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For the past one week, the Saurashtra region in Gujarat has been on the boil, with the BJP witnessing massive protests by the influential Rajput community over Union Minister Parshottam Rupala's remarks on Kshatriyas..
The streets of Rajkot have seen protesters from the community, which has always rallied behind the BJP in the state, carrying banners and shouting slogans demanding that Rupala be pulled out of the Lok Sabha race..
However, the apologies have failed to cut ice with the Rajputs, who have urged the BJP to withdraw Rupala's candidature or face defeat in the May 7 Lok Sabha election...
However, the Rajput community leaders have clarified that they were only against Rupala and had no issues with the BJP replacing him with another Patidar candidate...
In this situation, the stand taken by the Rajputs may not have any significant impact on the final poll result," Trivedi said.. Kshatriya leader Vasudevsinh Gohil, meanwhile, said the community was capable of changing the poll results...
