Around 150 kms away in Khimanavas village, her BJP rival Rekha Chaudhary, 44, sips some tea, and walks into a wedding feast where Sarpanch Vardaji Rajput's nephew is getting married.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has been in power in Gujarat for 27 years, retained power for another five-year term, winning an unprecedented 156 of the 182 seats in the state legislative assembly in the elections held in two phases on December 1 and 5.
According to the results declared by the Election Commission, the BJP won 156 seats, while the Congress party finished second, winning 17 seats. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) that made its debut with a high-decibel campaign won 5 seats
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