Far more organised, the BJP and the cadre-based Sangh outfits were
quick to reach the blast victims soon after the blasts tore up East
Ahmedabad on Saturday, while the Congress was trying to get its act
together.

Be it shifting the injured from blasts sites to hospitals,
organising blood donors, logistical support or arranging funerals, the
BJP ensured its men were present with the affected families. From booth
workers to top leaders, all its 12 cells were pressed into action by
the party. Four BJP workers including an AMC ward president who rushed
to Civil Hospital to help the injured were also injured in the twin
blasts at the Civil Hospital’s Trauma Centre. More than 6,400
booths-in-charge had fanned out in the blast-affected areas to be with
the victims’ families. The Congress, on the other hand, seemingly had
only a couple of senior leaders with some grassroot-level workers in
tow to make its presence felt.