Never dreamt of getting Vadodara LS poll ticket: BJP's youngest candidate in Gujarat; eyes big win

When sitting MP Ranjan Bhatt unexpectedly pulled out of the race despite being renominated by the BJP for the Vadodara Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat, Hemang Joshi was blissfully unaware of what would unfold next.

Joshi and his wife were attending a musical programme on Holi when he was flooded with congratulatory calls. That’s when Joshi learnt the BJP had picked him as its candidate for the Vadodara seat.

At 33, Joshi is the BJP’s youngest candidate in Gujarat, which elects 26 MPs.