Amid the continuing suspense over who
the BJP top brass turns to as its chief ministerial candidate for Rajasthan,
after the party returned to the helm on the back of a landslide mandate, former
CM and stalwart leader Vasundhara Raje reached the national capital on
Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters at the airport
after arriving in New Delhi, Raje said, “I have come to visit my
daughter-in-law.”
She secured a fresh term in the Assembly
from the Jhalrapatan Assembly constituency.
The BJP, which wrested Rajasthan from
the Congress, winning 115 of the 199 seats in the November 25-election, is yet
to pick its chief ministerial candidate for the State.
Vasundhara Raje, a two-time chief
minister of the State; Diya Kumari, who has been elected MLA from Vidyadhar
Nagar; Mahat Balak Nath, who won from the Tijara constituency; and
Rajyavarardhan Singh Rathore, who won from the Jhotwara constituency, are
believed to be among the top contenders for the post.
The BJP swept the Hindi heartland on the
counting day for four States that polled for their assemblies last month.
The BJP, with its stunning mandates in
Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, stumped not just their rivals but
also some pollsters who had predicted tight races in these States.
In Rajasthan, the vote count painted a
starkly different picture from what some of the pollsters had predicted, with
the BJP poised to form the government, winning 115 seats, and the Congress
trailing at 69 seats.
The saffron party is scheduled to
convene a Parliamentary party meeting at Balayogi Auditorium in the Parliament
House complex on Thursday, amid the suspense over the selection of chief
ministers for the three heartland states – Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and
Chhattisgarh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with
all the BJP MPs from these three States, will be present at the meeting.
ANI
