Former CM Vasundhara Raje’s name featured in the second list released by the BJP on October 21. (Image: PTI/File)
After denying him a renomination from his Vidhyadhar Nagar seat, which he has won five times, the BJP decided to field Narpat Singh Rajvi from Chittorgarh
Former chief minister Vasundhara Raje will be contesting the Rajasthan assembly elections from her traditional seat of Jhalrapatan, as the BJP named 83 more candidates on Saturday.
भाजपा की केन्द्रीय चुनाव समिति ने राजस्थान में होने वाले आगामी विधानसभा चुनाव 2023 के लिए निम्नलिखित नामों पर अपनी स्वीकृति प्रदान की है। (1/2) pic.twitter.com/Gi1XdLS812— BJP (@BJP4India) October 21, 2023
After denying him a renomination from his Vidhyadhar Nagar seat, which he has won five times, the saffron camp decided to field Narpat Singh Rajvi from Chittorgarh. This trigerred a backlash from a section of party workers.
The BJP leadership’s about-turn on the candidature of Rajvi, who is the son-in-law of stalwart leader Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, is being seen as a damage-control exercise after he angrily reacted and cited his family legacy to hit out at the party.
The list also includes Vishwaraj Singh Mewar, a descendent of Maharana Pratap Singh, who recently joined the BJP. He has been fielded from Nathdwara, which was won by veteran Congress leader CP Joshi in 2018.
Former state BJP president Satish Poonia has been fielded from Amber, the seat he represents at present. The name of the party’s leader in the Rajasthan assembly, Rajendra Rathore, also figured in the list.
With the second list, the BJP has so far named 124 candidates for the November 25 polls to the 200-member assembly.
Source: News18