BJP faces rise up forward of Gujarat Meeting polls; 5 leaders threaten to contest as independents

By means of PTI

AHMEDABAD: No less than one sitting Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration MLA and 4 former legislators have threatened to contest as independents after being denied tickets by way of the BJP for the impending Gujarat Meeting elections.

Whilst a few of these disgruntled leaders have stated they are going to make their subsequent transfer after consulting supporters, former BJP MLA and the birthday party’s recognized tribal face Harshad Vasava already filed his nomination papers on Friday as an impartial from Nandod seat, reserved for Scheduled Tribe applicants.

Vasava is the president of Gujarat BJP’s Scheduled Tribe Morcha and represented the erstwhile Rajpipla seat between 2002 and 2007 and from 2007 to 2012.

Nandod in Narmada district is these days held by way of the Congress. The BJP has fielded Dr Darshana Deshmukh from the seat.

Unsatisfied over the announcement, Vasava resigned from his put up within the BJP and submitted his nomination papers for the Nandod seat on Friday.

Elections for the 182-member Gujarat Meeting will probably be held in two levels on December 1 and 5. The counting of votes will probably be taken up on December 8.

“There’s an unique BJP and a reproduction BJP right here. We can disclose those that have side-lined dedicated staff and given key posts to newbies. I’ve despatched my resignation to the birthday party. Other folks of this space know the way a lot paintings I’ve accomplished as an MLA between 2002 and 2012,” Vasava instructed newshounds after submitting his nomination as an impartial.

Within the neighbouring Vadodara district, one sitting and two former BJP MLAs are up in fingers towards the birthday party after being denied tickets.

Six-time MLA Madhu Shrivastav from Vaghodia, who has been denied a price tag, stated he’s going to contest as an impartial if his supporters need him to.

The BJP has fielded Ashwin Patel from the seat.

Some other former BJP MLA Dinesh Patel aka Dinu Mama of Padra seat in Vadodara district has additionally stated he would contest the election independently.

The BJP has given the price tag to Chaitanyasinh Zala. The seat is held by way of Congress. In Karjan, former BJP MLA Satish Patel is sad after the BJP determined to copy sitting legislator Akshay Patel.

Akshay Patel gained at the Congress price tag from the seat in 2017. He joined the BJP in 2020 and gained the next bypoll.

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“We all know what Akshay Patel did as an MLA. My supporters and cooperative sector leaders of Karjan have requested me to combat this election, at the same time as an impartial. I used to be now not consulted sooner than the birthday party determined to offer the price tag to Akshay Patel,” Satish Patel instructed newshounds in Karjan.

“In reality, 80 according to cent of the employees and office-bearers of the BJP had advisable my title throughout the ‘sense’ workout. However, I used to be rejected finally. We might have approved some other individual as a candidate, however BJP staff and native leaders can by no means settle for Akshay Patel,” he claimed.

In a injury regulate workout, state BJP normal secretary Bhargav Bhatt and Minister of State for House Harsh Sanghavi on Saturday visited Vadodara and met native birthday party staff.

Bhatt exuded self belief that the BJP will win all of the seats of Vadodara.

“We can persuade Dinu Mama to not move forward together with his plans. There’s nonetheless scope. He has at all times remained with the BJP and we’re positive he’s going to come again. He has but now not filed his nomination as an impartial,” stated Bhatt.

Talking at the factor, Sanghavi stated, “The BJP is sort of a circle of relatives and all individuals of this circle of relatives are united. All of us are one and the BJP will win the election with the beef up of the folk.”

In the meantime, Arvind Ladani, former BJP MLA of Keshod seat of Junagadh, introduced on Saturday that he would combat the polls as an impartial after the birthday party gave the price tag to provide MLA Devabhai Malam.

“Other folks of Keshod are indignant as a result of I used to be denied the price tag by way of the BJP. Other folks know the way a lot paintings I’ve accomplished for Keshod. Thus, other folks in addition to my supporters have requested me to combat as an impartial. I can document my nomination on November 14,” stated Ladani, who used to be the MLA from 2012 to 2017.

The BJP has to this point named applicants for 166 Meeting seats out of the full 182.

AHMEDABAD: No less than one sitting Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration MLA and 4 former legislators have threatened to contest as independents after being denied tickets by way of the BJP for the impending Gujarat Meeting elections.

Whilst a few of these disgruntled leaders have stated they are going to make their subsequent transfer after consulting supporters, former BJP MLA and the birthday party’s recognized tribal face Harshad Vasava already filed his nomination papers on Friday as an impartial from Nandod seat, reserved for Scheduled Tribe applicants.

Vasava is the president of Gujarat BJP’s Scheduled Tribe Morcha and represented the erstwhile Rajpipla seat between 2002 and 2007 and from 2007 to 2012.

Nandod in Narmada district is these days held by way of the Congress. The BJP has fielded Dr Darshana Deshmukh from the seat.

Unsatisfied over the announcement, Vasava resigned from his put up within the BJP and submitted his nomination papers for the Nandod seat on Friday.

Elections for the 182-member Gujarat Meeting will probably be held in two levels on December 1 and 5. The counting of votes will probably be taken up on December 8.

“There’s an unique BJP and a reproduction BJP right here. We can disclose those that have side-lined dedicated staff and given key posts to newbies. I’ve despatched my resignation to the birthday party. Other folks of this space know the way a lot paintings I’ve accomplished as an MLA between 2002 and 2012,” Vasava instructed newshounds after submitting his nomination as an impartial.

Within the neighbouring Vadodara district, one sitting and two former BJP MLAs are up in fingers towards the birthday party after being denied tickets.

Six-time MLA Madhu Shrivastav from Vaghodia, who has been denied a price tag, stated he’s going to contest as an impartial if his supporters need him to.

The BJP has fielded Ashwin Patel from the seat.

Some other former BJP MLA Dinesh Patel aka Dinu Mama of Padra seat in Vadodara district has additionally stated he would contest the election independently.

The BJP has given the price tag to Chaitanyasinh Zala. The seat is held by way of Congress. In Karjan, former BJP MLA Satish Patel is sad after the BJP determined to copy sitting legislator Akshay Patel.

Akshay Patel gained at the Congress price tag from the seat in 2017. He joined the BJP in 2020 and gained the next bypoll.

ALSO READ | BJP’s inner strife over price tag distribution grows more potent after 2nd record bulletins in Gujarat

“We all know what Akshay Patel did as an MLA. My supporters and cooperative sector leaders of Karjan have requested me to combat this election, at the same time as an impartial. I used to be now not consulted sooner than the birthday party determined to offer the price tag to Akshay Patel,” Satish Patel instructed newshounds in Karjan.

“In reality, 80 according to cent of the employees and office-bearers of the BJP had advisable my title throughout the ‘sense’ workout. However, I used to be rejected finally. We might have approved some other individual as a candidate, however BJP staff and native leaders can by no means settle for Akshay Patel,” he claimed.

In a injury regulate workout, state BJP normal secretary Bhargav Bhatt and Minister of State for House Harsh Sanghavi on Saturday visited Vadodara and met native birthday party staff.

Bhatt exuded self belief that the BJP will win all of the seats of Vadodara.

“We can persuade Dinu Mama to not move forward together with his plans. There’s nonetheless scope. He has at all times remained with the BJP and we’re positive he’s going to come again. He has but now not filed his nomination as an impartial,” stated Bhatt.

Talking at the factor, Sanghavi stated, “The BJP is sort of a circle of relatives and all individuals of this circle of relatives are united. All of us are one and the BJP will win the election with the beef up of the folk.”

In the meantime, Arvind Ladani, former BJP MLA of Keshod seat of Junagadh, introduced on Saturday that he would combat the polls as an impartial after the birthday party gave the price tag to provide MLA Devabhai Malam.

“Other folks of Keshod are indignant as a result of I used to be denied the price tag by way of the BJP. Other folks know the way a lot paintings I’ve accomplished for Keshod. Thus, other folks in addition to my supporters have requested me to combat as an impartial. I can document my nomination on November 14,” stated Ladani, who used to be the MLA from 2012 to 2017.

The BJP has to this point named applicants for 166 Meeting seats out of the full 182.