While Gujarat has been a BJP-ruled state, the major contest in Gujarat elections is between BJP and Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) political parties
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The ruling BJP in Gujarat has fielded newly-inducted young Patidar leader Hardik Patel to snatch from the Congress the Viramgam Assembly seat that had thrown up a surprise in the last election and is considered immune to caste politics as leaders from different castes and religions, including a minority community, have represented it so far. India News | Gujarat Polls: Clinching Viramgam Seat in Maiden Assembly Poll No Cakewalk for Patidar Face Hardik Patel.
Gujarat Assembly polls: Hardik Patel will lock horns with sitting Congress MLA Lakhabhai Bharwad, who had defeated Bharatiya Janata Party s Tejashree Patel in 2017 by a margin of over 6,500 votes. Viramgam Assembly segment, which comprises Viramgam, Mandal, and Detroj talukas of Ahmedabad, has been with Congress for the last 10 years.