New Delhi sources have stated that after a recent failed attempt to woo the Patels by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah in Surat, it's the turn of none other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Gujarat his home state, but this time to woo the tribals.
Modi has chosen to celebrate his 66th birthday in his home state, so while he chooses to begin the day by visiting and seeking the blessings of his 95 year old mother, Hiraba, at Gandhinagar, he will later meet the newly appointed Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani and then visit the tribal dominated area of Limkheda to inaugurate an irrigation project.
Meanwhile the last time the PM has visited the state was to inaugurate the SAUNI project in Saurashtra, while he did face a protest from pro-Hardik supporters, it was the BJP chief who has faced the heat in Surat. Chairs were hurled during the function which was officially meant for honouring the newly-appointed CM Rupani.
The tribals, including the Scheduled Tribe, that Modi is expected to address on Saturday in central and south Gujarat constitute about 14% of the state's population and in 2002, Congress voters did drift towards BJP but went back to the Congress in 2004 parliamentary elections and during his last visit, the Prime Minister had announced that he will keep coming to Gujarat; and he was not wrong.
