Representations made till late night

Vadodara: Senior BJP leaders in the city burnt midnight oil to placate the disgruntlement over ticket distribution that led to representations at the party office in Sayajigunj till late Thursday. Peeved workers in some wards spent a better part of the day on Friday too voicing their dissatisfaction. On Thursday, the row began over selection of candidates in ward 17 and ward 18 where ‘outsiders’ were parachuted to the constituencies.

These included a candidate in ward 17 who was said to be close to state BJP chief CR Paatil. Workers have threatened to stay away from campaigning. In ward 18, women members remained miffed as both the women candidates in the ward were not known to them. But the only ward where rebellion was feared was ward 12 where Rajesh Thakkar was looking to contest as an independent if possible after a meeting with supporters.