Summary:
The Koli community dominates here and looking at the caste factor, the party gave ticket to Koli community leader again from here. The party, however, dropped sitting MP from Surendranagar Devji Fatepara replacing him with Dr Mahendra Munjpara. Earlier, LK Advani, sitting MP from Gandhinagar also has been dropped and party chief Amit Shah has replaced him now. Fatepara also was the Koli community leader but hardly he had any hold over his people. The BJP also lost four out of three seats in last assembly polls as Koli community stood by with Congress..