Over 50 Gujarat leaders camp in Varanasi to ensure Modi’s victory

The election office of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Varanasi sees many visitors from Gujarat these days. More than 50 leaders and numbers of party workers from Gujarat are campaigning here for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is contesting the Lok Sabha election from here for the second time.
Four Gujarat BJP leaders, along with local party leaders, are working to ensure Mr Modi wins with a record margin. Since the Prime Minister is busy campaigning in the rest of the country, it is these four leaders who are managing the campaign for him here. Though Mr Modi’s victory is almost certain, they are not taking any chances.
Sunil Oza, former MLA from Bhavnagar, Gujarat, is in charge of the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat. He had managed Mr Modi’s election here in 2014 and since then he has been here to take care of the MP’s office. For local BJP workers, Mr Oza is the PM’s man here.
Another Gujarat leader and former Gujarat home minister, Gordhan Zadafia, is co-in charge of party affairs in UP. He is also a part of the decision making process. Interestingly, both Mr Zadafia and Mr Oza were rebels in the past.
They had revolted against the party and particularly Mr Modi, then Gujarat chief minister. They had also formed their own political outfit and fought assembly elections unsuccessfully against Mr Modi and the BJP.

More videos

See All