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In its second list, the BJP named 83 candidates for the November 25 election, fielding former chief minister Vasundhara Raje from her traditional Jhalrapatan seat.
The party also decided to field Narpat Singh Rajvi from Chittorgarh after its earlier decision to deny the five-term MLA, who is the son-in-law of its stalwart leader Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, renomination from his Vidhyadhar Nagar seat. This triggered a backlash from a section of party workers.
The names also include Vishwaraj Singh Mewar, a descendent of Maharana Pratap Singh, who joined the party recently. He has been fielded from Nathdwara, which was won by veteran Congress leader C P Joshi in 2018.
Former state BJP president Satish Poonia has been fielded from Amber, the seat he currently represents in the Rajasthan assembly.
BJP’s leader in the Rajasthan assembly, Rajendra Rathore, was also part of the second list.
Gehlot, Pilot in Congress list
Meanwhile, the Congress has released its first list of 33 candidates for the 200-member assembly, fielding chief minister Ashok Gehlot from Sadarpura and his former deputy Sachin Pilot from his traditional seat Tonk.
Assembly speaker C P Joshi is being fielded from Nathdwara while state unit chief Govind Singh Dotasra will be fighting from Lachhmangarh.
The assembly elections in Rajasthan will be held in a single phase on November 25 and the results will be declared on December 3, along with those of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram.
(With inputs from PTI)
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