Process of selection of 9050 BJP candidates for local elections over: CR Patil

Gandhinagar: The process of selection of candidates for local elections has been completed, said Gujarat BJP chief CR Patil today while speaking to media persons. In the first phase, the party announced 576 candidates for 144 wards. In the second phase, the party is today going to announce 8,474 candidates including 980 candidates for elections of 31 district panchayats, 4,774 candidates for 231 taluka panchayats and 2,720 candidates for 81 municipalities. Thus at the end of entire process, the party has selected total 9,050 candidates across 349 units for local elections.

Party chief CR Patil further said, on an average over 20 party workers or leaders had sought tickets to contest the elections. In all 2 lakh party workers and leaders wished to contest which is a record in itself.

Patil said the party had made three criteria for deselection of candidates. None who had been elected for three or more terms from an party or as an independent was given ticket. None above age of 60 was given ticket. None of the relatives of member of parliaments, members of legislative assembly or party office bearers was given ticket.

Patil said, all party candidates in respective city/district will take pledge tomorrow to dedicate self in the service of the people. DeshGujarat