Prime Minister Narendra Modi's niece Sonal Modi, who had sought BJP nomination to contest Ahmedabad civic body polls failed to get a ticket

Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's niece Sonal Modi, who had sought BJP nomination to contest the Ahmedabad civic body polls failed to get a ticket with the party citing new rules for candidates.

The BJP announced its candidates for the upcoming elections to the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), but Sonal Modi's name does not figure in the list.

Sonal Modi

Talking to reporters on Tuesday, Sonal Modi had said she has sought BJP ticket to contest from Bodakdev ward of the AMC.

Sonal Modi, a homemaker in her late 30s, 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 Gujarat Fair Price Shops Association.

BJP

The BJP list released late in the evening on Thursday does not have the name of Sonal Modi as the candidate from Bodakdev or any other ward of the AMC.

Rules are same for everybody, state BJP president C R Paatil said when asked about denial of ticket to Sonal Modi.