BJP May Field 100 New Faces In 2022 Gujarat Polls, Says State Party Chief
NDTV
Gujarat BJP chief C R Patil indicated that at least 30 sitting MLAs would "retire" the next year and make way for new faces
The ruling BJP in Gujarat might replicate the "no-repeat" experiment it tried recently while replacing the entire cabinet and the chief minister in the next year's state Assembly polls as well with state BJP chief CR Patil hinting that the saffron party would field at least 100 new faces in the contest.
In the 182-member Gujarat Assembly, BJP enjoys a majority with 112 seats.
Mr Patil, while addressing BJP workers in Himmatnagar town in north Gujarat on Monday, indicated that at least 30 sitting MLAs would "retire" the next year and make way for new faces.
"See, we have to find 70 new faces (for seats which are not with BJP at present). In addition, some sitting MLAs will also retire. Thus, in all, you will see at least 100 new faces for the upcoming Assembly polls in 2022," said Mr Patil, BJP MP from Navsari seat.
