Gujarat assembly elections 2022: Key constituencies in phase-1 of polling

The first phase of the Gujarat assembly elections is spread across 19 districts in the Saurashtra-Kachchh and southern regions of the state. These include major urban centres like Surat, Rajkot, Jamnagar and Bhavnagar. The contest five years ago was by no means one-sided, the significant presence of Patidars being one of the factors in play. Whether that has changed with Patidar leader Hardik Patel having recently switched to the BJP is one of the questions that would be answered here. Another is...