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The BJP is set to vote in 25 of Gujarat s 26 Lok Sabha constituencies on Tuesday, with the party having already won unopposed in Surat. The party had previously targeted a winning margin of half a million votes in all seats, having done so twice in 2014 and 2019. However, as the campaign settles for the third phase, concerns have arisen within the party. The campaign has focused largely on national narratives, Ram Mandir, and the Hindutva agenda, but local issues have created more resonance in the state than larger appeal.
Madhavsinh Solanki
AHMEDABAD: Former Gujarat chief minister and ex-Union minister Madhavsinh Solanki (94) passed away at his residence in Gandhinagar on Saturday.
Solanki, father of Bharatsinh Solanki, former Union minister and former Gujarat Congress two-time president, took his last breath at his Gandhinagar residence. His family members said that in the wee hours of Saturday, he had cardiac arrest, otherwise, he had a normal routine active life.
Beyond politics, Shri Madhavsinh Solanki Ji enjoyed reading and was passionate about culture. Whenever I would meet… https://t.co/4j5iizKqZ3 Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1610162434000
Born on July 30, 1927, the nonagenarian leader was the chief minister of Gujarat four times and also Union external affairs minister. Under his leadership, the Congress rode to power in the Gujarat assembly in 1985, winning 149 of the 182 seats –- an electoral feat that has not been matched so far.