New Delhi: Senior BJP leader L. K. Advani is likely to be given a Rajya Sabha seat in May 2019 from Gujarat. BJP President Amit Shah is contesting from Advani’s Gandhinagar seat and if he gets elected to the Lok Sabha, Advani will replace him in the Rajya Sabha. In other words, the two are swapping seats.
Sources in the BJP headquarters said that Advani has been sounded out about this swap before the first lot of candidates were announced and has been told that he is ageing and therefore contesting an election may prove tough, but he remains a tall leader for the party. Advani has retained the Gandhinagar seat six times.
