Rajasthan Assembly elections 2023: ‘Ain’t going anywhere,’ says Vasundhara Raje as she files her nomination
Gung-ho on her party’s chances of returning to the hustings in Rajasthan, the former CM told news agency ANI: “This is the strength of my family (people of Jhalawar). It is their affection and blessings that brought me here brought back.”
Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2023: Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Saturday filed her nomination papers in Jhalawar district to seek re-election from Jhalrapatan constituency. After securing a ticket from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Raje arrived at the district headquarters with thousands of her supporters and submitted the papers to the returning officer.
Gung-ho on her party’s chances of returning to the hustings in Rajasthan, the former CM told news agency ANI: “This is the strength of my family (people of Jhalawar). It is their affection and blessings that brought me here again.”
Vasundhara Raje offers prayers at Radi Ke Balaji Temple
Vasundhara Raje also offered prayers at the Radi Ke Balaji Temple in Jhalawar before filing her nomination on Saturday.
On her comment ‘I feel like I can retire now’ as reported by a section of media, Raje said, ‘I would like to make it clear that I am not going anywhere. I just submitted my nomination. Don’t think about my retirement anytime soon.”
“Jhalawar is my family. In this family we say a lot about things that have nothing to do with politics. After listening to (her son) Dushyant (Singh) yesterday and seeing how people responded to it, I was elated. As a mother, I couldn’t be happier seeing how he was one with the people here,” she added.
Dushyant Singh currently represents the Jhalawar-Baran constituency in the Lok Sabha.
Earlier, on Friday, the BJP released its fourth list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Rajasthan. The party named two candidates – Ram Niwas Meena from Todabhim (ST) constituency and Swaroop Singh Khara from Sheo constituency – in the fourth list.
BJP releases third list of 58 candidates
Earlier this week, the BJP released its third list of 58 candidates, including former MLA Ajit Singh Mehta from Tonk constituency against Congress leader and sitting MLA Sachin Pilot. In the 2018 assembly elections, the Congress emerged as the largest party, with 99 seats, while the BJP had to settle for 73 seats in the 200-member House.
Ashok Gehlot finally took oath as chief minister, with the support of BSP MLAs and independents. Rajasthan will vote for the Assembly in a single phase on November 25 and its votes will be counted on December 3 along with those of four other poll-bound states.
Rajasthan Assembly Election 2023: Important data
- Date of issuance of Gazette Notice: October 30, 2023 (Monday)
- Last date of nominations: November 6, 2023 (Monday)
- Date for examination of nominations: November 7, 2023 (Tuesday)
- Last date for withdrawal of applications: November 9, 2023 (Thursday)
- Poll date: November 25, 2023 (Saturday)
- Count date: December 3, 2023 (Sunday)
- Date before which election will be completed: December 5, 2023 (Tuesday)
Stay informed India.com for all updates regarding this constituency and other seats of the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan. Find out who the winners, losers, margins of victory and all the other details will be during our special election results coverage.
(With input from agencies)