“The people of Manjalpur have stood by me just as they stood by Yogesh Kaka,” Patel said after the victory. (Express Photo)THE BJP retained the Manjalpur Assembly seat in Vadodara with a reduced victory margin as compared to the 2022 Assembly polls, as party candidate Satish Patel defeated Congress’ Bhika Rabari by 30,499 votes on Monday. Following the victory, BJP workers took out a celebratory procession. After his win, Patel said the people of Manjalpur had extended the same support to him that they had earlier given to the Late Yogesh Patel, who was an eight-term MLA. “The people of Manjalpur have stood by me just as they stood by Yogesh Kaka,” he said after the victory.