An unverified audio clip has emerged of a distressed Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani in which he can be heard admitting that the condition of the BJP is very poor in the state.
In the recorded phone call he is allegedly talking to Naresh Sangitam from Surendra Nagar and discussing how it is becoming extremely difficult to woo the Jain community in the area, reported National Herald.
In the conversation, Rupani can be heard saying that he is the only Jain CM in the country and that the Prime Minister called him to say that he made a Jain the CM even though they are only 5 percent of the population.
The authenticity of the clip has not been independently verified.
The following is an English translation of the conversation:
Naresh: Yes, sir! Jai Jinendra.
Vijay 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 percent Jains in Gujarat, still we made a Jain the CM. Are the Jains of Surendra Nagar ready to support us?
Naresh: Yes, 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.
In an interview to Zee News, however, Rupani said that the next Chief Minister of the state will be from the BJP, even if not him. He did not deny that he was in bad shape given the polls, but said that he will be happy for anyone who becomes the CM. Rupani said that the people of Gujarat are aligned with the BJP’s ideology and not the Congress’.
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