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According to the partys Madhya Pradesh Minority Morcha chief Aijaz Khan, they were expecting at least two-three seats for Muslim candidates Bhopal Uttar and Bhopal Madhya, and one of Jabalpur or Indore from the states two-dozen minority-dominated constituencies, but the party chose not to field any minority leaders..
Defending the BJPs decision to not field any Muslims in the five states which voted or are to vote for a new assembly this month, a senior party member said,In deciding tickets, winnability is the main criteria and the party did not find any winnable [Muslim] candidate in the high-stakes battle in these states,..
Another Muslim leader from Rajasthan to have quit the party is former state Minority Morcha chief and state minister Amin Pathan, who has alleged that the BJP is no longer following the path of Vajpayee and Shekhawat who believed in sabka saath, sabka vikas in the true sense...
In Telangana, where Muslims are reported to account for 12.68 per cent of the population, the BJP Minority Morcha had demanded two seats in Hyderabad region this year but got none.. In the previous assembly election, the party had fielded two Muslim candidates, including a woman Shahzadi Syed in Chandrayangutta against four-time AIMIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi, and Haneef Ali from Bahadurpura constituency...
Even Vasundharaji was saying three candidates must be fielded from the community (in Rajasthan) to give it representation, he added, pointing out that in every previous election, the BJP got 15 to 20 per cent of votes from Muslims because of candidates in the fray from the community...
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