Game of thorns

If talk in the corridors of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) offices is anything to go by, there's a big tussle in Gujarat for the post of the party's state president. Referring to reports in sections of the media about alleged wrongdoing by Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel's daughter, a top BJP leader said: "This is part of a move to dethrone Anandiben by portraying her as highly corrupt, just like (former chief minister and Gujarat Parivartan Party leader) Keshubhai Patel was toppled after repeated allegations of corruption against his son-in-law Mayur Desai."