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Future CM Vasundhara Raje: Alwar MP Mahant Balaknath's Statement Creates Buzz Amid BJP Not Declaring CM Face In Rajasthan
Nishtha Anushree
Nov 07, 2023, 05:18 PM | Updated 05:18 PM IST
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During the election campaign in Rajasthan's Behror, BJP candidate from Tijara and Alwar MP, Mahant Balaknath referred to Vasundhara Raje as the future Chief Minister.
"Our leader, honourable Vasundhara Raje has said everything. Promise this before madam that we have to defeat Congress. Put Behror in jholi of our future CM Vasundhara Raje," he said.
Present on the stage, former minister and BJP candidate from Behror, Dr Jaswant Yadav sang praises for Balaknath. He said that their leader is Vasundhara Raje.
Yadav stated that if the BJP wins, then Vasundhara Raje will be made Chief Minister. According to Hindustan, He also mentioned that without Vasundhara Raje's consent, he wouldn't become a minister.
During the event, the BJP candidates took a dig at the Congress government as well. This happened during nomination filing by Yadav on Monday (6 November) where Vasundhara Raje was the chief guest.
Following the MP's statement, political discussions have intensified in the state. While the BJP has not announced its CM candidate, the video of Balaknath is going viral on social media.
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Nishtha Anushree is Senior Sub-editor at Swarajya. She tweets at @nishthaanushree.
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