Meet the MP: Geniben the giant killer

At Delhi’s plush, high gloss marble-floored Garvi Gujarat Bhavan, Geniben Thakor is sitting in her room, her bags packed. She had planned a quick shopping trip before catching a train back home to Banaskantha, Gujarat, but now there’s no time for that and she gamely settles down for a chat.

Her hair neatly pulled back, the 49-year-old has been in the news for winning the sole opposition Parliamentary seat out of 26 since 2014. It’s a big deal. Since 2014, the BJP has won all 26 seats in the state.

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