Gujarat native physique polls: Voters weigh their choices in Surat

The Surat Municipal Corporation, the place the Patidar quota agitation of 2015 noticed a significant swing in votes in favour of the Congress, had the voters weighing their choices on Sunday.
The metropolis with migrants from Saurashtra that energy the diamond trade, in addition to these from Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha and Rajasthan who work within the textile models, noticed a significant exodus throughout the Covid-19 lockdown.
Dinesh Patel (32), a diamond polisher by occupation and resident of Punagam space in Surat, has been voting often for 10 years and goes by the candidate. But this time, he and his pals determined to vote those that served folks throughout the Covid pandemic. “We have discussed among ourselves that we will give vote to those who had served during the Covid pandemic. Also, the voters have got one more alternative in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)…”
Another diamond polisher, Mahesh Ranperiya (25), a resident of Katargam space, mentioned, “The BJP is in the blood of Patidars, and even in the last municipal election, I voted for the BJP. We are not satisfied with the work done by our councillor, so this time, we have given a chance to AAP… I have read about the work done by the Delhi government…”

Satyendra Upadhyay (45), a resident of Vadod space in Surat metropolis, works as a packer within the textile buying and selling agency and hails from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. Upadhyay had been staying in Surat metropolis for 20 years. He advised The Indian Express, “We don’t know who is the candidate in our ward but we have given vote to BJP. The residential society where I stay is having all facilities so there is no issue for me.”

A dyeing and printing mill employee, Yashwant Upadhyay (38), who hails from Madhya Pradesh, and a resident of Bhagwati nagar in Bhestan, Surat, mentioned, “ I voted in Surat city in the past two municipal elections… this time, we are unhappy that the local councilors had not come up to our help during the Covid pandemic… and decided to give chance to the AAP candidate.”