Gujarat elections: ‘Serial loser’ wins poll, turns minister

If you need an example of perseverance, all you need to do is look at Bhikhusinh Parmar. The BJP leader first stepped into the electoral fray in 1995 and lost four assembly polls. But the fifth time proved lucky, and how! The 68-year-old not only won the Modasa seat by defeating the Congress’s three-term sitting MLA Rajendrasinh Thakor by 34,788 votes but also got a seat in the Bhupendra Patel 2.0 government inducted on Monday.