One-third of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators in the Gujarat Assembly may not be picked up for contesting in forthcoming elections as the party plans to field fresh faces.
Mostly the axe would fall on MLAs who have been winning for the past three or more terms. Since BJP has been ruling the State for the past 27 years, anti-incumbency is one factor that would have to be addressed, a senior BJP leader told The Hindu on condition of anonymity.
With this in mind, a new strategy has been worked out to give opportunities to promising first-timers in the constituencies where MLAs have been repeatedly elected for three or more terms.
