Letter.

Letter Published in The National UAE on 3 Dec 17,The battle to win over voters in Gujarat is important on many fronts

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wheels out big guns in Gujarat for elections in its stronghold (December 1) was an interesting read. The battle for Gujarat is not only important for the BJP but also the opposition Congress party to prove its existence. The way in which prime minister Narendra Modi is campaigning for this election clearly indicates that he wants to retain his party's power in the state for a fifth consecutive term. Will the BJP's strategy succeed against the Congress's powerful attacks, centred on the goods and services tax and the demonetisation scheme? Ultimately the people will decide.

K Ragavan, Bengaluru, India