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.
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot says, "The way ED is behaving in the whole country, I believe it's not in their own interest. These are premiere agencies. Now ED is only coming for political parties. ES is only paying attention in going to politicians' houses."
Following the Enforcement Directorate crackdown on several Opposition parties, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot took a dig at the ED by likening it to a "locust swarm from Pakistan."
Rajasthan BJP leader and Deputy Leader of Opposition in the state Satish Poonia on Thursday exuded confidence that his party will win in the upcoming assembly polls in the state and said that the Congress is heading towards a historic defeat.
"It's natural that everyone can't be satisfied. Even if I am the CM, not all decisions can be taken just as I want. That is democracy. This time the tickets were distributed with suggestions by everyone by and large. We will win the election. Common people want our Government to come back
Meanwhile, the party sources said that the suspense continuous on the seats of Congress leaders Shanti Dhariwal, Mahesh Joshi and Dharmendra Rathore, the close aides of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot who were served notice from the disciplinary committee of the AICC.