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Modi charisma and tough voter mood could decide BJP fight for all 26 Gujarat seats
Politics
Published on 24 April 2026
BJP must defend every seat amid rising unemployment fears
Gujarat will vote in a single phase on May 7 for the 26 Lok Sabha seats, with results out on June 4. BJP is aiming to retain all it won in 2019, banking on PM Narendra Modi’s charisma. But anti-incumbency, unemployment, inflation, and gaps in education and healthcare could test voter loyalty.
- Lok Sabha voting in Gujarat is set for May 7, results on June 4
- BJP wants to retain all 26 seats won in 2019
- Anti-incumbency and economic pressures like unemployment and inflation loom
- Education and healthcare challenges may sway voters
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