Vijay Rupani on phone: ‘Our condition is bad here, mine is even worse’

The struggle to woo voters in Gujarat is intensifying. Every day a new twist in the political wrestling match is coming to the fore. A new audio clip of Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani is now making rounds in the social media in which he is admitting that the condition of the BJP is very poor in the upcoming state elections and it is becoming difficult to woo the voters of the Jain community in Surendra Nagar. He is talking to Naresh Sangitam from Surendra Nagar in that clip.

During the conversation, he is admitting that he is the only Jain Chief Minister in the country. He is also heard saying that PM Narendra Modi had called him up and told him that he made a Jain the Chief Minister even though they made up only five per cent of the people in Gujarat.

Though the authenticity of the audio clip could not be verified, its virality apparently indicates the BJP’s desperation. Many news websites have also carried the clip. One of our readers forwarded this clip to National Herald.

Here is the English translation of the conversation which goes on in Gujarati:

Naresh: Yes, yes..

Vijay Rupani: one minute, there is an important call.

Naresh: Yes, Sahab! Jai, Jinendra.

Vijar Rupani: Namaskar. Jai Jinendra

Vijay Rupani: Naresh Bhai, we don’t have to fight within ourselves, we must regain our form. Because, there is only one Jain Chief Minister in the entire country.

Naresh: Absolutely.

Vijay Rupani: Narendra Bhai had called me, he said, there are not even five per cent Jains in Gujarat, still we made a Jain the Chief Minister. Were the Jains of Surendra Nagar ready to support us?

Naresh: yeah, why not?

Vijay Rupani: Our condition is bad here, mine is even worse.

Naresh: We will not let your condition deteriorate. We will support you.