Shah participates in core committee meeting of Gujarat BJP to further candidate selection process/brainstorming on poll issues

Gandhinagar:

BJP president Amit Shah continued the brainstorming on selection of party candidates and other poll related strategies in his home-state Gujarat on seventh consecutive day today.

Shah participated in a high level of meeting the core committee of ruling BJP to further and finalize the panel of candidates.

A party leader said that now the formality of the announcement of the candidates would be done through the central parliamentary committee.

He said that Shah also guided the party on other poll related issues and strategy in the current political scenario in the state where he has himself termed the coming election as a battle of prestige for the party and set a tight target of 150+ seats.

Earlier, Shah remained present on the all six days of the state parliamentary board meeting of BJP in Ahmedabad from October 21 to 26. During the meeting held at Shanti Niketan premises near Chandkheda area here the names of potential candidate’s in zone-wise manner were discussed.

Notably, election in Gujarat will be held in two phases on December 9 (89 seats of 19 districts of South Gujarat, Saurashtra and Kutch) and December 14 (93 seats of remaining 14 districts of North and Central Gujarat). Counting will take place on December 18.

As Gujarat elections were of special importance to the BJP and Congress was also trying all out through new caste equations to give a strong fight, Shah was camping in his home state for around a week with special focus of candidate selection.

Apart from the formal meetings also held a series of informal meetings during last one week. He is likely to leave for tonight where he is expected to give the final touch to the candidates list in consultation with other senior leaders including PM Narendra Modi.

Desh Gujarat