Overview
- Ninama, who joined the BJP on Thursday, was named the party’s candidate for the Odh district panchayat seat in Shamlaji taluka of Aravalli.
- He took voluntary retirement on April 7, weeks before his scheduled superannuation, and said he quit for personal and family reasons.
- The 59-year-old former police officer hails from Shamlaji, belongs to the Scheduled Tribes community, and last served as inspector general of the Traffic Branch in Gandhinagar.
- Political observers say his quick move from retirement to a ticket reflects a BJP effort to add administrative credibility and deepen reach in tribal and rural pockets before the April 26 vote, with counting on April 28.
- The BJP also inducted ex-AAP farmer leader Raju Karpada on Thursday, reinforcing a pre-election drive to broaden support across agrarian and tribal belts.