As the days of declaring names of the candidates for the Gujarat assembly polls are approaching, new turns and twists are on its way to make the show last.
The decision of Vijay Rupani and the other senior leaders came at a time when the party had convened a meeting of Central Parliamentary Board to finalise the tickets under the leadership of Prime Minister.
The Central Election Committee (CEC) led by the PM though is supposed to finalise the list, it will primarily be discussed in the state level core committees. It is not yet clear whether internal rebellion will be an issue for BJP here similar to Himachal Pradesh.
BJP, that has won Gujarat six times definitely faces anti-incumbency on the ground. Added to that is the emerging popularity of Kejriwal style model of development that unexpectedly Punjab endorsed last year.
The political analysts think that the BJP will try to push some fresh blood to add energy to the campaign that will be able to contain the rise of AAP. Interestingly, the party’s recent campaign ‘Main Khush Hoon’ is framed towards that direction.