Amit Shah to file nomination for Gandhinagar seat

Ahmedabad, Mar 30 BJP chief Amit Shah, who is set to file his nomination for the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat on Saturday, began his election campaign by garlanding the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel here.

Shah has supplanted BJP veteran L K Advani, who had been winning continuous from Gandhinagar since 1998, from the prestigious constituency. Shah is contesting the Lok Sabha poll out of the blue.

Shah will address a rally in the city before embarking on a massive road show.

Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari, leaders of BJP's allies, for example, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, SAD supremo Parkash Singh Badal and LJP organizer Ram Vilas Paswan were available on the stage with Shah.

Shah's nomination from the Gandhinagar seat will mark a generational shift in the BJP as this seat was held by Advani for six terms.

The state BJP feels that Shah's nomination will invigorate the party in Gujarat and help it win all the 26 Lok Sabha seat in the state.

As a MLA, Shah had earlier represented Sarkhej constituency. After delimitation, he was a MLA from Naranpura constituency. Both the seats were under Gandhinagar Lok Sabha electorate.



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