Who wins Freddie Mercury's town wins India's election

Valsad in Gujarat has always voted for parties that have formed governments at the centre since last 11 elections

As Rami Malek walked up to receive his best actor Oscar for portraying Queen’s lead singer Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, few Brits in the audience would have drawn a parallel between Freddie and the Indian Parliamentary constituency of Valsad. Valsad, formerly known as  Bulsar, is the district in the Indian state of Gujarat that Freddie’s family name Bulsara was derived from. For the Americans meanwhile who also wouldn’t have heard of Valsad, it in many ways is what Ohio is for the United States of America. As a bellwether state, Ohio invariably always votes for the Presidential candidate who