, even if a candidate is bad, the network often takes care of it," the BJP leader adds. It was party president Rahul Gandhi’s big idea to take the 2019 Lok Sabha election battle to Narendra Modi’s lair. His Manavadar constituency falls under Porbandar Lok Sabha seat, though it is in the neighbouring Junagadh district.

Source: Mint April 21, 2019 13:30 UTC