PUNE: Sitting BJP MP Anil Shirole’s aspiration for a second consecutive term within the Lok Sabha from the town might not be a clean affair with a piece of the party prepared to present district guardian minister Girish Bapat a chance on the Centre.
Senior BJP leaders said although a few days had been left for the announcement of the election schedule, the party was once still unsure about the candidature and had a “lengthy record” of LS poll price ticket aspirants from Pune.
Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Kakade was once also within the race for the BJP price ticket. Sources said Kakade seemed to be nearly out of the race “with the party high command giving him a cold shoulder”.
A senior BJP chief said, “Shirole can be the most obvious choice for the BJP high command because of the file margin (three lakh votes) with which he defeated his nearest Congress candidate within the 2014 LS polls. We will paintings to protected the BJP’s victory, regardless of the leadership’s selection of candidate.”
Shirole admitted that he has expressed his need to contest the approaching election on the BJP price ticket. “I were given a chance to constitute my party for the remaining 5 years within the Lok Sabha. I am having a look forward to continue and take forward a number of ongoing central initiatives in the second term,” he said.
The sources said the BJP high command might not be able to rule out Bapat as a candidate. “Bapat has been active for nearly three many years within the city’s politics and deserves an opportunity on the Centre. As Pune’s guardian minister for the remaining 4 years, Bapat has treated the town’s issues on precedence. The city gets new initiatives if he gets elected,” a source said.
The sources added that although Kakade did not seem to be a front-runner to any extent further, no one must rule out the have an effect on he may just make on the end result with the give a boost to of a sizeable numbers of corporators.
Kakade had played a pivotal role in ensuring the party’s best-ever performance within the 2017 civic elections by way of successful 97 seats. After failing to get any assurance of a price ticket from the BJP leaders, Kakade had met a number of Congress and NCP leaders not too long ago, a source said.
Senior BJP leaders said although a few days had been left for the announcement of the election schedule, the party was once still unsure about the candidature and had a “lengthy record” of LS poll price ticket aspirants from Pune.
Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Kakade was once also within the race for the BJP price ticket. Sources said Kakade seemed to be nearly out of the race “with the party high command giving him a cold shoulder”.
A senior BJP chief said, “Shirole can be the most obvious choice for the BJP high command because of the file margin (three lakh votes) with which he defeated his nearest Congress candidate within the 2014 LS polls. We will paintings to protected the BJP’s victory, regardless of the leadership’s selection of candidate.”
Shirole admitted that he has expressed his need to contest the approaching election on the BJP price ticket. “I were given a chance to constitute my party for the remaining 5 years within the Lok Sabha. I am having a look forward to continue and take forward a number of ongoing central initiatives in the second term,” he said.
The sources said the BJP high command might not be able to rule out Bapat as a candidate. “Bapat has been active for nearly three many years within the city’s politics and deserves an opportunity on the Centre. As Pune’s guardian minister for the remaining 4 years, Bapat has treated the town’s issues on precedence. The city gets new initiatives if he gets elected,” a source said.
The sources added that although Kakade did not seem to be a front-runner to any extent further, no one must rule out the have an effect on he may just make on the end result with the give a boost to of a sizeable numbers of corporators.
Kakade had played a pivotal role in ensuring the party’s best-ever performance within the 2017 civic elections by way of successful 97 seats. After failing to get any assurance of a price ticket from the BJP leaders, Kakade had met a number of Congress and NCP leaders not too long ago, a source said.
Shirole eyes term-II, Bapat also in race
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