Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], December 4 (ANI): After the BJP exceeded all expectations in Rajasthan and defied exit-poll projections of a good race within the state, storming again to energy with a convincing mandate; the main focus has now shifted to who would be the chief minister.
According to sources, the BJP high brass would come collectively and brainstorm on the occasion’s CM candidate for Rajasthan within the coming days.
However, the BJP, which made a mockery of the exit-poll projections, profitable 115 seats within the 200-member Rajasthan Assembly, has a number of rumoured frontrunners for the CM’s publish.
Former chief minister Vasundhara Raje, Mahant Balak Nath, who emerged victorious from the Tijara meeting constituency on Sunday, Rajasthan BJP chief CP Joshi and Union Minister Gajendra Shekhawat are stated to be among the many high contenders for the chief minister’s chair, in keeping with sources.
The occasion, which did not mission a CM face, fought the Rajasthan elections collectively below the management of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The choice to not title a chief ministerial candidate got here as a departure from the earlier elections when the BJP had introduced Raje as its CM face.
Raje, a two-time former chief minister, secured a contemporary time period within the House from the Jhalrapatan constituency in Jhalawar, profitable by a margin of 53,193 votes and garnering a complete of 1,38,831 votes.
She prevailed over Congress candidate Ramlal, who acquired 85,638 votes.
Another rumoured CM candidate is religious chief and Alwar MP Mahant Balaknath, who defeated Congress candidate Imran Khan by a margin of 6,173 votes within the Tijara meeting constituency.
Another rising chief Diya Kumari, who gained the Vidhyadhar Nagar seat on a BJP ticket, trouncing Sitaram Agarwal of the Congress by a margin of 71,368 votes, can also be seen as a powerful CM contender.
The Vidhyadhar Nagar constituency is located within the Jaipur district of Rajasthan.
Diya Kumari is the granddaughter of Man Singh II, the final ruling monarch of the princely state of Jaipur. She campaigned extensively, in search of votes as a “daughter of Jaipur” and the “princess who walks on the streets”.
Since becoming a member of the BJP in 2013, Diya Kumari gained each the elections that she contested on the occasion’s ticket. She grew to become an elected Member of the legislative meeting from the Sawai Madhopur constituency in 2013.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, she was elected as an MP from Rajsamand.
CP Joshi, a two-time Lok Sabha member from Chittorgarh since 2014, who heads the BJP’s state unit at the moment, can also be seen as a darkish horse for the CM publish.
Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, who was elected as a member of the Lok Sabha from Jodhpur, can also be seen as a powerful contender to develop into chief minister.
Shekhawat has been representing Jodhpur within the Lower House since 2014.
The Leader of the Opposition within the Rajasthan Assembly, Rajendra Rathore, was additionally seen as a possible CM contender going into the elections.
However, he misplaced to Congress candidate Narendra Budania by a margin of 10,345 votes.
Speaking to reporters after rising a winner within the Assembly polls, BJP nationwide normal secretary Arun Singh stated, “We fought the Rajasthan elections under the leadership of PM Modi and the people have voted us back to the state. I congratulate all party workers, who worked tirelessly over the last 5 years, and also thank the people of Rajasthan.”He additional knowledgeable that the BJP’s highest decision-making physique, the Parliamentary Board, will take the ultimate name on the chief minister.
Rajasthan went to polls for 199 of the 200 meeting seats on November 25.
The majority mark within the state is 100.
Polling for the Karanpur constituency was adjourned following the passing away of Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh Koonar. (ANI)