The party swept the local body polls held early this year with fresh faces getting a chance to contest after candidates above 60 years were barred from contesting. However, that bar does not apply to the upcoming Assembly elections, Paatil said on Monday.
The BJP will allow candidates above 60 years of age to contest the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections, according to BJP state president CR Paatil.
The party swept the local body polls held early this year with fresh faces getting a chance to contest after candidates above 60 years were barred from contesting. However, that bar does not apply to the upcoming Assembly elections, Patel said on Monday.
Addressing BJP workers and supporters in Amreli during an event organised to felicitate Parshottam Rupala on his elevation as Union minister of cabinet rank, Paatil said, “The BJP, at its parliamentary board meeting, took some decisions like not allotting tickets to people older than 60 years. It applies to (municipal) corporations and district panchayats (polls) and does not apply to Assembly elections…”