Mayor’s son amongst dynasts who were given BJP tickets in Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar
Of the 72 applicants introduced via the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for elections to Rajkot Municipal Company (RMC), no less than seven come from households whose participants are sitting corporators or former corporators. Alternatively, party leaders maintained that they have got taken “utmost care” to stick to standards laid down via state BJP president C R Paatil. An identical is the case in Jamnagar and Bhavnagar municipal firms additionally.
Paatil had introduced that those that have gained civic frame elections three times, or are greater than 60 years of age or are members of the family of elected leaders might not be regarded as for allocation of party tickets for elections to 6 municipal firms.
Alternatively, the record of applicants declared via the party does include a couple of dynasts.
When requested about this, BJP spokesperson Yamal Vyas mentioned, “There’s a distinction. If his son has labored as a party employee, he (the daddy) can’t turn out to be a legal responsibility… We now have now not given price ticket to members of the family of sitting corporators but when any person has served previously, it will have to now not obstruct his or her development.”
Alternatively, when identified that record steered another way, Vyas mentioned, “I’m really not privy to particular instances however we’re taking utmost care to stick to standards”.
Dynasts in Rajkot
The record of dynasts in Rajkot is led via Nehal Shukhla, the candidate for Ward quantity 7. Nehal is more youthful brother of sitting corporator Nitin Shukla. Nitin has been denied a price ticket to hunt fourth time period. Nehal could also be normal secretary of the BJP Yuva Morcha, the party’s formative years wing, and member of the syndicate of Saurashtra College. The Shuklas are sons of former Rajya Sabha member Chiman Shukla.
Son of former Porbandar MP Haribhai Patel, Pushkar Patel has were given price ticket to hunt relection for the second one time. He had gained RMC elections in 2010 and 2015 and had additionally served because the chairman of the status committee of the RMC from 2016 to mid-2018. His mom Manjula too had gained RMC election in 1995 and was once elected mayor of Rajkot in 1999.
Vinu Dhava, brother of former RMC corporator Hari Dhava, has been fielded from Ward No.15, the stronghold of the Dhava circle of relatives. Vinu was once the deputy mayor of Rajkot from mid-2013 to 2015. Hari had gained RMC election in 2015 however had died in workplace. Within the consequent by-election, the BJP had fielded his spouse Kanta who had additionally gained.
Jayaben Dangar, who is looking for her 2nd time period as RMC corporator, is the spouse of Haribhai, a BJP corporator from 2010 to 2015.
Aplesh Morjariya, a scientific practioner contesting from Ward #1 is husband of Anjana Morjariya, the sitting BJP corporator from the ward. Anjana, a BJP Mahila Morcha employee, has additionally served as chairman of the secondary schooling committee of the RMC.
Some other candidate who comes from the circle of relatives of former coporators is Nitin Ramanni. Nitin’s spouse Kailash Ramani, was once a BJP croporator from 2010 to 2015 and had died in workplace. He defected to the Congress and after being denied price ticket via the BJP and gained the 2015 elections to the RMC. Alternatively, he resigned from Congress in 2018, rejoined BJP and was once elected to RMC on a BJP price ticket.
Kusum Tekwani, the BJP candidate for Ward quantity 3, is the spouse of Sunil Tekwani who had unsuccessfully contested the 2015 election.
Dynasts in Jamnagar
In Jamnagar, the record of dynasts is led via Parth Jethava, son of outgoing mayor Hasmukh Jethva. Hasmukh has gained Jamnagar Municipal Company (JMC) election for 5 consecutive phrases from 1995. “I used to be now not eligible as in keeping with the factors made up our minds via the party… The board allotted election price ticket to my son and I admire that,” Hasmukh, an recommend who additionally runs personal tuition categories in Jamngar mentioned.
Parth, 25, who assists his father in operating the training institute, can be contesting his maiden election.
Six different applicants who have been allocated tickets from Jamnagar are shut kinfolk of sitting corporators.
Bhavnagar
In Bhavanagar additionally, members of the family of 4 sitting corporators had been given tickets to contest the polls. They’re DD Gohil’s spouse Leela, Anil Trivedi’ spouse Bhavna, Geeta Vaja’s husband Mahesh and Yogita Pandya’s son Kuldeep.
