weather_iconDublin | 5.38 °C | AQI 17
Wednesday, 25 December, 2024

---Advertisement---

India

Nothing Wrong In Having Multiple CM Faces: Rajasthan BJP Chief CP Joshi Hits Back To Gehlot Allegation

The party secured landslide mandates in all three heartland states, defying some exit-poll estimates that had predicted a tight race.

CP Joshi
CP Joshi

Coming out in defence of his party top brass amid the Opposition barbs over the delay in naming its chief ministerial pick for Rajasthan, the BJP’s state chief CP Joshi on Sunday said there is nothing wrong in having multiple candidates for the top post.

Speaking to ANI on Sunday, the BJP leader said the key decision for Rajasthan will be taken by the high command at the BJP’s legislature party meeting.

---Advertisement---

“How can one say that we are taking time? All our winning candidates are thanking the public for reposing their faith in them. Observers have been appointed (for Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh) and the date for the legislature party meeting (for Rajasthan) will be announced soon,” Joshi told ANI on Sunday.

On whether having multiple claimants for the top post was the major reason for the delay in naming the chief minister of Rajasthan, Joshi added, “There is nothing like that. Once the legislature party meeting is held, the speculations around our CM face will be set at rest. There is nothing wrong with having multiple candidates for the post. All the contenders are deserving candidates,” the BJP state chief added.

---Advertisement---

Earlier, the BJP appointed Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Rajya Sabha MP Suresh Pandey and national secretary general Vinod Tavde as observers for Rajasthan.

Read More: Breaking: Vishnu Deo Sai Is The Next CM Of Chhattisgarh

The party secured landslide mandates in all three heartland states, defying some exit-poll estimates that had predicted a tight race.

On outgoing CM Ashok Gehlot’s allegation that the lack of discipline in the BJP’s state unit was to blame for the delay in naming his successor, Joshi said, “He should look at setting his own party in order. There is a process of internal democracy in the BJP and we are following our trusted conventions in naming the CM.”

On the breakthrough in the ongoing probe into the murder of Karni Sena chief Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi, the BJP state lauded the investigating agencies for nabbing the two absconding accused in the case saying there was no place for crime and criminals in the state under the BJP.

Read More: ‘He Will Prove To Be Great Leader In Times To Come’, Mayawati Says After Naming Akash Anand As Successor

“That incident had come as a shocker for all of us. We are in touch with the Governor, DGP, chief secretary and other officials. Prompt action was taken in this matter and all the accused have been apprehended. I thank and congratulate all the agencies for bringing the culprits to book,” he said.

Gogamedi was shot dead by three assailants at his residence at Shyam Nagar in Jaipur on December 5. While one of them was shot fatally in an exchange of fire with the police, the other two, identified as Nitin Fauji and Rohit Rathod, fled the scene.

Source: ANI

HISTORY

Written By

News24 Desk


Get Breaking News First and Latest Updates from India and around the world on News24. Follow News24 on Facebook, Twitter.

Related Story

Live News

---Advertisement---


live

Latest LIVE News Trending Today, Real Time Updates: 20 Trains Delayed To Delhi Due To Dense Fog Conditions

Dec 25, 2024
Latest LIVE News Trending Today, Real Time Updates
  • 12:19 (IST) 25 Dec 2024

    Andhra Pradesh: Fog Engulfs Tirumala Temple This Morning

  • 09:21 (IST) 25 Dec 2024

    PM Modi Wishes A Merry Christmas, Emphasizes Teachings Of Lord Jesus Christ For Peace & Prosperity

  • 08:46 (IST) 25 Dec 2024

    Rajasthan: Rescue Operation Underway For 3.5-Year-Old Girl Fallen Into Borewell In Kotputli

N24 Shorts Logo

SHORTS

Sports

Heinrich Klaasen’s Net Worth: IPL’s Highest Retained Star – Salary, Stats & Personal Life Revealed!

Heinrich Klaasen is a skillful cricketer known for his adeptness as a wicket-keeper and a swashbuckling batter. Let's see Klaasen's Net Worth, Salary, Stats, and More.

View All Shorts

---Advertisement---

Trending