Dissent continued to run through Rajasthan state BJP unit on Friday with party legislator and son in law of senior party functionary and former vice-President of India Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Narpat Singh Rajvi demanding to be appointed Leader o Opposition in the Assembly.
The post is presently held by former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje.
Senior BJP parliamentarian Ramdas Agarwal in a letter to party president Rajnath Singh has claimed that Rajvi recently met BJP prime ministerial candidate LK Advani and requested that he be elevated to the post.
In the letter dated January 13, 2009, Agarwal linked Rajvi's desire for the post to Bhairon Singh Shekhawat's sudden return to active politics and added that Rajvi’s appointment could resolve differences within the party and help the state BJP score better results in the LS elections.
Refusing comment on the reports, Agarwal simply said: “The matter is being looked into.”
While refusing to comment on the reports, Rajvi said: "There were several issues related to the state BJP which I discussed with Advaniji.''
Office bearers of the state BJP too refrained from comments on the matter.
Party insiders say the inability to resolve differences with Shekhawat and Rajvi may hurt BJP prospects in the LS elections.
Rajvi is said to be at the tip of a disgruntled iceberg that promises to come crashing on BJP poll prospects if the party fails to take note of the simmering discontent within the party.
Several BJP leaders in the state are said to be sore with the former chief minister Raje and have come out in the open since the BJP sffered an electoral stback in the lections to the state Asembly late last year.
The state is divided into 25 parliamentary constituencies that could not be ignored ahead of a close contest that the parliamentary elections, in May, promise to be.
The post is presently held by former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje.
Senior BJP parliamentarian Ramdas Agarwal in a letter to party president Rajnath Singh has claimed that Rajvi recently met BJP prime ministerial candidate LK Advani and requested that he be elevated to the post.
In the letter dated January 13, 2009, Agarwal linked Rajvi's desire for the post to Bhairon Singh Shekhawat's sudden return to active politics and added that Rajvi’s appointment could resolve differences within the party and help the state BJP score better results in the LS elections.
Refusing comment on the reports, Agarwal simply said: “The matter is being looked into.”
While refusing to comment on the reports, Rajvi said: "There were several issues related to the state BJP which I discussed with Advaniji.''
Office bearers of the state BJP too refrained from comments on the matter.
Party insiders say the inability to resolve differences with Shekhawat and Rajvi may hurt BJP prospects in the LS elections.
Rajvi is said to be at the tip of a disgruntled iceberg that promises to come crashing on BJP poll prospects if the party fails to take note of the simmering discontent within the party.
Several BJP leaders in the state are said to be sore with the former chief minister Raje and have come out in the open since the BJP sffered an electoral stback in the lections to the state Asembly late last year.
The state is divided into 25 parliamentary constituencies that could not be ignored ahead of a close contest that the parliamentary elections, in May, promise to be.
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