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AHMEDABAD: Bollywood star and noted theatre actor, Ahmedabad East BJP MP Paresh Rawal , brought the curtains down on his political career on Saturday, announcing that he had opted out of the race for a second term in the Parliament. Political circles were abuzz that influential Patidar leader C K Patel is frontrunner for the ticket. Hope this clears the fog!”State BJP president Jitu Vaghani said, “We were at the central parliamentary board when we received this news. His not being repeated by the party was near-certain.Tweeting during the day on Saturday, Paresh Rawal said, “I request media and friends not to speculate about my nomination. I had informed party months in advance of my decision not to contest LS elections,” adding that he will remain a loyal member of the BJP.Replying to another user on Twitter, he said, “...I will not fight even if I get the ticket and I have steadfastly maintained in all my statements and interviews etc that I am not interested in political career..