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Isudan Gadhvi is AAP’s CM face for Gujarat elections, here’s all you need to know about him

Assembly elections in Gujarat will be organised in two phases on December 1 and on 5. The results will be declared on December 8.

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Isudan Gadhvi is AAP’s CM face for Gujarat elections, here’s all you need to know about him

Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi and the Aam Aadmi Party National Convenor, has declared Isudan Gadhvi as his party’s candidate for chief minister in Gujarat in the ensuing Assembly elections. In a survey of the party, Isudan Gadhvi, a former TV host and journalist, received up to 73 per cent votes. Gopal Italia, who was in charge of the state party unit and was instrumental in the Patidar community struggle, was pitted against Gadhvi.

Assembly elections in Gujarat will be held in two phases on December 1 and on 5. The results will be declared on December 8.

Ahead of Gujarat polls, lets go down the memory lane on who Isudan Gadhvi is?

A journalist

Prior to becoming the CM face of AAP in Gujarat, Isudan Gadhvi was a journalist. He was born in Pipliya in Devbhoomi Dwarka district of Gujarat. Afte studying journalism he joined Doordarshan and started doing a show there. In 2015, Isudan moved to Ahmedabad and became the editor of a leading Gujarati channel. Isudan was only 32 years old when he became the editor of this channel,. Isudan started a show named ‘Mahamanthan’. In which he was in the role of anchor. In this show, Isudan started focusing on issues related to common people and farmers.

Shot to fame by Mahamanthan

The content of the Mahamanthan show and Isudan’s desi impeccable style gained him popularity. He became quite popular for raising farmers’ issues. Coming from a farmer family, Isudan had an understanding of the issues, he used it in his journalism. Due to this the Mahamanthan show became extremely popular. People in Gujarat started waiting for this show. Isudan worked as a journalist in Vapi, Porbandar, Jamnagar, Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar.

Joined AAP 16 months ago

Last year, when the Aam Aadmi Party expanded in Gujarat, Isudan Gadhvi left journalism and joined politics. Isudan Gadhvi resigned in early June 2021, saying he would leave journalism and work for the public. After this the speculation of him coming into politics started. Isudan Gadhvi gave an affirmative response to the speculations by going live on Facebook, but did not say whether he would join any party or not. When Arvind Kejriwal reached Gujarat in the month of June, Isudan joined the Aam Aadmi Party.

First CM candidate of any party from Gadhvi community

The people of Gadhvi community are mainly associated with agriculture and animal husbandry. But there is another identity of the Gadhvi society, the people of this community are very active in singing. There are still many singers of Gadhvi community in Gujarat who perform at Kavi Sammelan. Kirtidan Gadhvi is a famous singer from Gujarat. But political participation of Gadhvi society has been very less. Pushdan Gadvi and VK Gadvi have become ministers, MLAs and MPs from BJP in the past, but this is the first time that a person from Gadhvi community has been declared as the chief ministerial face by any party.

Forty-year-old Isudan Gadhvi comes from the OBC category. The share of OBCs in Gujarat is about 48 per cent. Isudan Gadhvi’s popularity and clean image helped him in becoming the CM face of Aadmi Aadmi Party.  

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BJP says it stands for credibility of promises under PM Modi, Congress for crisis

Trivedi mockingly questioned whether Kharge was truthful in his statements made the previous day, implying that his critiques of the BJP were a reaction driven by pressure to reconcile his earlier remarks.

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The BJP said on Saturday that it stood for the credibility of promises made under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, while labeling the Congress party as one suffering from a crisis of credibility, intensifying their ongoing rhetorical conflict over unfulfilled electoral pledges.

BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said that the ruling party has expanded its welfare initiatives, including health insurance, free food grains, and cash transfers to farmers, emphasising a strategy focused on wealth creation followed by equitable distribution as the Indian economy has grown over the last decade.

“We believe in the creation of wealth and its distribution. The Congress fosters corruption and depletes wealth,” he stated, referencing numerous unfulfilled promises made by Congress-led governments across various states.

Following Mallikarjun Kharge’s remark labeling “Modi ki guarantee” as a cruel joke after Modi seized Kharge’s guidance on budgetary constraints in state poll announcements, the BJP launched new accusations.

Trivedi mockingly questioned whether Kharge was truthful in his statements made the previous day, implying that his critiques of the BJP were a reaction driven by pressure to reconcile his earlier remarks.

Trivedi highlighted several accomplishments of the Modi government, including the construction of the Ram temple, the abrogation of Article 370, the building of over 14 crore homes for the impoverished, the establishment of more than 51 crore Jan Dhan accounts, and a firm stance against terrorism from Pakistan, to demonstrate the government’s fulfillment of its commitments.

He noted that Kharge, having witnessed notable leaders like PV Narasimha Rao and Pranab Mukherjee manage economic challenges effectively, is now observing the Congress party struggling under the influence of urban Naxals due to Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.

Addressing Kharge’s criticisms on various issues, Trivedi pointed to data from the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) indicating a rise in account holders from 11 crore to 25 crore over the past decade.

He also referenced significant infrastructure projects, such as the construction of homes for the poor, 74 new airports, and an impressive pace of 37 kilometers of road built per day, claiming that these initiatives have created substantial employment opportunities.

“India is now ranked third in auto manufacturing and second in mobile phone manufacturing; if anyone is unable to recognize the country’s progress, there is a profound deficiency in their perspective,” asserted the BJP spokesperson.

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Maharashtra elections: Congress says Mahayuti understands its exit is certain

Congress leader Sachin Pilot, also an observer of the Congress party for the Maharashtra elections, said that the ruling Mahayuti alliance is aware that its exit is imminent.      

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The Congress on Wednesday asserted the ruling Mahayuti government in Maharashtra has understood that its exit is certain as the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance is strong and that all its candidates are in a strong position for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.

Congress leader Sachin Pilot, also an observer of the Congress party for the Maharashtra elections, said that the ruling Mahayuti alliance is aware that its exit is imminent.      

The Congress leader stated that the party is fully prepared and that its ally parties in Maharashtra are strong. He mentioned that the seat-sharing negotiations occurred in a positive atmosphere and that the ruling party has recognized that their exit is inevitable.

“All the candidates of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) are in a strong position. The people here have decided to support Congress and its allies in the upcoming Assembly elections,” he said.

He also noted that the alliance’s performance in the recent Lok Sabha elections was impressive. “Wherever Congress contested, our candidates won 80 percent of the seats. We expect this trend to continue,” he added.

Pilot acknowledged that there have been some differences among party members regarding specific seats but assured that those issues would be resolved in the next 2-3 days, ensuring there would be only one candidate from the MVA for each seat.

Earlier in the day, Ramesh Chennithala, Congress in charge of Maharashtra, slammed the BJP, claiming that the party is undermining its alliances in the state.

“The BJP is dismantling its alliances. They are forcefully converting alliance partner candidates into their own party candidates. The people will respond to this,” he stated while speaking to reporters.

Earlier on October 26, Chennithala alleged that crores of rupees have been reportedly offered to two of its MLAs to join Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar-led NCP faction, ahead of state Assembly elections.

Chennithala made those allegations while speaking to reporters in the national capital. He also questioned the Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

Voting for all 288 constituencies for the Maharashtra Assembly elections are set for November 20 and counting on November 23. In the 2019 Assembly elections, the BJP won 105 seats, the Shiv Sena 56, and the Congress 44. In 2014, the BJP secured 122 seats, the Shiv Sena 63, and the Congress 42.

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Rahul Gandhi not upset, Opposition spreading fake news: NCP (SP) leader Anil Deshmukh

“Opposition parties are spreading false information. It is not true that Rahul Gandhi is upset with leaders in the State,” he said.

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Asserting that Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was not upset with the Maharashtra unit, NCP (SP) leader Anil Deshmukh on Saturday accused the Mahayuti of spreading fake news over the issue of seat-sharing in the state.

Deshmukh mentioned that meetings between leaders of Congress in Maharashtra, including Balasaheb Thorat, Nana Patole, and Vijay Wadettiwar, and representatives of NCP (SP) and Shiv Sena (UBT), went well.

“Rahul Gandhi is not upset. Leaders like Balasaheb Thorat, Nana Patole and Vijay Wadettiwar all had meetings with leaders of NCP-SCP and Shiv Sena (UBT). We had taken the decision regarding seat sharing based on merit,” the NCP(SP) leader said.

He further clarified that the decision on seat sharing was made based on merit, countering the false information being spread by Opposition parties. Deshmukh also dispelled the notion that Rahul Gandhi was upset with the state leaders.

“Opposition parties are spreading false information. It is not true that Rahul Gandhi is upset with leaders in the State,” he said.

Furthermore, in preparation for the upcoming Assembly polls in Maharashtra, Congress released its second list of 23 candidates on Saturday.

The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has concluded talks on sharing seats in 255 constituencies, with each party planning to contest 85 Assembly constituencies, as informed by Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole.

On the same day, the BJP released a list of 40 star campaigners, including prominent party leaders such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party chief Jagat Prakash Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

The other leaders from the saffron party — Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Assam Chief Minister Hemant Biswa Sarma, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav, Smriti Irani, Piyush Goyal, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Pramod Sawant were in the list.

The list also includes names of prominent leaders from the State — Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, Vinod Tawde, Narayan Rane, Pankaja Munde, Chandrakant (Dada) Patil, Girish Mahajan, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Ashish Shelar, Udayan Raje Bhonsle, Raosaheb Danve Patil, Ashok Chavan, Sudhir Mugantiwar, Navneet Rana, among others.

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