In Gir Somnath, Pithiya has served as general secretary of the partyтАЩs unit for the district and was among the main contenders for BJP ticket to contest the 2022 Assembly election from Talala constituency.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/gandhinagar/bjp-gen-secy-relieved-from-post-party-appoints-3-new-dist-chiefs-8541017/

The latest attack is coming not long after ISWAP reportedly fired RPGs that wounded scores of servicemen and civilians during an operation at Talala enclaves of the dreaded group in the same local government.

Source: https://newtelegraphng.com/eight-soldiers-cheat-death-as-iswap-kill-three-idps-in-borno/