Rajasthan BJP state president Joshi offered to resign from his post, this reason came to light

CP Joshi Resign: BJP state president CP Joshi has offered to resign from his post. Joshi has been in Delhi for the last 4 days. He also met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and National President JP Nadda. Joshi had offered to resign once before as soon as the results of the Lok Sabha elections came out. Joshi wanted to quit after the BJP government was formed in Rajasthan in the results of the assembly elections (December-2023). He was asked by the party high command to remain in the post. The party government was formed under his leadership, he wanted to hand over the command to a new leader.

Even before going to the Lok Sabha elections, Joshi had told the high command that he himself is contesting from Chittorgarh. In such a situation, he will not be able to campaign across the state. However, the high command had asked him to remain in the post. Now it has been about one and a half months since the Lok Sabha election results came out. In such a situation, he has now offered to leave the post once again. Sources say that his resignation will be accepted soon. By-elections will be held on five seats under the leadership of a new state president.

Feedback was given to Shah regarding the by-elections

Joshi met Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament House on Monday. Joshi congratulated the government on being formed for the third time under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi. There was a discussion between the two leaders about the by-elections to be held on five assembly seats in Rajasthan. Joshi also attended the meeting of the working committees of the districts where by-elections were to be held recently. Joshi also informed Shah about the feedback received from the meetings.

Equations changed due to Brahmins being on both the posts of CM and State President

Caste equations changed in Rajasthan due to Brahmin leaders being on both the important posts of CM and State President. In the party's election formula, leaders of different castes are always kept on both these posts. This time coincidentally, Brahmin leaders are on both the posts. Bhajanlal Sharma on the post of CM and CP Joshi on the post of State President. The party is soon going to go for by-elections on 5 seats. In such a situation, a leader from OBC or SC category can be appointed as the state president, so that both the big posts have a wide impact on the voters. In the neighboring states of Madhya Pradesh and Haryana, the state president is also a Brahmin. In Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh, the Deputy Chief Minister is a Brahmin. In such a situation, this change in Rajasthan has been considered necessary.

Was Joshi dissatisfied with the Lok Sabha results?

In Rajasthan, the BJP had won all 25 seats in the last two Lok Sabha elections in 2014 and 2019. This time it had to face defeat on 11 seats. Joshi was not unhappy with these results, but he was definitely dissatisfied. He had told the high command what were the ticket-related equations in the Lok Sabha elections and the reasons for not getting the expected results in the elections. He had admitted that the party could not get the votes of certain caste-communities. In such a situation, it is necessary to give them representation as well.

BJP can make OBC or SC leader the state president

The next state president of Rajasthan BJP can be a leader belonging to OBC or SC category. The names that are at the forefront of the discussion are Rajendra Gehlot (Mali), Prabhulal Saini (Mali) and Jitendra Gothwal (SC). Apart from these, any Jat leader can also be made the state president.

The simple reason for this is that in the assembly and Lok Sabha elections, the BJP got much less votes than expected from the Jat community in Bikaner, Jodhpur, Jaipur Rural, Nagaur, Sri Ganganagar, Sikar, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Barmer, Dausa, Tonk seats. BJP was able to win only on very few seats.

Even the then Deputy Leader of Opposition Satish Poonia had lost the election. In such a situation, someone from the Jat community can also be made the state president. Party sources say that it is decided that the state president will not be a Rajput, Brahmin or Vaishya leader.

After Vasundhara, he is the second state president in the last 30 years under whose leadership the party won

In the last 30 years, BJP won the assembly elections in Rajasthan in 2003 and 2013 when Vasundhara Raje was the state president. Joshi is only the second state president after Vasundhara, under whose leadership the party got a clear majority in the 2023 assembly elections and BJP formed the government by winning 115 seats.

He was made the state president of Rajasthan in April-2023. Before him Satish Poonia was the state president. Apart from Raje, in the last 30 years, Lalit Kishore Chaturvedi, Arun Chaturvedi, Madanlal Saini, Om Mathur, Mahesh Sharma, Ashok Parnami have been the state presidents.

Joshi, who came from student politics, may get a big role

Joshi has become an MP for the third consecutive time in 2014, 2019 and 2024. Joshi considers Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla as his political guru. Birla has become the Lok Sabha Speaker for the second consecutive time. Party sources say that Joshi may soon get a place in the national leadership or the Union Cabinet (if expanded).

Has met JP Nadda and Amit Shah

Sources said that Rajasthan BJP state president Joshi has been in Delhi for the last few days and has also met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president JP Nadda. CP Joshi is an MP from Chittorgarh. Sources said that he has told the BJP high command that he is an MP and there is a custom of one person and one post in the party. That's why he wants to leave the post.

Joshi has offered to resign earlier too

This is not the first time that BJP Rajasthan President CP Joshi has offered to resign from the post. Earlier, after the results of the assembly elections held last year, he had offered to step down from the post.

The names of these leaders are at the forefront for the post of state president

According to the information, the names of Kirori Lal Meena, Avinash Gehlot, Prabhu Lal Saini and Rajendra Gehlot are leading for the post of BJP's state president. Sources say that there has also been a discussion that CP Joshi should remain in the post till the by-election. At present, the final decision will be taken by the party high command.

By-elections are to be held on these seats

Let us tell you that the five assembly seats in Rajasthan where by-elections are to be held are Jhunjhunu, Dausa, Deoli-Uniyara, Khinvsar and Chaurasi. BJP had to suffer losses in the Lok Sabha elections. In such a situation, BJP would not want to take any risk.