Nigel Farage has said he will stand down as Ukip leader if he fails to win the South Thanet seat from the Conservatives . The 50-year-old politician admitted it would be ‘ curtains for me ’ - despite only being elected as Ukip leader for a further four-year term in November . Polls suggest Mr Farage is on course for victory in the crucial Kent seat - but he will have to overturn a Conservative majority of nearly 17 per cent . Scroll down for video . 'Significant ' consequences : Nigel Farage said it would be ‘ curtains for me ’ if he fails to win the South Thanet seat - despite only being elected as Ukip leader for a further four-year term in November . Failing to secure the seat would have ‘ significant ’ consequences for both him and his party , he wrote in The Purple Revolution , serialised in The Daily Telegraph . He said : ‘ The consequences of me failing to secure a seat for myself in the Commons would be significant for both myself and the party . ‘ It is frankly just not credible for me to continue to lead the party without a Westminster seat. ’ Mr Farage stated he felt it would risk the party ’ s 'credibility ' if it had other MPs elected but its leader did not have a seat in Parliament . He said : ‘ What credibility would Ukip have in the Commons if others had to enunciate party policy in Parliament and the party leader was only allowed in as a guest ? Ukip MPs : Mr Farage had to delay the start of his campaigning in South Thanet after the surprise defections of former Tories Douglas Carswell ( left ) and Mark Reckless ( right ) , which sparked by-elections . ‘ Was I supposed to brief Ukip policy from the Westminster Arms ? No - if I fail to win South Thanet , it is curtains for me . I will have to step down. ’ Mr Farage ’ s party currently has two MPs - the Tory defectors Mark Reckless and Douglas Carswell , who both won by elections for Ukip in Rochester and Strood and Clacton after resigning as Conservative MPs . Separately last night , it emerged that Mr Farage had suggested that children of new immigrants coming to Britain should not immediately be allowed to attend state schools . He said Ukip policy was that immigrants and their dependents would need private education for five years after entering the UK . Mr Farage told The Guardian : ‘ I wouldn ’ t foresee people coming into Britain immediately being allowed to bring children to go through the state system . ’
Only elected as Ukip leader for further November term in four-year . Research has indicated he is on course for victory in South Thanet . But MEP will have to overturn a Conservative majority of nearly 17 % . Says it would risk party 's credibility if he did n't have Parliament seat .