Ahead Of Election, How BJP Balanced Caste Equation In Rajasthan
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At a legislators' meet in Jaipur today, the party elevated Deputy Leader of the Opposition Rajendra Rathore as the Leader of the Opposition
Former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje not the face of the party n the coming election in Rajasthan, the BJP has taken essential measures to get their caste arithmetic right. Last month, the party chose a Brahmin face to head the state unit -- replacing a Jat leader who was at logger heads with Ms Raje. Today, it elevated a Rajput leader to send a message of inclusion to the politically powerful Rajput community.
At a legislators' meet in Jaipur today, the party elevated Deputy Leader of the Opposition Rajendra Rathore as the Leader of the Opposition -- a post that had fallen vacant with the exit of party stalwart Gulab Chand Katariya. A strongman of the BJP's ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Mr Kataria has been made the Governor of Assam.
Last month, the party had elevated CP Joshi -- Brahmin face and MP from Chittorgarh -- as the chief of the state party unit. He had replaced Satish Poonia, who has been made the Deputy leader of the opposition -- a situation that is expected to keep all three communities, Jats, Rajputs and Brahmins, happy.
In 2018, the BJP had gone to polls under the leadership of Vasundhara Raje, who claimed that all 36 communities in Rajasthan find her appealing.
