New Delhi: In a big blow to the Congress, a senior chief from Jodhpur, Rameshwar Dadhich, has shifted allegiance to the Bharatiya Janata Celebration simply earlier than the 2023 Rajasthan Meeting Elections. Having an in depth affiliation with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and hailing from the identical district because the CM, Dadhich has parted methods with the Congress after a 50-year-long affiliation.
Speaking to reporters, Union Minister and BJP Chief Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Thursday stated that Rameshwar Dadhich, a seasoned Congress chief with a historical past of working throughout the get together for the reason that 1980s in Jodhpur, together with Vinod Sharma, one other influential Congress determine from Dausa, have not too long ago crossed over to the BJP, accompanied by a number of others. This transfer is anticipated to considerably bolster the BJP’s power, doubtlessly resulting in a notable surge within the get together’s affect.
#WATCH | Jaipur, Rajasthan: On Congress chief Rameshwar Dadhich becoming a member of BJP, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat says, “Senior Congress chief working with Congress for the reason that 80s from Jodhpur and one other senior Congress chief from Dausa, Rameshwar Dadhich and Vinod Sharma,… pic.twitter.com/PRFodY9cqH
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Explaining his determination to hitch the BJP, Rameshwar Dadhich highlighted PM Modi’s imaginative and prescient to raise India globally and curb fraudulent actions just like the paper leak rip-off in Rajasthan. He expressed his option to align with the BJP to foster a extra conducive setting in Rajasthan.
#WATCH | Jaipur, Rajasthan: On becoming a member of BJP, former Congress Chief Rameshwar Dadhich says, “The explanation (for becoming a member of BJP) is PM Modi’s need to take India on the prime on the earth and the to cease the scams just like the paper leak rip-off in Rajasthan. I made a decision to hitch the BJP to construct a… pic.twitter.com/ookIAWvVV8
— ANI (@ANI) November 9, 2023
Rajasthan is scheduled to go to polls on November 25, the counting of which can happen on December three together with 4 different state meeting elections. Within the 2018 Rajasthan meeting elections, the Congress gained 99 seats whereas the BJP gained 73 seats within the 200-member home.