2024-03-14 00:02:14
Rajasthan Politics: According to the script written before the assembly elections in Rajasthan, senior Congress leaders are now becoming BJP. Just before the Lok Sabha elections, Congress has suffered another major setback. On Sunday, 1370 Congressmen joined BJP. Of these, 45 leaders are counted among the giants. Veteran Congress leaders left Congress and joined BJP. Former CM Ashok Gehlot has said that he is leaving Congress in difficult times. Read here why is this happening?
highlights
- Big blow to Congress before Lok Sabha elections in Rajasthan
- 1370 leaders and workers joined BJP in one day
- 45 veterans left Congress and joined BJP
- Congress’s troubles are certain to increase on 13 Lok Sabha seats.
Jaipur: Sunday, March 10 was not a good day for Rajasthan Congress. The veteran Congress leader, a former cabinet minister and several times minister and MLA, left the party and joined BJP. Among the 1370 leaders who joined BJP, the names of 45 are also big. There is talk in political circles that the leaders who have been in Congress for decades and the party gave them everything. Despite this he left the party. There are many leaders and workers in political parties who keep spreading the word in the party for decades. Despite this they do not get a chance to move forward. Those who got the chance to become MLAs, ministers and Union ministers, they cheated and went away. Today we will try to find out why the senior Congress leaders left the party…
Veterans left Congress and joined BJP in Rajasthan
Got a lot, yet left Kataria with us
Lalchand Kataria got everything in Congress. He was made a Union Minister. He was Agriculture Minister twice during Gehlot rule. He has been in-charge of many districts. Even after getting so much, Lalchand Kataria said goodbye to Congress. The general public is not able to understand the reason for Kataria’s displeasure. Some people say that former CM Gehlot did not include many of Kataria’s suggestions in the budget. Last time when a separate budget for agriculture was presented, Lalchand Kataria, being the Agriculture Minister, wanted to read the budget himself but his request was not accepted. Some people also say that Congress is shrinking in many states and BJP’s family is growing. In such a situation, Kataria has joined BJP to explore new possibilities.
Veteran Congress leaders joined Congress.
Rajendra Yadav is afraid of ED or has some other resentment
Rajendra Yadav, who was a cabinet minister in Gehlot rule, left Congress and joined BJP. During the recently held assembly elections, Yadav had lost by just 313 votes. The reason for his defeat is being attributed to independent candidate Durga Lal Saini. Durga Lal Saini is from Mali community and Ashok Gehlot is also from Mali community. During the elections, Rajendra Yadav had requested Ashok Gehlot to convince Durga Lal Saini to get his nomination withdrawn. Durga Lal Saini remained firm in the field. Yadav believes that Gehlot did not help him in any way. Because of this, resentment is being said. Some political analysts are also believing that ED has raided Rajendra Yadav’s companies twice. Therefore, due to fear of pressure and action from central agencies, Rajendra Yadav has taken refuge in BJP.
Former Mantra Lalchand Kataria
On the advice of Kataria, Ramlal Sharma changed sides.
Rampal Sharma, who had contested Lok Sabha elections from Bhilwara and Assembly elections from Mandal on Congress ticket, also joined BJP. Rampal Sharma is looking for his political future on the advice of Lalchand Kataria. It is being told that he has joined BJP only on the advice of Kataria. No major reason for displeasure with Congress emerged. Apart from being the President of Bhilwara District Cricket Association, Sharma is also the Treasurer of Rajasthan Cricket Association.
Richpal Mirdha
Richpal Mirdha and Vijaypal Mirdha
Richpal Mirdha and Lalchand Kataria are Samadhi. Kataria’s daughter is married to Vijaypal Mirdha, son of Richhpal Mirdha. Richpal and Vijaypal, both father and son, have been MLAs from Degana. It was Lalchand Kataria who convinced both these leaders to join BJP. One reason is also believed to be that Ajay Kilak, who was a minister for two consecutive terms in Vasundhara Raje’s regime, was not made a minister in the Bhajanlal government. The enmity between Kilak and Mirdha is well known. Richpal and Vijaypal also joined BJP due to the desire to move ahead by defeating Kilak. Richpal Mirdha’s niece Dr. Jyoti Mirdha had joined BJP even before the assembly elections. Jyoti Mirdha is also considered to have played an important role in bringing Mirdha to BJP.
Alok Beniwal angry over not giving ticket despite supporting in crisis
Alok Beniwal, MLA from Shahpura, is the son of former Governor Dr. Kamla. Dr. Kamala remained in Congress all her life. When Congress did not give ticket to his son Alok Beniwal in the 2018 elections, he reached the Assembly by winning the election as an independent. After winning the elections, Beniwal supported the Gehlot government. During the political war between Gehlot and Pilot, when the Congress government was in trouble in the year 2020, independent MLA Alok Beniwal stood firmly with Gehlot. After saving the government, Gehlot had said that he would remain grateful to him throughout his life, but Congress did not again give ticket to Alok Beniwal in the 2023 assembly elections. Beniwal, who contested the election as an independent, lost the election. Due to this neglect by the party, he said goodbye to Congress and joined BJP.
Pilot’s staunch supporter Bairava has raised his voice against Gehlot.
Player Lal Bairava, former MP from Karauli Dholpur and former MLA from Baseri, has been a staunch supporter of Sachin Pilot. During the previous government, there was a political war going on between Gehlot and Pilot. Then player Lal Bairava made several verbal attacks on Ashok Gehlot. Bairava had openly advocated for making Pilot the CM. While opposing Gehlot, Bairava has also given the statement that Congress has lost badly twice when Gehlot was the CM. This statement of Bairava proved to be true in the 2023 assembly elections also. Congress neither made Pilot the state president nor gave him any responsibility in the organization. In such a situation, Bairava became angry with the party and joined BJP.
The leaders who are leaving the Congress were recognized by the Congress, some were made Union Ministers, some were made ministers in the state. Someone was given a big position in the party, but in difficult times he is leaving the party and running away.
Ashok Gehlot, former Chief Minister, Rajasthan
Former Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot
They are leaving the party in difficult times – Gehlot
Senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister of the state Ashok Gehlot has expressed great pain over the leaders leaving the party. He has said that the leaders who are leaving the Congress have been given positions and recognition by the party, some have been made central ministers and some state ministers. Given a big position in the party, but in difficult times he is running away from the party. We should learn from the Gandhi family, in which Rahul Gandhi and his entire family were harassed by the ED, they are facing every pressure firmly.
About Sambrat Chaturvedi
Sambrat Chaturvedi, Assistant News Editor, Bharat Times Digital. A journey of 17 years in journalism, after organizations like Rajasthan Patrika, Dainik Bhaskar, Network18, till Times Internet. Special interest in country-state, sports and education, art and culture. Continuous eagerness to learn with interest in new uses of digital medium…… Read More
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