BJP's Rajasthan unit expels key Vasundhara Raje loyalist from party for six years

The Rajasthan unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) expelled senior leader and former minister Dr Rohitashav Sharma from the party for six years on charges of breach of discipline.

The Rajasthan BJP on Saturday expelled former state minister Dr Rohitashav Sharma from the party for six years on charges of breach of discipline. Sharma is considered to be close to former chief minister Vasundhara Raje. Satish Poonia, the BJP's state unit president took the decision to expel Rohitashav Sharma on Saturday. This comes days after Sharma confronted the party's state leadership and accused leaders, including Poonia, of failing to reach out to the people of Rajasthan during the Covid-19 pandemic.