New Delhi : Congress president Rahul Gandhi visited 27 temples during his multiple visits to Gujarat as part of the Congress election campaign. The Congress scion made it a point to offer his prayers at various temples while his campaign crisscrossed across Gujarat. His first stop was at the Unai Mata temple on November 2, after the polls dates were announced. And his temple run culminated on December 12 when he visited the Jagnnath temple in Ahmedabad.
\nDespite the Congress not being able to halt the BJP\u2019s ascent to power, the party has, however, managed to wrest a few seats in the constituencies where Rahul Gandhi had visited at least one temple. Out of his 11 visits, the Congress managed to win in 9 constituencies which are in close proximity to the temples Rahul Gandhi had visited.<\/p>\n
Out of 182 assembly seats, BJP bagged 99, Congress won 77 and others won seven seats. BJP\u2019s vote share in the state increased from 47.9 per cent (2012) to 49.1 per cent.
\nGoing by the overall vote share and the seat-count, one could almost say that Rahul Gandhi\u2019s visits to these temples played a minor role in the Congress\u2019 improved tally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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