Ahmedabad
: BJP chief Amit Shah, who is set to
file his nomination for the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat on Saturday, started his
election campaign by garlanding the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel here.
Shah
has replaced BJP veteran L K Advani, who had been winning uninterrupted from
Gandhinagar since 1998, from the prestigious constituency. Shah is contesting
the Lok Sabha poll for the first time.Shah will address a rally in the city
before embarking on a massive road show.
Union
ministers Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari, leaders of BJP's allies such as Shiv
Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, SAD supremo Parkash Singh Badal and LJP founder
Ram Vilas Paswan were present on the stage with Shah.Shah's nomination from the
Gandhinagar seat will mark a generational shift in the BJP as this seat was
held by Advani for six terms.
The
state BJP feels that Shah's nomination will energise the party in Gujarat and
help it win all the 26 Lok Sabha seats in the state.As an MLA, Shah had earlier
represented Sarkhej constituency. After delimitation, he was an MLA from
Naranpura constituency. Both the seats were under Gandhinagar Lok Sabha
constituency.
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