Talking to Express Newsline, Boghra, in his characteristic humility, admitted that he had never dreamt of becoming the mayor. The only thing he dreamt of was to serve the organisation that he is committed to. ``RSS is everything to me. I am committed to its ideology. And perhaps that is why I am here today,'' he added.

Born in 1957 in Danduka taluka of Ahmedabad district, Boghra completed his schooling from Surat from where he moved to Vallab Vidyalay in Anand to do BSc in microbiology. In 1981 he returned to Surat and politics as a RSS worker.

Though Boghra set up a textile mill too, he never visited the factory after he decided to become a RSS worker in 1992. It was this dedication the party seemed to have recognised. The mill is now looked after his business partner.

Bhogra's appointment has made Saurashtrians happy. ``We are happy that a Saurashtrian has become the mayor of this city,'' a number of Saurashtrian councillors said. But Boghra, true to his RSS spirit loves to be called an Indian. ``I will not like to be called a Saurashtrian or a Surti but an Indian,'' he asserted.

Down to earth, Boghra is not excited about his new avtar. He probably knows what it means to become the mayor when civic polls are to be held within 12 months. ``I know this is very very crucial year for the party. The outcome of the civic elections will depend on what we do this year. The people will go by our performance.'' he said, adding the biggest challenge was to retain all the seats that they had won four years ago.

In 1996, the BJP had literally swept the civic elections, winning 98 seats out of 99. And to retain the 98 seats, Boghra proposes to intensify cleanliness drives and ensure civic amenities to all. ``Whatever promises we had made in 1996, we would fulfil it. Eighty five per cent work has already been done, the remaining will be completed by the year end,'' he claimed.