Cong., BJP facing internal strife in candidates’ selection in Rajasthan
The Hindu
By-elections for two Assembly seats slated for October 30
Internal rivalries, influence of local leaders and political interference by the dominant communities are some of the factors facing both the ruling Congress and the Opposition BJP during the exercise to select candidates for the upcoming by-elections to two Assembly seats in Rajasthan.
The voting for bypolls in Udaipur district’s Vallabhnagar and Pratapgarh district’s Dhariawad constituency will be held on October 30. Election was necessitated after the death of Congress MLA from Vallabhnagar Gajendra Singh Shaktawat on January 20 and BJP legislator from Dhariyawad Gautam Lal Meena on May 19. Both of them died of COVID-19 infection.
Two-time MLA Mr. Shaktawat was a loyalist of former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and had camped at an undisclosed location in Haryana along with the rebel Congress legislators during the political crisis last year. At least two of his family members have staked their claim to get the party ticket.