VADODARA: Social distancing caution was thrown to the wind as the BJP candidates registered a decisive victory in the Baroda Dairy polls. After the results were declared at the dairy headquarters in Makarpura area of the city, supporters, including elected candidates, were seen hugging each other, sans masks and even bringing out victory processions.
Six seats in the dairy cooperative were won uncontested earlier while polls were held for the remaining seven seats. Of the seven seats, a panel supported by BJP son six seats while one Congress-backed candidate won. The BJP has a clear majority in the board of directors of the dairy.
Attempts were not made by even the police or the leaders themselves to ensure that people did not assemble in large numbers. The victory procession could have been easily done away with, some observed.
Former BJP MLA from Padra Dinesh Patel alias Dinu Mama defended the procession saying the massive victory led to the situation.