BJP's Stronghold in Rajkot's Ward No. 17 Under Threat Ahead of Municipal Elections

RAJKOT: Ward No. 17 is proving to be an alarm bell for the ruling party BJP in the upcoming municipal elections. There is tremendous resentment among the public against the sitting corporators in this ward. Failure in development works, increasing dominance of liquor outlets, and distancing of leaders from the public have put the BJP's stronghold here in danger. The party is now likely to field new and caste-balanced candidates replacing the four old faces to save these seats. Ward No. 17 is emerging as the biggest headache for the BJP as the rushes for the upcoming Rajkot Municipal Corporation elections are blowing up. This ward has traditionally not been a permanent stronghold of any one party; the voters here are known to change political equations every time. Seeing the way the public anger is now, the'alarm bells'are ringing for the BJP here.