Uneasiness in air of Rajasthan as BJP releases its first candidate list ahead of polls

There have been rumblings of displeasure from those who have been denied tickets a day after the Bharatiya Janata Party revealed its first list of 41 candidates for the November 23 assembly elections in Rajasthan. In the list it released on Monday, the BJP fielded 31 fresh faces. Seven MPs have also been chosen for the assembly elections. According to party sources, many leaders who were thought to be close to former chief minister Vasundhara Raje were disappointed to not see their names on the list.

Pralhad Joshi: “It is an internal matter”

Pralhad Joshi, the party’s state election coordinator, arrived in Jaipur on Monday night to assess the situation. “We will talk to the leaders and convince them. It is an internal matter of the party,” Joshi told reporters on Tuesday.

Congress failed in Rajasthan, says BJP ahead of Rajasthan elections

According to Joshi, the Congress has failed to maintain law and order, and crimes against women have escalated. According to Joshi, a minister in the Narendra Modi administration, Rajasthan’s electorate has already decided to remove the Congress government.

On Monday night, supporters of Rajpal Shekhawat gathered at his home and chanted pro-Rajpal Shekhawat chants after learning that his ticket from Jhotwara had been cancelled. Additionally, his followers marched to the Jaipur BJP office.

Shekhawat described the decision to deny him a ticket as startling. He continued by saying that he has supported the Jhotwara constituency for the last 15 years and twice won the seat. Rajyavardhan Rathore, an incumbent Jaipur Rural MP from Jhotwara, has run for office.

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BJP leaders disappointed over tickets

Anita Singh expressed her disappointment with the party’s choice after being refused a ticket from the Nagar constituency. Even though she was a formidable candidate, the party chose another candidate in 2018 who fared much worse than she did, according to Singh. She stated that after consulting with her followers, she would decide on her next move.

From the Nagar seat, the party has put Jawahar Singh Bedham on the ballot. Former MLA and minister Bedham. According to those familiar with the situation, BJP leaders Rajpal Singh Shekhawat, Anita Nagar, and other politicians met with former chief minister Vasundhara Raje on Monday night and Tuesday.

Although Raje is furious that her supporters’ tickets were cancelled, she is reportedly following party policy for the time being. She hasn’t made any public remarks, but on Monday, she congratulated the candidates in a tweet on X (formerly known as Twitter).

A leader close to sitting MLA Narpat Singh Rajvi claimed on condition of anonymity that he is furious about not receiving a party ticket for the Vidyadhar Nagar constituency. Everyone is surprised that the party did not discuss the Jaipur seats with them, according to the leader. Rajvi would not join the Congress or rebel and run for office, he continued.

While dissent was a BJP internal affair, the party’s choice to field MPs, according to Congress spokesperson Swarnim Chaturvedi, demonstrates that the party does not have strong candidates on many seats.