Gujarat polls: BJP suspends 7 leaders for submitting nominations as independents after ticket denial

By PTI

AHMEDABAD: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat on Sunday suspended seven get together leaders, together with two former MLAs, for submitting nominations as unbiased candidates for the upcoming state Assembly elections after they have been denied tickets.

The seven candidates are contesting from the seats that can go to polls within the first part of the elections scheduled to be held on December 1.

The get together suspended former MLAs Arvind Ladani, who had gained from Keshod constituency in 2012, and Harshad Vasava from the Scheduled Tribe-reserved seat of Nandod, after they filed their nominations as independents from these seats.

The BJP has fielded Dr Darshana Deshmukh from Nandod and Devabhai Malam from Keshod.

The saffron get together additionally suspended Chhatarsinh Gunjariya, a district panchayat member from Surendranagar, after he filed his nomination as an unbiased from Dhrangadhra seat.

Other suspended leaders embrace Ketan Patel, Bharat Chavda, Uday Shah and Karan Baraiya, who’ve filed their nominations as independents from Pardi, Rajkot, Veraval and Rajula seats respectively.

The BJP, in a launch, mentioned, “These leaders have filed their nominations as independent candidates against the candidates declared by the party. They are being suspended on the direction of the state BJP president C R Paatil.”

Paatil had earlier informed reporters that it’s a norm to droop leaders who search to contest as independents towards get together candidates after they fail to withdraw their nominations on the final day of withdrawal.

Several BJP leaders have come out within the open to precise their unhappiness for being denied tickets and have declared to contest as independents.

Six-time MLA Madhu Shrivastav from Vaghodia, who was denied a ticket, has additionally filed his nominations as an unbiased.

The BJP has fielded Ashwin Patel from the seat.

Another former BJP MLA Dinesh Patel aka Dinu Mama of Padra seat in Vadodara district has additionally filed his nominations as an unbiased.

The BJP has given the ticket to Chaitanyasinh Zala on the seat.

Both Vaghodia and Padra will go to polls within the second part of elections on December 5.

The BJP has not but suspended the 2 former MLAs Shrivastav and Patel.

At least 788 candidates are within the fray for the primary part of the elections to 89 seats, which shall be held on December 1.

The second part of the polls for 93 constituencies shall be held on December 5 and the counting of votes for all 182 Assembly seats will happen on December 8.

AHMEDABAD: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat on Sunday suspended seven get together leaders, together with two former MLAs, for submitting nominations as unbiased candidates for the upcoming state Assembly elections after they have been denied tickets.

The seven candidates are contesting from the seats that can go to polls within the first part of the elections scheduled to be held on December 1.

The get together suspended former MLAs Arvind Ladani, who had gained from Keshod constituency in 2012, and Harshad Vasava from the Scheduled Tribe-reserved seat of Nandod, after they filed their nominations as independents from these seats.

The BJP has fielded Dr Darshana Deshmukh from Nandod and Devabhai Malam from Keshod.

The saffron get together additionally suspended Chhatarsinh Gunjariya, a district panchayat member from Surendranagar, after he filed his nomination as an unbiased from Dhrangadhra seat.

Other suspended leaders embrace Ketan Patel, Bharat Chavda, Uday Shah and Karan Baraiya, who’ve filed their nominations as independents from Pardi, Rajkot, Veraval and Rajula seats respectively.

The BJP, in a launch, mentioned, “These leaders have filed their nominations as independent candidates against the candidates declared by the party. They are being suspended on the direction of the state BJP president C R Paatil.”

Paatil had earlier informed reporters that it’s a norm to droop leaders who search to contest as independents towards get together candidates after they fail to withdraw their nominations on the final day of withdrawal.

Several BJP leaders have come out within the open to precise their unhappiness for being denied tickets and have declared to contest as independents.

Six-time MLA Madhu Shrivastav from Vaghodia, who was denied a ticket, has additionally filed his nominations as an unbiased.

The BJP has fielded Ashwin Patel from the seat.

Another former BJP MLA Dinesh Patel aka Dinu Mama of Padra seat in Vadodara district has additionally filed his nominations as an unbiased.

The BJP has given the ticket to Chaitanyasinh Zala on the seat.

Both Vaghodia and Padra will go to polls within the second part of elections on December 5.

The BJP has not but suspended the 2 former MLAs Shrivastav and Patel.

At least 788 candidates are within the fray for the primary part of the elections to 89 seats, which shall be held on December 1.

The second part of the polls for 93 constituencies shall be held on December 5 and the counting of votes for all 182 Assembly seats will happen on December 8.