Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Hriday Narayan Dixit has said that now the age formula of 75 years is not discussed. In an interview, he expressed grief and said that he did not get the ticket, it was the party's own decision. At that time he was completing 75 years. Presently his age is 79 years.
Hriday Narayan Dixit said that he did not know where the 75 formula went later. When he was asked that this formula applies only to those who do not have to pay anything, he agreed. He said that this formula might have come under some special circumstances, which he did not know.
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Hriday Narayan Dixit, senior leader:-
The ticket that I did not get was the party's own decision and probably I was completing 75. I don't know where the 75 formula went later.
pain when left empty
Bharatiya Janata Party has not placed Hriday Narayan Dixit on any important post. He said that the option should have been given in his case. According to him, if the organization does not want to keep someone on one seat, then it can give him a second or third job. He said that his case was kept blank.
The journalist said that it was also said that this formula was applied to some people since the time of Lal Krishna Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi. Then there was silence on this issue, even though there are many leaders above 75 years of age. On this, Hriday Narayan Dixit said that the discussion is going on, you and I are talking.
'If I had got the post, the pain would have gone away'
He was asked whether he also believed that a sick person gets cured after getting a post. Hriday Narayan Dixit said that this is Dr. KK. It was the research of Agarwal, who has passed away. According to him, Aggarwal had given the example of Narasimha Rao that he had become completely healthy after getting the post. He also said that maybe he needed the post to improve his health.
Hriday Narayan Dixit, senior leader:-
There was Dr. KK Aggarwal who has passed away in Delhi, he had done a research. He had given many examples in which Narasimha Rao ji also had the example that when he got the post, he became completely healthy. So, if I call myself a Vitraagi or even a Sanyasi, then I can say so, but it may be that I need a post only to improve my health and I want the post.
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What is the formula of 75+ in BJP?
The 75+ formula has been an undisclosed and internal policy in the Bharatiya Janata Party, under which leaders who have completed 75 years of age are kept out of active administrative and electoral positions. They are not given ministerial posts or election tickets in the central and state cabinets. They are relegated to 'guidance' roles, organizations or constitutional posts like Governor.
Many leaders are also exceptions, who neither got any constitutional post nor post, there are many leaders who are active in posts and organizations even after crossing 75. After the coming of the Narendra Modi government in 2014, many senior leaders like LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Sumitra Mahajan were kept out under this system.
Is it the same in the party's constitution?
There is no written official provision for this in the constitution of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Exceptions and exemptions have also been seen in this based on political needs and decisions of the top leadership. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are more than 75 years old.
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Who is Hriday Narayan Dixit?
Hriday Narayan Dixit is a veteran BJP leader, famous writer, columnist and former Speaker of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly. Hriday Narayan Dixit, who hails from Unnao, has been a member of the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council 5 times. He has also held the charge of Panchayati Raj and Parliamentary Affairs Minister in the state government.
From 2017 to 2022, he was the Speaker of the 17th Uttar Pradesh Assembly. Along with active politics, he has written books on Indian philosophy, culture, Vedas and politics. He has also been active in the field of literature and education. He has also received Padma Award.