Dehradun: In fresh action against rebel candidates ahead of February 15 Uttarkhand polls, the BJP has expelled 33 more leaders and workers who were either contesting against party’s official nominees as independents or indulging in other anti-party activities.
Sources said, 33 more leaders and workers were expelled for anti-party activities from the party for six years on Sunday on the directive of Pradesh BJP president Ajay Bhatt, Pradesh party general secretary Naresh Bansal said.
These expulsions are in addition to the 18 expelled immediately after they refused to withdraw from the fray for the Assembly polls on the last day for withdrawal of nominations on February 1, he said.
Mr Bhatt has described the rebels as “over-ambitious people” and said their exit will not impact the party’s prospects in the assembly election.
