Make in India and a tale of two cities
Business Standard|May 03, 2024
On a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed three public rallies across Gujarat and other leaders went all out campaigning in the state, Sanand meant business. Sanand, a major industrial hub with manufacturing plants of Indian and foreign companies, is not politically indifferent.
NIVEDITA MOOKER
Make in India and a tale of two cities

"Sanand does not need campaigns or rallies when Amit bhai (Shah) is there," explains Ajit Shah, president of Sanand Industries Association (SIA).

Sanand, a 45-minute drive from Ahmedabad, comes under the Gandhinagar constituency where Union Home Minister Amit Shah, 59, is seeking re-election as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate. In this prestigious constituency, represented earlier by leaders, such as Atal Bihari Vajpayee and LKAdvani, the Congress is fielding All India Congress Committee Secretary and architect by profession Sonal Patel, 62.

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