Amid suspense over next Rajasthan CM, BJP MLAs meet Vasundhara Raje

Updated - December 12, 2023 07:56 pm IST

Published - December 11, 2023 12:13 am IST - Jaipur

Former Rajasthan CM and BJP leader Vasundhara Raje leaves after a meeting with BJP president J.P. Nadda in New Delhi on December 7, 2023.

Former Rajasthan CM and BJP leader Vasundhara Raje leaves after a meeting with BJP president J.P. Nadda in New Delhi on December 7, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI

Some newly elected BJP MLAs met senior party leader and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje at her Civil Lines residence on Sunday, amid suspense over whom the party will pick for the Chief Minister post in the state.

The BJP is yet to announce the meeting of the legislature party to choose its leader, who will be the Chief Minister. Nearly 10 MLAs, including Ajay Singh and Babu Singh, were at Raje's residence, sources in the party said.

Also Read: BJP announces Bhajanlal Sharma as Rajasthan CM

Ms. Raje, a two-time Chief Minister, is among the frontrunners for the CM post.

Earlier, on Monday and Tuesday, several BJP MLAs had met Ms. Raje and the meetings were seen as a show of strength. She was recently in Delhi, where she also met the BJP president JP Nadda.

The party has already announced three observers, including Union Minister Rajnath Singh, to oversee the legislature party meeting.

In the Assembly election results declared November 30, the BJP got 115 seats while the Congress secured 69 seats. Elections on 199 out of 200 seats in the State were held on November 25. Polling in Karanpur, where the election was adjourned due to the demise of the Congress candidate, will be held on January 5 and results will be declared on January 8.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.