Tag: Vasundhara Raje Scindia

  • BJP announces two Rajasthan poll panels, Vasundhara Raje missing from both

    Express News Service

    JAIPUR: In a surprising move, the BJP high command has dealt a significant blow to former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia. She has been kept out of two crucial committees for the Rajasthan elections. On Thursday, Rajasthan BJP State President CP Joshi announced the manifesto committee and the election management committee for the upcoming Rajasthan assembly polls but conspicuously absent from the list were the names of former CM Vasundhara Raje and any of her prominent supporters. This omission has ignited renewed speculations that the BJP high command has firmly decided to enter the upcoming assembly elections without Raje’s involvement.

    For Vasundhara Raje and her loyalists who had held several shows of strength for the last two years and have been demanding that Raje be declared as CM face for the upcoming elections, this is a major setback. While union minister Arjun Meghwal. has been appointed as the Chairman of the Manifesto Committee, Narayan Pancharia will head the Election Management Committee. Elections in Rajasthan are now four months away and all eyes are now focused on whether BJP will rehabilitate Raje in some other position but for the moment it’s a big jolt for Raje and her loyalists.

    In the manifesto committee, Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal has been appointed as the Convenor of the Sankalp Patra Committee. Joining him are MPs Ghanshyam Tiwari, Kirorilal Meena, National Ministers Alka Gurjar, Prabhulal Saini, and Rakhi Rathod, who have been designated as co-convenors. Meanwhile, Narayan Panchariya has been assigned the role of chairman of the Election Management Committee. Co-convenors for this committee include Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, CM Meena, Kanhaiyalal Bairwa, Rajendra Singh Shekhawat, and Anand Sharma.

    In response to inquiries about Vasundhara Raje’s role in the election, the state president affirmed that there are numerous senior leaders within the party who will actively campaign.

    State party in-charge Arun Singh avoided the question asked about Raje’s role, saying that ‘ she is a senior party leader and all senior leaders will campaign for the party’. Party’s state president CP Joshi and state in-charge Arun Singh announced that these committees have been announced as per the instructions of national president J P Nadda and hoped that the state will get the benefit of the experience of both the committees in the upcoming elections.

    It’s noteworthy that the BJP high command recently entrusted Vasundhara Raje with the responsibility of National Vice President. Coming in an election year, it was seen as a signal that the high command intended to keep Raje away from Rajasthan. In a subsequent development, Raje undertook a two-day visit to Delhi, where she engaged in discussions with several key leaders.

    The strained relationship between Raje and the party’s high command dates back to 2014. During the tenure of Home Minister Amit Shah as the national president of the BJP and Raje as the chief minister, the two leaders often found themselves at odds. Following the BJP’s defeat in Rajasthan in 2018, Raje has been noticeably absent from crucial party events. The high command’s intentions became clear when Rajendra Rathore was appointed the Leader of the Opposition when Gulab Chand Kataria assumed the governorship of Assam, despite Raje.

    Remarkably, this marks the first time in decades that the BJP has refrained from announcing its chief ministerial candidate in Rajasthan. Vasundhara Raje has long been synonymous with the BJP in the state, and more than half of the MLAs and MPs are believed to be in her direct support. Many have publicly expressed their allegiance to Raje. This situation has raised concerns that should the party’s high command proceed with the election without Raje, it might face backlash from both Raje and her supporters. This leads to a significant question: Can Prime Minister Modi alone elevate the BJP’s power in Rajasthan, especially in the face of Chief Minister Gehlot’s efforts to solidify his position through populist initiatives aimed at altering the historical patterns of power transition?

    Meanwhile, some Raje loyalists also point out that while it is surprising that she is being dropped from both these committees but other senior leaders like Gajendra Singh Shekhawat,  leader of opposition Rajendra Rathore, both the former BJP chief and the current party President C P Joshi have all been kept out of these committees. On the condition of anonymity, one of Raje’s supporters said, “Nobody can ignore Vasundhara Raje she is after all the most popular mass leader of the BJP in Rajasthan so wait and watch.”

    Nonetheless, the campaign committee announcement is still pending, marking the third major committee after the resolution declaration and the election management committee. Notably, before the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi served as the coordinator of the campaign committee. Traditionally, the coordinator or chairman of the campaign committee becomes the official face of the party for the election. Experts caution that any conjecture is premature without the announcement of this committee.  

    JAIPUR: In a surprising move, the BJP high command has dealt a significant blow to former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia. She has been kept out of two crucial committees for the Rajasthan elections. On Thursday, Rajasthan BJP State President CP Joshi announced the manifesto committee and the election management committee for the upcoming Rajasthan assembly polls but conspicuously absent from the list were the names of former CM Vasundhara Raje and any of her prominent supporters. This omission has ignited renewed speculations that the BJP high command has firmly decided to enter the upcoming assembly elections without Raje’s involvement.

    For Vasundhara Raje and her loyalists who had held several shows of strength for the last two years and have been demanding that Raje be declared as CM face for the upcoming elections, this is a major setback. While union minister Arjun Meghwal. has been appointed as the Chairman of the Manifesto Committee, Narayan Pancharia will head the Election Management Committee. Elections in Rajasthan are now four months away and all eyes are now focused on whether BJP will rehabilitate Raje in some other position but for the moment it’s a big jolt for Raje and her loyalists.

    In the manifesto committee, Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal has been appointed as the Convenor of the Sankalp Patra Committee. Joining him are MPs Ghanshyam Tiwari, Kirorilal Meena, National Ministers Alka Gurjar, Prabhulal Saini, and Rakhi Rathod, who have been designated as co-convenors. Meanwhile, Narayan Panchariya has been assigned the role of chairman of the Election Management Committee. Co-convenors for this committee include Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, CM Meena, Kanhaiyalal Bairwa, Rajendra Singh Shekhawat, and Anand Sharma.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    In response to inquiries about Vasundhara Raje’s role in the election, the state president affirmed that there are numerous senior leaders within the party who will actively campaign.

    State party in-charge Arun Singh avoided the question asked about Raje’s role, saying that ‘ she is a senior party leader and all senior leaders will campaign for the party’. Party’s state president CP Joshi and state in-charge Arun Singh announced that these committees have been announced as per the instructions of national president J P Nadda and hoped that the state will get the benefit of the experience of both the committees in the upcoming elections.

    It’s noteworthy that the BJP high command recently entrusted Vasundhara Raje with the responsibility of National Vice President. Coming in an election year, it was seen as a signal that the high command intended to keep Raje away from Rajasthan. In a subsequent development, Raje undertook a two-day visit to Delhi, where she engaged in discussions with several key leaders.

    The strained relationship between Raje and the party’s high command dates back to 2014. During the tenure of Home Minister Amit Shah as the national president of the BJP and Raje as the chief minister, the two leaders often found themselves at odds. Following the BJP’s defeat in Rajasthan in 2018, Raje has been noticeably absent from crucial party events. The high command’s intentions became clear when Rajendra Rathore was appointed the Leader of the Opposition when Gulab Chand Kataria assumed the governorship of Assam, despite Raje.

    Remarkably, this marks the first time in decades that the BJP has refrained from announcing its chief ministerial candidate in Rajasthan. Vasundhara Raje has long been synonymous with the BJP in the state, and more than half of the MLAs and MPs are believed to be in her direct support. Many have publicly expressed their allegiance to Raje. This situation has raised concerns that should the party’s high command proceed with the election without Raje, it might face backlash from both Raje and her supporters. This leads to a significant question: Can Prime Minister Modi alone elevate the BJP’s power in Rajasthan, especially in the face of Chief Minister Gehlot’s efforts to solidify his position through populist initiatives aimed at altering the historical patterns of power transition?

    Meanwhile, some Raje loyalists also point out that while it is surprising that she is being dropped from both these committees but other senior leaders like Gajendra Singh Shekhawat,  leader of opposition Rajendra Rathore, both the former BJP chief and the current party President C P Joshi have all been kept out of these committees. On the condition of anonymity, one of Raje’s supporters said, “Nobody can ignore Vasundhara Raje she is after all the most popular mass leader of the BJP in Rajasthan so wait and watch.”

    Nonetheless, the campaign committee announcement is still pending, marking the third major committee after the resolution declaration and the election management committee. Notably, before the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi served as the coordinator of the campaign committee. Traditionally, the coordinator or chairman of the campaign committee becomes the official face of the party for the election. Experts caution that any conjecture is premature without the announcement of this committee. 
     

  • Editorial :- Raajasthaan Aur Uttarapradesh Mein Aaj Hon Chunaav To Sarve Kya Kahate Hain?

    Today two pre-poll surveys have been published in newspapers.
    A survey is of Times Now and CNX, which says that if elections are held today in Rajasthan, the Congress is expected to get 110-120 seats and BJP 70-80 seats in the assembly.
    48 percent of the people said Vasundhara Raje Scindia’s rule was bad and 35 percent of the people said good.
    According to this estimation, Congress may burn flora on Diwali but according to a survey, according to the four-day moonlight for Congress, then according to the estimates of the Lok Sabha.
    These pre-poll surveys of Times Now and CNX say that 79 percent of Rajasthan’s people want to see Modi and 23 percent of Rahul Gandhi becoming prime minister. This means that if today’s Lok Sabha elections are held in Rajasthan, then the Congress will get three times the Lok Sabha seats from the Congress.
    2.
    According to Republic TV, if the elections in the National Assembly elections are held in November, what will be the result?
    Vote share project
    UPA – 7.9
    NDA – 43.9
    OTH-3.5
    Seat share project
    NDA-31
    UPA-5
    Others – 44
    With the countdown of all the important 2019 Lok Sabha elections, and with the crucial assembly elections in five states in the next few weeks, November will be the most important month in deciding which steps will be taken in the general elections in November. Lighting the Republic of TV and seawater highlighting the latest national acceptance ratings, which provides a complete and realistic snapshot of the prevailing countrywide election scenario.
    In the October edition, the last figure of the Republic TV-Citizen National Approval Rating retained the NDA, while the UPA had surpassed some points. In the meantime, other parties, which can weaken one side or the other, combine combined 155 seats. Since then, a lot has happened recently on Wednesday, when the Modi government achieved great power among politics and improving the economy of the country unexpectedly, India achieved its highest ranking on the world, at the global level. Ranked a jump of 23 positions in Rank 77, easy to do business.
    Meanwhile, the Prime Minister dedicated the statue of unity to the country on the 143th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, and a few days ago Subhash Chandra Bose and 75th anniversary was celebrated.
    At the same time, Rahul Gandhi and Shashi Tharoor continued playing incredible religion cards.
    Rahul Gandhi had said in Gujarat and Karnataka elections that he had a better understanding of Hinduism than there was between BJP and RSS. Tharoor polarized in the other direction after the invention of Hindus in Pakistan, after declaring BJP as a scorpion on Shivling and not removing it from slippers By announcing the removal, good Hindus have provoked nationalist religious Indians with their remarks on the bad Hindus.
    More importantly, the Supreme Court has delayed its hearings in the Ayodhya case and there is a possibility of further delay. This has given an opportunity to unite the Indians who want to build a magnificent Ram Temple on the grand Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya.
    Now they are emphasizing not only on the government but also the opposition that now there is no delay in the construction of the Ram temple by means of law or through some other medium. That is, now Ramlalla will sit under the shirt rather than the chic.
    Rajya Sabha MP Rakesh Sinha has informed that he will bring a personal bill in Parliament to build a Ram temple.
    Rajya Sabha MP Rakesh Sinha said, “If I say that I will bring a private member bill to build a Ram temple in Rajya Sabha, what will be the stand of the Congress and the Left parties on it? I want to ask if they are going to support private member bills?
    Mohan Bhagwat has clearly said that either the Supreme Court should hear the daily prayers of the Ram temple and give the decision soon. If the Supreme Court can not do this, then the government should make laws and make the way for the construction of the Ram temple. “