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Gujarat elections: Ex-MP Kanjibhai Patel, son Sunil quit BJP

Gujarat elections: Ex-MP Kanjibhai Patel, son Sunil quit BJP

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Miffed over the ticket distribution, the father-son duo took the unexpected step on the last day of nomination for the first phase of elections

With just a few days left for the Gujarat assembly elections, a senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former MP Kanjibhai Patel on Tuesday resigned from the party along with his son, Sunil Patel.

Miffed over the ticket distribution, the father-son duo took the unexpected step on the last day of nomination for the first phase of elections.

Sunil will contest independently from Gandevi constituency.

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It can be noted that the BJP released its third list of candidates a day ago, completing all 89 nominations for the first phase, but did not give a ticket to Sunil.

On Tuesday, the party also released its fourth list comprising only one candidate, thus declaring a total of 135 candidates for the182-member Assembly.

The elections in Gujarat will be held in two phases on December 9 and 14.

The result will be announced on December 18.