BJP Releases Third List of Rajasthan Assembly Poll Candidates

BJP Releases Third List of Rajasthan Assembly Poll Candidates

VoM News Desk | November 2, 2023 | 06:28 PM IST | Politics, Rajasthan | Follow on Google News

BJP Releases Third List of Rajasthan Assembly Poll Candidates

BJP Releases Third List of Rajasthan Assembly Poll Candidates

The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has unveiled its third list of candidates for the upcoming Rajasthan assembly elections. This list includes 58 candidates, with particular attention drawn to the clash in the Tonk constituency. Former MLA Ajit Singh Mehta has been named as the BJP candidate against incumbent Congress leader and sitting MLA Sachin Pilot. In the 2018 state assembly polls, Sachin Pilot emerged victorious against the BJP’s Yunus Khan, who had previously served as a minister in Vasundhara Raje’s cabinet.

Raje and Rajendra Rathore in the Fray

In the third list, the BJP has once again put forward Shankar Lal Sharma to compete in the Dausa constituency, which is currently held by Congress’s Murali Lal Meena. In 2018, the BJP’s Shankar Lal Sharma faced defeat by Meena with a margin of 48,056 votes. The BJP’s second candidate list already introduced former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, who will contest from Jhalarpatan, while senior BJP leader Rajendra Rathore is set to run from Taranagar. The list also features Rajyavardhan Rathore, an MP from Jhotwara, and MP Diya Kumari, who is fielded from Vidhyadhar Nagar. Other notable candidates include Baba Balaknath in Tijara and Kirodi Lal Meena in Sawai Madhopur.

The Battle for the Assembly

In the 2018 assembly elections, the Congress secured 99 seats, while the BJP won 73 seats in the 200-member house. Ashok Gehlot’s government came to power with the support of BSP MLAs and independents.

Upcoming Election Schedule

The upcoming assembly polls are scheduled as follows: Mizoram on November 7, Chhattisgarh on November 7 and November 17, Madhya Pradesh on November 17, Rajasthan on November 25, and Telangana on November 30.

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