The BJP is following a long process to decide the candidates for each constituency.
New Delhi:
In Indian politics, where there is intense competition for tickets from whichever party has a winning chance, it is rare for sitting MPs to announce that they do not want to contest re-election. So, when two BJP MPs today – within hours of each other – said they would like to be “relieved” of their political duties, many were surprised.
However, sources have told NDTV that the BJP’s well-prepared election machinery, which has conducted extensive surveys and held long deliberations on every Lok Sabha seat, has already decided not to repeat Gautam Gambhir and Jayant Sinha. Had done.
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Less than five hours later, Jayant Sinha, who represents Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh in the Lok Sabha, made an almost identical post. “I have requested Honorable Party President Shri @JPNadda
“Please release me from my direct election duties so I can focus my efforts on tackling global climate change in India and around the world,” he posted on Twitter.
Both the leaders thanked the party leadership, including PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, for the opportunities given to them.
Gautam Gambhir has become MP for the first time, while Jayant Sinha, son of former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha, was elected from Hazaribagh for two consecutive terms. Sources indicated that both the MPs were not very popular in their constituencies and the BJP, which has set a target of winning 370 seats for itself, had decided not to repeat them.
“In Delhi, where the party had won all seven Lok Sabha seats in 2019, the party is looking for new faces,” a source said.
The decision followed a long, detailed process, which included obtaining feedback from people in each constituency, conducting internal assessments and hiring survey agencies to file comprehensive reports. This was followed by discussions by the state leadership and national leadership.
Sources said the national leadership has made it clear that MPs who have not performed well will not be taken back and at least 60 sitting MPs may face the same fate.
A five-hour meeting was held in New Delhi on Thursday night, which was chaired by Prime Minister Modi and attended by Mr Shah and Mr Nadda, among others. The meeting, which started at 11 pm and ended at 4 am, also focused on constituencies where the party had not performed well. The idea was to announce the names of the candidates before the election dates were announced, so that their respective candidates got enough time to reach out to the voters.
The first list of candidates is expected to be released later today.
