Supporters of former Rajasthan BJP president Arun Chaturvedi staged a protest on Sunday after he was denied a ticket when the party released another list of 15 candidates for the Rajasthan assembly polls that are due to be held on November 25.
In its Sunday list, the party denied a ticket to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's loyalist and Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation Chairman Dharmendra Rathore.
Supporters of the former Rajasthan Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president, Ashok Parnami, protested after he was denied a ticket in the fifth list of 15 candidates released by the party on Sunday for the upcoming assembly elections in the state.
CM Ashok Gehlot said, "BJP is nowhere in Rajasthan. It is Congress vs ED in Rajasthan. ED is after us, and summoned my son to Delhi. No case, no complaint, no FIR...Those making false complaints are from the BJP...ED and CBI are being used to topple governments; they (the BJP) are fighting v
After filing his nomination from the Civil Lines seat for the upcoming Rajasthan Elections, Congress leader Pratap Singh Khachariyawas said that the party would secure a historic majority and retain power in Rajasthan.
After securing a BJP ticket to seek a fresh term in the Assembly from the Jhalrapatan constituency, Rajasthan's former chief minister Vasundhara Raje filed her nomination in the Jhalawar district on Saturday.
Taking a dig at the Ashok Gehlot government over the perceived infighting in the Rajasthan Congress, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the ruling party could have fought its internal battles before forming the government in the state.