Nominations to VMC panel today

VADODARA, June 29: Nominations for six posts in the Standing Committee were pushed back to Tuesday, allegedly because the ruling BJP in the Vadodara Municipal Corporation could not reach a consensus over the names.

The General Board meeting, where nominations were to be announced on Monday, was also adjourned till Tuesday as a mark of respect to Bharuch BJP MP Chandubhai Deshmukh, as was another meeting held at 6 p.m. Former Mayor Dalsukhbhai Prajapati agreed that nothing much would be lost if the meeting was put off for a few days.

Sources, however, said the adjournment was welcome as the BJP had faced problems bringing the nomination list down to six. The party had shortlisted Maganbhai Desai, Kiranmai Mehta, Dr Jigeesha Sheth, Kaushik Patel, Bharati Vyas, Bhupendra Patel and Jashoda Sonera, sources said. Adding that Vyas and Sheth were among the contenders for the Mayor’s post, while Desai was seeking re-election.