Hectic parleys begin in BJP ahead of mayoral polls

  • | Thursday | 20th July, 2017

There is also a possibility to field a woman candidate for the mayor’s post,” said a BJP leader on condition of anonymity.Chamoli has held the post of mayor since 2008. “Chamoli continued as mayor after BJP’s win in the assembly elections since mayoral polls were due in March 2018,” said another BJP leader.because the elections would be held in March 2018 but now senior leaders have started eyeing the post for which hectic parleys are going on,” said a senior BJP leader on condition of anonymity. DEHRADUN: The mayoral elections may be eight months away but hectic parleys have begun in the BJP camp in Dehradun where at least three contenders are gearing up for the contest in March next year.MLA Vinod Chamoli who won the Dharampur constituency holds the post but in the next elections the party is likely to field another candidate. The names which have been doing the rounds include Umesh Aggarwal, Puneet Mittal and Sunil Uniyal Gama who is considered close to CM Trivendra Singh Rawat.Talking to TOI, BJP state president Ajay Bhatt said, “The party core committee will decide the matter at the appropriate time and we have many capable leaders for the post.”BJP insiders said that the BJP candidate for the post of the mayor would be someone capable of contributing to the smart city initiative.“It would be a difficult choice for the party since all three are very capable and senior members of the party.

DEHRADUN: The mayoral elections may be eight months away but hectic parleys have begun in the BJP camp in Dehradun where at least three contenders are gearing up for the contest in March next year.MLA Vinod Chamoli who won the Dharampur constituency holds the post but in the next elections the party is likely to field another candidate. The names which have been doing the rounds include Umesh Aggarwal, Puneet Mittal and Sunil Uniyal Gama who is considered close to CM Trivendra Singh Rawat.Talking to TOI, BJP state president Ajay Bhatt said, “The party core committee will decide the matter at the appropriate time and we have many capable leaders for the post.”BJP insiders said that the BJP candidate for the post of the mayor would be someone capable of contributing to the smart city initiative.“It would be a difficult choice for the party since all three are very capable and senior members of the party. There is also a possibility to field a woman candidate for the mayor’s post,” said a BJP leader on condition of anonymity.Chamoli has held the post of mayor since 2008. “Chamoli continued as mayor after BJP’s win in the assembly elections since mayoral polls were due in March 2018,” said another BJP leader.because the elections would be held in March 2018 but now senior leaders have started eyeing the post for which hectic parleys are going on,” said a senior BJP leader on condition of anonymity.

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