Gujarat polls: Tribal chief Chhotu Vasava to not contest from his seat Jhagadia, his son steps in
By PTI
AHMEDABAD: Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) founder Chhotu Vasava won’t contest from his conventional Assembly seat Jhagadia in Gujarat’s Bharuch district, from the place he has received seven instances in a row, and as an alternative his son can be within the fray from the constituency within the subsequent month’s elections.
As per the second checklist of six candidates launched by the tribal get together for the December 1 and 5 elections, Chhotu Vasava’s son Mahesh Vasava has been fielded from Jhagadia.
Mahesh Vasava had received from Dediapada in Narmada district within the 2017 Assembly elections.
Before that, he had emerged victorious from the identical seat in 2002 (when the BTP was not in existence).
The BTP, which has pockets of affect in adivasi-dominated areas of the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Gujarat, received two Assembly seats in 2017 when it fought elections in an alliance with the Congress.
However, the regional outfit later severed ties with the primary opposition get together.
Early this yr, it entered right into a short-lived alliance with Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Party sources mentioned the senior Vasava (75), who was earlier with the Janata Dal (United), just isn’t prone to contest polls this time resulting from his poor well being.
From Dediapada, the get together has fielded BTP member Bahadursinh Vasava.
The different candidates are Ravjibhai Pandor (Khedbrahma), Narendra Rathva (Pavijetpur), Nitin Vasava (Nakleshwar) and Subhash Vasava (Mangrol).
Except for Ankleshwar, all the opposite 5 Assembly seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates.
The get together had introduced the primary checklist of 12 candidates on Sunday, of which 9 have been fielded from ST-reserved seats.
Apart from Bhiloda, Jhalod, Dahod, Sankheda, Nandod, Vyara, Nizar, Dang and Dharampur, all reserved for tribal candidates, the get together had introduced candidates on non-reserved seats of Karjan, Jambusar and Olpad.
BTP president Mahesh Vasava mentioned his get together will discipline candidates on all of the 27 Assembly seats reserved for ST candidates and in addition contest constituencies which have a sizeable tribal inhabitants.
Gujarat has a 182-member Assembly.
AHMEDABAD: Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) founder Chhotu Vasava won’t contest from his conventional Assembly seat Jhagadia in Gujarat’s Bharuch district, from the place he has received seven instances in a row, and as an alternative his son can be within the fray from the constituency within the subsequent month’s elections.
As per the second checklist of six candidates launched by the tribal get together for the December 1 and 5 elections, Chhotu Vasava’s son Mahesh Vasava has been fielded from Jhagadia.
Mahesh Vasava had received from Dediapada in Narmada district within the 2017 Assembly elections.
Before that, he had emerged victorious from the identical seat in 2002 (when the BTP was not in existence).
The BTP, which has pockets of affect in adivasi-dominated areas of the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Gujarat, received two Assembly seats in 2017 when it fought elections in an alliance with the Congress.
However, the regional outfit later severed ties with the primary opposition get together.
Early this yr, it entered right into a short-lived alliance with Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Party sources mentioned the senior Vasava (75), who was earlier with the Janata Dal (United), just isn’t prone to contest polls this time resulting from his poor well being.
From Dediapada, the get together has fielded BTP member Bahadursinh Vasava.
The different candidates are Ravjibhai Pandor (Khedbrahma), Narendra Rathva (Pavijetpur), Nitin Vasava (Nakleshwar) and Subhash Vasava (Mangrol).
Except for Ankleshwar, all the opposite 5 Assembly seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates.
The get together had introduced the primary checklist of 12 candidates on Sunday, of which 9 have been fielded from ST-reserved seats.
Apart from Bhiloda, Jhalod, Dahod, Sankheda, Nandod, Vyara, Nizar, Dang and Dharampur, all reserved for tribal candidates, the get together had introduced candidates on non-reserved seats of Karjan, Jambusar and Olpad.
BTP president Mahesh Vasava mentioned his get together will discipline candidates on all of the 27 Assembly seats reserved for ST candidates and in addition contest constituencies which have a sizeable tribal inhabitants.
Gujarat has a 182-member Assembly.
