BJP Says "Many Want To Join Us In Rajasthan", Will Be Screened
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The committee, sources said, will work under the leadership of senior BJP leader Arjun Ram Meghwal. It would also include Vasudev Devnani, MLA and a former minister of the state.
The BJP has decided to form a new "joining committee" in Rajasthan ahead of next year's assembly polls in the state. This will be part of its massive "Mission Rajasthan" programme drawn up to recapture power. Sources say many leaders from other parties, especially the Congress which is witnessing massive infighting, are waiting to join the BJP ahead of elections.
The party is expecting that the new committee will have its hands full vetting the leaders through background checks.
The committee, sources said, will work under the leadership of senior party leader Arjun Ram Meghwal. It would also include Vasudev Devnani, MLA from Ajmer North and a former minister of the state.
The BJP has a history of filling its ranks from state leaders ahead of elections. A case in point is Bengal, where a chunk of leaders from Trinamool Congress, under the leadership of Suvendu Adhikari, joined the party.
