NEW DELHI: Former BJP president and Lok Sabha MP Murli Manohar Joshi has been requested by his birthday celebration not to contest the approaching normal election, a development consistent with its decision not to field lots of its veterans, including its founding member and longest serving chief LK Advani, within the polls.
Joshi's place of work confirmed the advance. It said Joshi has issued a brief remark for citizens in Kanpur, from where the 85-year-old leader had received in 2014.
"Dear voters of Kanpur, Shri Ramlal General Secretary (Org), Bharatiya Janata Party conveyed to me today that I should not contest the ensuing parliamentary election from Kanpur and elsewhere," Joshi said in his letter to citizens.
Joshi had vacated Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, which he had received in 2009, for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014.
It, alternatively, remains to be observed if the previous Union minister, who at the side of former top minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Advani, used to be observed as BJP's face for more than twenty years, will reconcile to the verdict or no longer.
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Joshi heads Parliament's Estimates Committee and a few of its observations, including on jobs, the GDP and non-performing belongings, embarrassed the government.
BJP leaders said the birthday celebration has taken a "principled decision" that veterans should make the way in which for more youthful leaders.
The BJP has also no longer given tickets to likes of BC Khanduri, Kariya Munda, Kalraj Mishra, Bijoya Chakravarty - all many time period MPs and over 80 years of age - but even so Advani (91).
Joshi's place of work confirmed the advance. It said Joshi has issued a brief remark for citizens in Kanpur, from where the 85-year-old leader had received in 2014.
"Dear voters of Kanpur, Shri Ramlal General Secretary (Org), Bharatiya Janata Party conveyed to me today that I should not contest the ensuing parliamentary election from Kanpur and elsewhere," Joshi said in his letter to citizens.
Joshi had vacated Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, which he had received in 2009, for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014.
It, alternatively, remains to be observed if the previous Union minister, who at the side of former top minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Advani, used to be observed as BJP's face for more than twenty years, will reconcile to the verdict or no longer.
Complete coverage: Lok Sabha elections
Joshi heads Parliament's Estimates Committee and a few of its observations, including on jobs, the GDP and non-performing belongings, embarrassed the government.
BJP leaders said the birthday celebration has taken a "principled decision" that veterans should make the way in which for more youthful leaders.
The BJP has also no longer given tickets to likes of BC Khanduri, Kariya Munda, Kalraj Mishra, Bijoya Chakravarty - all many time period MPs and over 80 years of age - but even so Advani (91).
Have been asked not to contest Lok Sabha polls: Murli Manohar Joshi
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