PM Modi’s niece fails to get BJP ticket to contest civic poll
India Published: Friday, February 5, 2021, 12:19 [IST]
Ahmedabad, Feb 05: Prime Minister Narendra Modi s niece Sonal Modi who had sought a ticket from the BJP to contest the Ahmedabad civic polls failed to get one, with the party citing new rules for candidates.
The BJP has announced its candidates for the elections to the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, but the name of Sonal Modi does not figure in the list. On Tuesday, Sonal had said that she had sought a BJP ticket from the Bodakdev ward of AMC. Sonal who is a 30 year old home maker is the daughter of PM Modi s brother Prahlad Modi, who owns a fair price shop in the city and is also the president of the Gujarat Fair Price Shops Association.