BJP sticks to no CM candidate policy
6 Nov 2014 5:20 AM IST
The city unit of BJP, on Tuesday formally announced that it will not declare chief ministerial candidate and contest the upcoming Delhi assembly elections with ‘collective leadership’.
Millennium Post had reported earlier that the BJP will contest Delhi polls, riding on the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, like Haryana and Maharashtra assembly polls.
‘The central leadership of the party has decided to contest assembly elections under collective leadership. But it does not mean that the party lacks leader,’ said Satish Upadhayay. According to sources in the party, two factors — lack of unanimous personality for the post and fear of factionalism, are the main reasons for not declaring the chief ministerial candidate. The party is apparently divided in three major groups — Jats, Bania and Punjabi lobby, each having its own chief ministerial candidate.
The senior most BJP MLA Jagdish Mukhi, who was being considered as front runner for the post if BJP had decided to form government in the outgoing assembly, belongs to Punjabi lobby.
It is also speculated that New Delhi MP Meenakshi Lekhi is also pitching for the post, but party’s strategy to not send MPs to assembly will go against her.
The bania lobby has two major candidates — Vijay Goel and Vijender Gupta, both former president’s of Delhi BJP.
The Jats lobby include Parvesh Verma, son of former Delhi chief minister late Sahib Singh Verma. Parvesh, a member of Parliament from West Delhi will also face difficulties from various quarters of
the party.
Millennium Post had reported earlier that the BJP will contest Delhi polls, riding on the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, like Haryana and Maharashtra assembly polls.
‘The central leadership of the party has decided to contest assembly elections under collective leadership. But it does not mean that the party lacks leader,’ said Satish Upadhayay. According to sources in the party, two factors — lack of unanimous personality for the post and fear of factionalism, are the main reasons for not declaring the chief ministerial candidate. The party is apparently divided in three major groups — Jats, Bania and Punjabi lobby, each having its own chief ministerial candidate.
The senior most BJP MLA Jagdish Mukhi, who was being considered as front runner for the post if BJP had decided to form government in the outgoing assembly, belongs to Punjabi lobby.
It is also speculated that New Delhi MP Meenakshi Lekhi is also pitching for the post, but party’s strategy to not send MPs to assembly will go against her.
The bania lobby has two major candidates — Vijay Goel and Vijender Gupta, both former president’s of Delhi BJP.
The Jats lobby include Parvesh Verma, son of former Delhi chief minister late Sahib Singh Verma. Parvesh, a member of Parliament from West Delhi will also face difficulties from various quarters of
the party.
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