Trouble for BJP

The revelation by Hardik Patel's aide Narendra Patel that he was offered bribe to join the BJP was a huge blow to the party

Trouble seems to be mounting for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat. The perception that the Election Commission withheld announcement of poll dates there at the BJP’s behest so as to enable it to announce sops which it did does the party’s image no good. It is now in the unenviable position of not only facing onslaughts from the Opposition, but also dealing with growing disillusionment with it for a host of reasons from economic distress in the aftermath of ill-advised moves like demonetisation and goods and services tax and joblessness to the dip in GDP.

The revelation by Hardik