Minister of state for home Haren Pandya believes that scaling the top after making a modest beginning from political grass roots depends on a multitude of factors. According to him efficiency and performance at the basic level must be graced with chance. I got a chance to contest Assembly elections after the demise of Babubhai Vasanvala, a veteran Congressman. He says that one gets an edge over other politicos if he has made a beginning from corporation level. Narhari Amin, who gained recognition as a student leader and went on to become the deputy chief minister in the state government led by Chimanbhai Patel, was a corporator from Naranpura for almost 15 years.
Municipal corporation is like the first standard.
Public dealing is the most important aspect of politics and one gets basic lessons from grass root level like the municipal corporation. It is a pre-requisite for a political career. One is exposed to basic issues and core concerns of the people. He was elected as a BJP corporator from the Khanpur ward in 1987 for the first time and currently represents Shahpur in the Assembly and is also a minister. Dr Sirajuddin Kazi, an Independent corporator from the Jamalpur ward, later on gained a cabinet minister's rank as a civil supplies minister in the Chimanbhai Patel ministry.