BJP cThe elections, however, have failed to excite the 10,000-odd residents from five villages around the Statue of Unity (SoU), who will face eviction any time, after losing claim to their land taken away in 1961 for the dam project, a part of which has also been used for the tourism infrastructure.andidate Jashu Rathva tells The Indian Express, "The development of SoU is an example of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision..