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Surat: City unit BJP president Nitin Bhajiyawala has also staked his claim to Surat Lok Sabha seat. I expect the party to renominate me as candidate from Surat Lok Sabha constituency.”There are over 16.5 lakh voters in this constituency and majority of them are Saurashtrian Patels. Darshana Jardosh, sitting BJP MP , and five senior party leaders are the other prominent ticket aspirants for this seat. Original Surtis too are in sizeable numbers in Surat Lok Sabha constituency.The party observers will submit a report to BJP Parliamentary Board, which will take a decision on the candidate. BJP should not give ticket to a nominee of any other community.”Nitin Bhajiyawala was reportedly asked by party leadership to contest in 2014, but he had declined..