1983-2011 Posted August 6, 2012 Posted August 6, 2012 Ahmedabad: Keshubhai Patel formally announced the launch of his new party after he resigned from the BJP on Saturday. His new party is called Gujarat Parivartan Party, and will contest the assembly polls early next year. On August 4, Mr Patel, along with former union minister Kanshiram Rana, sent their resignation letters to the party high command, only months ahead of the assembly elections in the state. Mr Patel said he is unhappy with the way the party functions now. He said, "I am leaving with a lot of pain. The present BJP has gone miles away from democracy and has become insensitive towards the people." He said, "In this situation, I cannot remain silent and be a mute spectator and that is the reason I have decided to form a new party which will be the real BJP. At this ripe age, I am not forming a new party for power as people have given me enough. My only aim is to give a better alternative to the people of the state." Mr Patel's decision to float a new party could see a realignment of anti-Modi forces in the state months ahead of the assembly polls with Mahagujarat Janata Party of former state minister Gordhan Zadafia likely to merge with it. Patel is said to be still enjoying the backing of sections of the Sangh family, including RSS pracharaks and VHP volunteers. Support for him is likely to grow when Mahagujarat Janata Party merges with the new party. Zadafia, while pledging support for Patel, had recently said he would merge his party with the new outfit. Sources close to Mr Patel said his new party will field candidates in all the 182 assembly seats. http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/keshubhai-patel-formally-launches-gujarat-parivartan-party-251850
1983-2011 Posted August 6, 2012 Author Posted August 6, 2012 GPP will launch anti-modi campaign while Anna Hazare's party is unlikely to contest any elections this year but they will campaign for Lokpal in Gujarat before the elections, even SP is likely to field some candidates. So will it affect the number of seats Congress and BJP will get this time round?
ganeshran Posted August 6, 2012 Posted August 6, 2012 Even if he does have an impact which is unlikely, he would split the Anti modi votes strengthening BJP.
1983-2011 Posted August 6, 2012 Author Posted August 6, 2012 it will be a failure of gigantic proportions. he is trying to get Patel votes which is something like 20% and will have the backing of VHP and gujarat RSS according to some reports. Keshubhai is anti-modi but not anti-BJP so might get votes for that reason. Gujarat has been BJP since 95 so dont see it changing
Sachin=GOD Posted August 6, 2012 Posted August 6, 2012 he is trying to get Patel votes which is something like 20% and will have the backing of VHP and gujarat RSS according to some reports. Keshubhai is anti-modi but not anti-BJP so might get votes for that reason. Gujarat has been BJP since 95 so dont see it changing he (and some other seniors leaders including the former CM Suresh Mehta) did this before the last elections as well but Modi won very comfortably. As for RSS/VHP - they have not liked Modi for a long time but haven't been able to do anything at all to hurt him in Gujarat. The fact of the matter is that whether you like Modi or not, you've got to accept that at this moment there isn't a person/party that can defeat him in Gujarat. So Keshubhai Patel is simply finishing off his own political career by doing this.
1983-2011 Posted August 6, 2012 Author Posted August 6, 2012 he (and some other seniors leaders including the former CM Suresh Mehta) did this before the last elections as well but Modi won very comfortably. As for RSS/VHP - they have not liked Modi for a long time but haven't been able to do anything at all to hurt him in Gujarat. The fact of the matter is that whether you like Modi or not' date=' you've got to accept that at this moment there isn't a person/party that can defeat him in Gujarat. So Keshubhai Patel is simply finishing off his own political career by doing this.[/quote'] but this time keshubhai has launched a party and Gordhan Zadaphia party will merge with his, modi can be defeated but BJP cant be defeated in gujarat i think
Sachin=GOD Posted August 6, 2012 Posted August 6, 2012 but this time keshubhai has launched a party and Gordhan Zadaphia party will merge with his' date=' modi can be defeated but BJP cant be defeated in gujarat i think[/quote'] Nah. All these people have now become a spent force so the most they can hope to achieve in the upcoming elections is to reduce BJP's numbers by 5-10 seats - not much of a difference I would say.
kabira Posted August 7, 2012 Posted August 7, 2012 me thinks this is all politics...so that anti modi votes goes to Keshubhai instead of Congress.
Sachin=GOD Posted August 7, 2012 Posted August 7, 2012 me thinks this is all politics...so that anti modi votes goes to Keshubhai instead of Congress. No way. Keshubhai Patel has been a staunch critic of Modi since the day Modi replaced him as CM.
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