A string of issues over the past several months have brought embarrassment to the BJP in the state. The Opposition meanwhile is capitalising every misstep.
Sharma is general secretary in BJP’s Rajasthan unit, & has been associated with party over three decades. He is said to have Sangh backing & was jailed during Ayodhya stir in 90s.
The 1st-time MLA won from Sanganer by 48,081 votes, defeating Congress’s Pushpendra Bhardwaj. BJP, which won MP, Chhattisgarh & Rajasthan, has selected fresh CM faces in all 3 states.
Union minister and state leader Gajendra Singh Shekhawat says ‘I’ve never thought of being CM’, rules out rebellion in Rajasthan BJP & targets Gehlot govt on ‘appeasement politics’.
Gehlot, who is usually shy of TV appearances and newspaper interviews, is now vocal on a number of issues, making himself heard on multiple media platforms.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi is believed to have taken this decision keeping in mind 2019 Lok Sabha elections when Gehlot's experience will come in handy.
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