 "Amit Shah with Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel, BJP roadshow, Gujarat polls")
The BJP, the Congress, and the AAP are locked in a fierce contest for the 182-member Gujarat Assembly, to which elections are due on December 1 and 5.
Bharatiya Janata Party
Seats held at the end of 2017-22 term of the Assembly: 109
Central political issues
Although no one in the party will admit it publicly, the capacity of candidates to win has become the prime consideration in giving them the nomination. As many new entrants from other parties have been given preference over existing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers — some who have been in the party for decades
