Video: Ajit Jogi on Gujarat 2007

In less than twenty four hours, the uncertainty about Gujarat- whether the coalition of secular parties has succeeded in ousting Narendra Modi's government?- shall end. My father, who led the Congress party's campaign in the tribal belt, remains hopeful about the party's prospects in that region: he says that there was 'a strong undercurrent' in the Congress' favor; as far as the various 'exit polls' are concerned, all of which seem to predict a mandate for Mr. Modi, he believes that they do not account for the large number of 'silent voters', who for one reason or another, preferred not to speak. In this video clip recorded on 4th December 2007 shortly after he released the Congress Manifesto in Surat, he discusses the Congress party's election strategy.



AJ

Post-script:
Today's election result have shown that the tribals of Gujarat, in particular central Gujarat, have returned to the Congress. The real question, then, is this: why not others?

AJ
December 23, 2007