Assembly elections: A test of BJP's defence in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh

Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh will go to the polls in a few weeks. Aditi Phadnis explains everything you wants to know about the political state of play in these two states

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Last election saw the BJP perform spectacularly in North Gujarat, getting more than 50 per cent vote share

Aditi Phadnis

4 min read Last Updated : Oct 09 2022 | 9:25 PM IST

Gujarat

Seats in the Assembly: 182

Seats reserved for SCs: 13

Seats reserved for STs: 27

Last Assembly elections were held in 89 constituencies on December 9, 2017, and in 93 constituencies on December 14, 2017. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) formed a government, headed by Vijay Rupani. In 2021, Rupani was replaced by Bhupendra Patel, a first-time member of legislative Assembly (MLA), albeit with a long inning in local politics.

The regional picture

Broadly, Gujarat is divided into four regions — Kutch, geographically the largest but with the lowest density of population and Saurashtra, with important commercial centres like Rajkot and

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