In Indian state politics it often turns out to be the case that the sitting MLA banks on the strength of the party or the state leaders to win the seat. Many a time, it is not the clout of the MLA that gets him elected, but the charisma of someone else. In this case that someone else is Modi. Many of these MLAs otherwise have very little clout with the public. In fact, Modi introduced around 49 new faces into the elections. It is a bit heartless to not introduce even a single candidate from the Muslim community.
Now, coming to credibility, I REFUSE to believe that there is not even a single Muslim in Gujarat who has the credibility to stand in an election.
Also, I am not suggesting that Muslims will vote for Muslims or that Hindu MLAs don't listen to the grievances of Muslims. What I am telling is that democracy needs to be an accommodative process, where one needs to include all the sections of people.
