New Delhi/Gandhinagar: With the date of the Gujarat Assembly elections approaching, the political fervor and ups and downs in the party have intensified. In this connection, a big development was seen in the ruling BJP on Wednesday and that is that three BJP leaders in Gujarat have decided not to contest the assembly elections. The biggest thing is that during the meeting of the Central Election Committee of the BJP in Delhi, these news started spreading rapidly on social media. The three veteran leaders of the Gujarat BJP unit who have announced not to contest the assembly elections include former Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, former Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel and sitting MLA from Gandhinagar seat Bhupendra Singh Chudasama, who contested nine times on a BJP ticket.

Former Chief Minister Vijay Rupani is the biggest face of BJP among those who have announced not to contest the Gujarat Assembly elections. During a conversation with the media, he said that this time I will not contest the assembly elections. In his statement, he said that in this election, new people and workers should be given responsibility. He said that I have decided not to contest the elections and I have also informed Delhi about this by writing a letter. Former CM Vijay Rupani said that any leader who will be selected by the Central Election Committee as a candidate, we will try to make him win.

At the same time, Bhupendra Singh Chudasama, the second tallest leader among the three leaders of Gujarat BJP and the party's MLA from Gandhinagar, has also announced not to contest the elections. During the interaction with the media, BJP leader Bhupendra Singh Chudasama said that I will not contest the assembly elections and I have told the senior party leader. I have decided that other workers should get an opportunity. I have contested 9 times till now and I express my gratitude to the party.

Let us tell you that during the process of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections, a meeting of the Central Election Committee (CEC) was held at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi on Wednesday evening. The meeting was attended by party national president JP Nadda, Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav, former Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa, Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and BJP's Gujarat unit president CR Patil.