Parivaarwad runs thicker in BJP, stalwarts clamour for tickets for kin

Bhopal | Saturday | 16th March, 2019

Summary:

Aakash was elected from Indore-3 and Vijayavargiya Senior himself is said to be in the fray for the Indore Lok Sabha ticket. Vikram Singh, son of former minister Harsh Singh, won the Rampur Baghelan seat. At least five who got parivaar tickets were defeated.With more than prestige at stake for the Lok Sabha polls, parivaarwad was expected to take the back seat. The clamour for tickets for kin triggered turmoil it could have done without in the run-up to the hotly contested election, which it eventually lost. Bhopal: A meeting convened at the BJP HQ in Bhopal on Friday to discuss poll strategy descended into a clamour for tickets for kith and kin of party stalwarts.The BJP, which keeps accusing other parties of ‘parivaarwad’, seems to have fallen prey to the same malady..