Pilot and Gehlot have been at loggerheads over the chief minister’s post ever since the party formed the government in the state in 2018. (file photo)
Rajasthan Elections 2023: Five MLAs who joined Congress in 2019 from BSP except Rajendra Singh Gudha raise demand in front of state Congress co-incharge Qazi Nizamuddin
Before the Rajasthan elections, a new crisis seems to be brewing for the Congress. A local report said that most of the independent MLAs supporting the Congress government and those who joined the party from BSP have demanded “ticket guarantee”.
according to a report in Amar UjalaThe five MLAs who merged with the Congress from the BSP in 2019, except Rajendra Singh Gudha, raised the demand before state party co-in-charge Qazi Nizamuddin.
Gudha had last year told a national daily about the growing resentment and discontent among BSP MLAs, whom he had taken over from the Congress. “Last time when we had an alliance with the government, out of six MLAs, three became ministers and three became parliamentary secretaries. We could not get the same perks this time. The kind of attitude some ministers have towards us will definitely create mistrust among our MLAs. Daily newspaper Last year.
However, this time Gudha is still silent. If Amar Ujala If reports are to be believed, the leader has joined the Sachin Pilot camp and hence has not raised any issue.
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It has been said in the report that Gudha will also benefit if the 18 supporters of the Pilot camp reach an agreement with the Congress high command and gain an edge.
Gudha himself is a strong candidate and can easily win Udaipurwati in Jhunjhunu district without any party support.
Demands of former BSP MLAs
According to Amar Ujala In the report, the demand for “ticket guarantee” was raised by Deepchand Kheria and Sandeep Yadav. The MLAs have clearly stated that they want to secure their future, and hence the Congress should announce that they will be given tickets.
Sandeep Yadav and Lakhan Singh Meena along with MLA Wajib Ali were present in the feedback programme. The report said that he also spoke to the party on behalf of Joginder Singh Awana and Deepchand Kheria.
Congress’s three co-incharges Amrita Dhawan, Virendra Singh Rathore and Qazi Mohammad Nizamuddin are taking feedback regarding election preparations.
11 out of 13 independents have raised a similar demand
Sirohi to Sanyam Lodha, Dudu to Babulal Nagar, Mahwa to Omprakash Hudla, Shahpura to Alok Beniwal, Thanagaji to Kanti Prasad, Khandela to Mahadev Singh Khandela, Kushalgarh to Ramila Khadiya, Ganganagar to Rajkumar Gaur, Gangapur to Ramkesh Meena, Laxman Meena to Bassi. Suresh Tank from Kishangarh has demanded ticket assurance from Congress.
Independent MLAs have said that they have given their full support to strengthen the Congress government in five years. “During the political crisis, there was an attempt to buy us as well. But we did not betray the party,” an independent MLA was quoted as saying. Amar Ujala,
