It seems to be an endeavour to underscore that the local leaders are aligned with the candidates. Following the announcement of the candidates for the 22 of the total 26 parliamentary constituencies, the resentment of the party’s local leaders against contenders in four seats started to come to the fore.The discord initially emerged in Vadodara where Jyoti Pandya, the vice-president of BJP’s Rashtriya Mahila Morcha and former Mayor of Vadodara, tendered her resignation in protest against Bhatt’s candidature.Another controversy surfaced at the Sabarkantha constituency, with a social media post Bhikhaji Thakor’s caste going viral. Some of the leaders stated that he might be a Damor and not a Thakor as claimed.
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