The farmer said he sold 30 bighas of land for about Rs6 crore and bought another 55 bighas nearby. The area, the Sanand-Hansalpur belt, has emerged as a major auto hub, competing with the Sriperumbudur-Oragadam belt in Tamil Nadu for government push and foreign investments. Ltd, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd and Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt Ltd. Non-automobile companies like Uflex Ltd, Colgate Palmolive (India) Ltd, Nestlé India Ltd and Bosch Rexroth India Ltd too have set up their units here. Twenty-eight-year-old Chirag Patel of Hansalpur village said he always voted for the BJP but this time he was rethinking his choice. The BJP will get votes because of Modi,” said Hitubhai Zala who operates a private vehicle for the Suzuki factory.

Source: Hindustan Times November 23, 2017 16:52 UTC