Gandhinagar : Senior leaders of BJP like former CM Vijay Rupani refused to contest election. With the announcement of the dates for the Gujarat elections, the election turmoil has intensified. Many veterans have refused to contest the elections amid a smoky campaign by the BJP. One of these is the name of former CM Vijay Rupani. Rupani has talked about giving opportunities to the youth. Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said, I worked as CM for five years with everyone’s cooperation. New workers should be given responsibility in these elections. I will not contest elections, I have informed Delhi by sending letters to seniors leaders. We will work to make the selected candidate win. At the same time, former Deputy CM of Gujarat Nitin Patel has also refused to contest the upcoming assembly elections. Apart from this, senior BJP MLA Bhupendra Singh Chudasama has also refused to contest the election. Chudasama said, I will not contest the assembly elections and have informed the senior party leaders in this regard. I have decided that other workers should get the opportunity. I have contested 9 times till now. I thank the party. Apart from this, MLA PradeepSinh Jadeja will also not contest the elections. Jadeja said, I am the MLA of Vatva assembly seat. I have been given a great opportunity by the party to serve as a four-time MLA and a minister in the state cabinet. I don’t want to voluntarily contest the next assembly election in 2022. These leaders have announced not to contest the elections at a time when the Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party is being held in Delhi. In this, apart from PM Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and OP Mathur, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Gujarat BJP President CR Patil are participating. BJP National President JP Nadda, Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav, former Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa and Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya attended the party’s Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting. It is being told that in this the names of the candidates can be stamped for the Gujarat Assembly elections. Apart from this, the strategy for Himachal Pradesh elections can also be discussed. Amit Shah has now taken the field to maintain Gujarat, the stronghold of the Bharatiya Janata Party. BJP President JP Nadda and Shah held an important meeting with the members of Gujarat BJP Core Committee in the capital Delhi on Tuesday. The meeting, which took place on Tuesday evening, lasted for about seven hours. Earlier on Monday also, Shah held a meeting with CM Bhupendra Patel and state president CR Patil for about eight hours at his home.
