Vikrant Shekhawat : Oct 10, 2023, 07:05 AM
Rajasthan Assembly Elections: Bharatiya Janata Party, which is trying to find the lost ground in Rajasthan, has released the first list of 41 candidates. BJP wants to show its strength to the opposition before the Lok Sabha by achieving a big victory in Rajasthan. This is the reason that on the lines of Madhya Pradesh, BJP has fielded its MPs in Rajasthan also. Vasundhara Raje's name is not in the first list. Whereas Vijay Bainsla has been fielded against Sachin Pilot and Subhash Mehriya has been fielded against PCC Chief Govind Singh Dotasara from Laxmangarh.Of the 41 seats for which BJP has released the first list of candidates in the Rajasthan Assembly elections, most of them are lost or weak seats. BJP has fielded 7 MPs including 6 Lok Sabha and 1 Rajya Sabha MP in the first list itself. BJP has fielded Lok Sabha MP Diya Kumari from Vidyadhar Nagar of Jaipur, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore from Jhotwara of Jaipur, Kirori Lal Meena from Sawai Madhopur, Baba Balak Nath from Tijara, Narendra Kichad from Mandawa, Bhagirath Chaudhary from Kishangarh and Devji Patel from Sanchore. .According to party sources, by fielding big names of BJP in the election field, BJP is trying to win the nearby seats also. In the list of 41 candidates, 4 women candidates and 17 SC-ST candidates have been given tickets.Tickets of many big names canceledTickets of many shocking big names have been canceled in this list. From Jhotwara seat, BJP has given ticket to Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in place of Rajpal Singh Shekhawat, close to former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje. Whereas from Vidyadhar Nagar, the ticket of Narpat Singh Rajvi, son-in-law of former Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat has been cut and the ticket has been given to MP Diya Kumari. However, Narpat Singh Rajvi was demanding a ticket for his son Abhimanyu Rajvi citing age.Vijay Bainsla in front of PilotKeeping in mind the caste equation in the list, Vijay Bainsla, son of Colonel Kirori Bainsla, has been given ticket from Deoli, Tonk to garner Gurjar votes. Let us tell you that Sachin Pilot contests elections from Tonk, hence Vijay Bainsla has been given the ticket. Subhash Mehriya has been fielded against Congress State President Govind Singh Dotasara. Former Sikar MP Subhash Mehriya, who had earlier left BJP and joined Congress, has now returned to BJP and has been fielded against Congress state president Govind Singh Dotasara. BJP has fielded its three-time MP Devji Patel against Congress' Sukhram Vishnoi, a big leader of Bishnoi community.