Despite being a BJP bastion and the constituency of former Gujarat chief minister and education minister Anandiben Patel, residents of Ghatlodia have number of issues to list. For the record, Ghatlodia municipality was with BJP for many years. Ramesh Patel of Congress, who was defeated by Anandiben Patel by 110395 votes, cites increase cases of crime that are bothering the Ghatlodia residents. A parent, Amit Panchal, has filed nomination from Ghatlodia constituency. During monsoon, Ghatlodia residents face a lot of health issues due to water logging and blockages in the gutter.

Source: dna November 29, 2017 01:07 UTC