Gujarat elections 2022: BJP reveals 160 names, Hardik Patek & Rivaba Jadeja to contest

The preliminary checklist of 160 candidates for the Gujarat Assembly elections to be held subsequent month was launched by the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday. In the presence of state BJP chief C R Patil, Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya, and get together nationwide common secretary Tarun Chug, BJP Gujarat in-charge Bhupender Yadav offered the checklist in New Delhi.

The names have been determined upon in a high-level assembly presided over by JP Nadda, the get together’s president. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh have been among the many distinguished politicians current on the assembly.

Bhupendra Patel, the chief minister of Gujarat, has as soon as once more been nominated to run for the Ghatlodia seat in Ahmedabad, however there are a variety of different notable and fairly properly contenders on the checklist. Among the 38 incumbent BJP MLAs who’ve been refused a ticket for the following elections are 5 ministers from Gujarat.

Thirteen of the 160 introduced candidates are from Scheduled Castes, 24 are from Scheduled Tribes, and 14 are girls. According to Bhupendar Yadav, 69 present MLAs have been re-nominated on these 160 seats, whereas get together candidates have been changed on 38 others.

Brijesh Merja, BJP MLA from Morbi, the place a suspension bridge collapsed final month, was dropped, as was Gujarat Assembly Speaker Nimaben Acharya, state Parliamentary and Legislative Affairs Minister Rajendra Trivedi, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Pradip Parmar, Transport Minister Arvind Raiyani, and Social Justice and Empowerment Minister RC Makwana. Former Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and ex-Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel are additionally notable omissions.

There are a number of candidates who’re notable and their nomination has garnered widespread consideration. Here are among the candidates whose nomination has been well-received by the general public in view of the latest circumstances within the state.

Kantilal Amrutiya from Morbi

The get together handed a ticket to Kantilal Amrutiya, who leapt into the Machchhu River in Morbi to save lots of individuals after the suspension bridge fell. Amrutiya, a former Morbi MLA, dived into the river whereas sporting a life tube, not desirous about his personal life. He reportedly saved a number of lives throughout the latest bridge collapse tragedy.

Kantilala Amrutiya. (Image: Oneindia)

On Sunday, October 30, 2022, over 130 individuals have been killed when the cable bridge spanning the Machchhu River collapsed and everybody on the bridge plunged into the water. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a go to to the Morbi bridge collapse website on November 1 to evaluate the scenario. PM Modi was additionally joined by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. 

Rivaba Jadeja from Jamnagar North

Rivaba Jadeja, the spouse of Indian cricketer Ravindrasinh Jadeja, has been handed the get together’s nomination from Jamnagar North. Rivaba, the previous chief of the Karni Sena’s girls’s division, formally joined the BJP forward of the Lok Sabha elections in 2019.

Rivaba Jadeja. (Image: Mid Day)

She has been concerned with the get together for some years and has carried out ground-level social work. Rivaba and Ravinsrasinh are well-known for his or her charitable efforts. On the event of their daughter’s fifth birthday, they made headlines by opening Sukanya Samriddhi financial institution accounts for 101 toddler ladies.

PM Modi appreciated their efforts to extend consciousness and help feminine kids in changing into financially impartial. He had written a letter to Rivaba, praising her and her husband for his or her charity work.

Hardik Patel from Viramgam

Hardik Patel, the pinnacle of the Patidar agitation who switched from the Congress to the BJP earlier this 12 months, will contest within the Viramgam constituency. Patel left the Congress at first of June, citing the get together’s “lack of seriousness” in regard to problems with nationwide significance. Hardik Patel declared after becoming a member of the BJP that he’ll start a brand new chapter in his life as a foot soldier below PM Modi’s management.

Hardik Patel (Image: HT)

“I have never put forth any demands before anyone for any post. I am joining the BJP to work. I believe the Congress party does not want to do any sort of work. I urge the leaders of the other parties to come and join the BJP. PM Modi is the pride of the entire world,” Patel had stated.

In his resignation letter to interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi, he expressed that the Congress get together has restricted itself to opposition politics. He claimed that the nation desired an answer within the type of such selections, whether or not it’s the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, the CAA-NRC, the removing of Article 370 from Kashmir, or the implementation of GST, however the Congress get together has all the time objected to such issues.

Other vital faces

BJP Ahmedabad City President Amit Shah (Ellisbridge constituency), Amit Thaker (Vejalpur), ex-minister Chiman Shapariya (Jamjodhpur), Pabubha Manek (Dwarka), ex-minister and ex-Congress defector Jawahar Chavda (Manavadar), and get together spokesman Mahesh Kaswala (Savarkundla) are a number of of the get together’s notable candidates.

Dalit non secular chief Shambhuprasad Tundiya (Gadhada), former minister Shankar Chaudhary (Tharad), Jitendra Patel alias Bhagar (Naranpura), Bhushan Bhatt (Jamalpur-Khadia), former Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation standing committee chairman Amul Bhatt (Maninagar), former minister Ramanlal Vora (Idar), and former MLA C Okay Raulji Ramanlal Vora, the get together’s veteran Dalit chief, will run from Idar, whereas present MLA and Gujarati cinema star Hitu Kanodiya has been withdrawn.

The BJP has fielded Dr Darshita Shah for the vital Rajkot West seat at the moment held by former CM Rupani. In one other BJP stronghold, Mehsana, which was previously managed by Nitin Patel, the get together has fielded Mukesh Dwarkadas Patel. Ramesh Tilara has been handed the ticket for Rajkot South.

The get together has additionally expelled controversial MLA Kesrisinh Solanki from Matar, whose identify is amongst these listed by the accused within the October communal battle within the taluka’s Undhela village. Yogendra Parmar, the son of former MLA Ramsinh Parmar, has been given an opportunity in Thasra. Parmar, the Chairman of Amul Dairy, switched from Congress to the BJP in 2017.

Gujarat meeting elections 2022

Gujarat meeting elections will likely be held in two levels on December 1 and December 5, with the outcomes being introduced on December 8. According to the electoral roll, the state of Gujarat has roughly 4.9 crore registered voters, of whom 4.04 lakh are individuals with disabilities. However, there are round 9.8 lakh senior citizen voters and 4.61 lakh first-time voters.

According to the sources, the battle for Gujarat has heated up, with the BJP and the AAP sprouting up as the highest two rivals. The BJP gained 99 of the 182 seats in 2017, whereas the Congress gained 77. The ruling get together is looking for its sixth consecutive time period in workplace since 1995.