Gujarat Assembly polls | Six BJP leaders file nominations as independent candidates
The Hindu
Six-time MLA from Waghodia, Madhu Shrivastav, who was not renominated by the BJP this time, filed his papers as an independent
Six BJP leaders including a sitting MLA and four former legislators have filed nominations as independents after being denied tickets by the party for the next month's Gujarat Assembly elections.
For 89 seats which would go to the polls in the first phase, Thursday was the last day for withdrawal of nominations.
Elections to the 182-member Gujarat Assembly will be held in two phases on December 1 and 5. The counting of votes will be taken up on December 8.
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Former BJP MLA and the party's tribal face Harshad Vasava, who filed his nomination papers a week ago as an independent from Nandod in Narmada district, did not withdraw his nomination, thus staying in the fray against the party's official candidate.
Arvind Ladani, former BJP MLA from Keshod in Junagadh district, too did not pull out of the contest. He was sulking after the party gave the ticket to present MLA Devabhai Malam for Keshod instead of him.
On Thursday, one sitting BJP MLA and two former BJP MLAs also filed their nominations as independents for the seats which will go to polls on December 5 in the second phase. The last date to withdraw nomination for the second phase is November 21.
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