"If Joe Biden Can, So Can I": Gujarat BJP Candidate, 76, Says Age No Bar
NDTV
BJP's Yogesh Patel, who is contesting the Assembly elections for the eighth time, claims that his "hosh" and "josh" will once again see him through
At 76, his appetite for a political fight has once again landed him in the thick of electioneering in Gujarat. When reminded by NDTV about the 75-year age-limit stipulated for candidates by his own party, pat came the reply: "Look at Joe Biden. He's managing America at 80."
Yogesh Patel, the BJP candidate from Manjalpur constituency in Vadodara, is contesting the Assembly elections for the eighth time and claims that his "hosh" (sense) and "josh" (resilience) will once again see him through, no matter his ripe old age.
Reacting to a query on why was his party compelled to relax its own stipulation and field a candidate who is 75-plus, Mr Patel said: "I have always been in close contact with the people, even during times when I wasn't an MLA. That stands me in good stead."
The BJP candidate, an MLA for 32 years, claimed that he has always worked for the people with all his heart and will be fighting this election in right earnest.
