<p>The nomination of senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader C P Thakur’s son as the party’s candidate for the May 9 by-polls to the Bihar legislative council has drawn criticism from others in the party, with one leader terming it “unacceptable”.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“It was wrong to nominate C P Thakur’s son Vivek Thakur as the party’s candidate. <br />Dynastic politics is unacceptable in BJP as the party’s essence is against promoting family members,” Ramkishore Singh, former party legislator and spokesperson, said here on Sunday.<br /><br />Vivek Thakur filed his nomination papers as the BJP candidate for a seat in the Bihar legislative council on Friday.<br /><br />“I directly blame party’s senior leader and deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi for this. He is bowing before C P Thakur to keep him in good humour,” said Ramkishore Singh, who aspired to become the party candidate for the Bihar legislative council.<br /><br />He said that he has written a letter to the BJP national president Rajnath Singh in this connection. “I have informed him (Rajnath Singh) about my opposition to (Vivek) Thakur’s nomination.” <br /><br />Another senior party leader, who did not wish to be identified, said that several committed workers of the party have been ignored while declaring Vivek Thakur’s candidature. “It will send a wrong message among party workers,” he said.<br /><br />The by-elections were necessitated following the death of three legislators — Badshah Prasad Azad and Ramchandra Prasad of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Ramashraya Prasad Singh of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U). <br /><br />The JD-U has nominated former minister Manzar Alam and Raj Kishore Kushwaha as its candidates for the remaining two seats. <br /><br />All the three candidates of the ruling coalition are set to be elected unopposed.<br /></p>
<p>The nomination of senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader C P Thakur’s son as the party’s candidate for the May 9 by-polls to the Bihar legislative council has drawn criticism from others in the party, with one leader terming it “unacceptable”.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“It was wrong to nominate C P Thakur’s son Vivek Thakur as the party’s candidate. <br />Dynastic politics is unacceptable in BJP as the party’s essence is against promoting family members,” Ramkishore Singh, former party legislator and spokesperson, said here on Sunday.<br /><br />Vivek Thakur filed his nomination papers as the BJP candidate for a seat in the Bihar legislative council on Friday.<br /><br />“I directly blame party’s senior leader and deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi for this. He is bowing before C P Thakur to keep him in good humour,” said Ramkishore Singh, who aspired to become the party candidate for the Bihar legislative council.<br /><br />He said that he has written a letter to the BJP national president Rajnath Singh in this connection. “I have informed him (Rajnath Singh) about my opposition to (Vivek) Thakur’s nomination.” <br /><br />Another senior party leader, who did not wish to be identified, said that several committed workers of the party have been ignored while declaring Vivek Thakur’s candidature. “It will send a wrong message among party workers,” he said.<br /><br />The by-elections were necessitated following the death of three legislators — Badshah Prasad Azad and Ramchandra Prasad of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Ramashraya Prasad Singh of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U). <br /><br />The JD-U has nominated former minister Manzar Alam and Raj Kishore Kushwaha as its candidates for the remaining two seats. <br /><br />All the three candidates of the ruling coalition are set to be elected unopposed.<br /></p>