The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has suspended 12 rebels who filed nominations as independent candidates in the upcoming assembly elections after they were denied tickets by the saffron party. gujarat assembly election,
Notably, this is the second time the BJP has suspended the rebels. According to news agency ANI, the party had also suspended seven rebels on Sunday.
“These MLAs have been suspended for six years on charges of indulging in anti-party activities,” a BJP communication official quoted state president CR Patil as revealing.
The list of suspended BJP leaders includes Dinubhai Patel from Padra, Madhubhai Srivastava from Waghodia, Kuldeep Singh Raul from Vadodara district, B Pagi from Shahera in Panchmahal district, Dhawal Singh Jhala from Aravalli district and Ram Singh Thakor from Mehsana.
Besides, two each have been suspended from Anand, Banaskantha and Mahisagar districts. Manavjibhai Desai and L Thakor are from Banaskantha, SM Bant and JP Patel are from Mahisagar and Ramesh Jhala and Amarshi Bhai Jhala have also been suspended from Anand district.
Gujarat is witnessing a triangular electoral contest between three political parties, namely the new entrant Aam Aadmi Party, and the traditional rivals – the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress.
Election campaign in full swing Gujarat Because senior leaders of all the three parties are holding public rallies in the state. Congress’s Rahul Gandhi held two rallies in Surat and Rajkot, while PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP’s star campaigner Yogi Adityanath also addressed rallies and public meetings in different areas of the state. At the same time, AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal also held a rally in Amreli on Monday.
The BJP, which has been ruling the state for the last 27 years, is facing a big challenge this time in the mind of the voter due to monotony and the spirit of change. PM Modi, who was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2002-2014, gained popularity for his development model of Gujarat. After he became the Prime Minister in 2014, the BJP has tried several faces as its Chief Minister who can carry on his legacy.
Elections to the 182-member state assembly will be held in two phases on December 1 and 5. The counting of votes will take place on December 8.
(With ANI inputs)
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