Mevani's 'ideological' plunge may not help Congress in Gujarat https://ift.tt/3m6tVqu

While senior leaders in the party told ET that Mevani, who joined "ideologically" on Tuesday, is likely to be propped up as a Dalit face and be positioned nationally ahead of the crucial UP elections for campaigns, a leader on condition of anonymity said: "This is what even he desires. We have little use for him here since demographically neither Dalits are a significant voter base nor does he have any connect with the grassroots."