FROM TV TO POLITICS

The 40-year-old Isudan Gadhvi is a recent convert to politics. He joined AAP in June 2021, leaving his job as an anchor with a regional TV channel. A native of Pipaliya village in Dwarka, Gadhvi is an OBC, but comes from an affluent family. He used to anchor a popular prime-time news show that posed pertinent, tough questions. Gadhvi is a good orator, bringing a sonof-the-soil feel to the AAP campaign, which is otherwise dominated by Kejriwal, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and state poll coordinator Raghav Chadha. AAP has taken a calculated risk in announcing its CM candidate, but one that has been applauded as a decisive message from the party. The challenge is that it may alienate Patidar voters, which AAP hopes to counter through fiery state party convenor Gopal Italia, a Patel himself.