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Rajasthan: In a boost to BJP, two prominent families of Mewar & Marwar join the party ahead of state battle

In view of the assembly elections, BJP is continuously trying to win over big leaders, families in its favor in Rajasthan

PGurus Newsdesk

October 17, 2023

In view of the assembly elections, BJP is continuously trying to win over big leaders, families in its favor in Rajasthan

Rajasthan Assembly polls: BJP inducts Vishwaraj Singh Mewar, Bhavani Singh Kalvi in party

Ahead of the high-octane Rajasthan Assembly polls, two big families of Mewar and Marwar get themselves associated with the BJP.

Vishwaraj Singh Mewar, a member of the former royal family of Mewar who is also a descendant of Maharana Pratap — and Bhavani Singh Kalvi, grandson of Marwar’s veteran leader, Karni Sena founder and former Union Minister Kalyan Singh Kalvi, have joined the BJP. Bhavani Singh’s father Lokendra Singh is considered a big leader of the Kalvi Rajput community.

On Tuesday, Vishvaraj Singh Mewar and Bhavani Singh Kalvi gathered at Delhi BJP headquarters, where the two joined the party in the presence of State President C P Joshi, and Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal. MP Diya Kumari was also present. Diya Kumari is believed to have played an important role in the joining of both.

Soon after Gulabchand Kataria became the Governor of Assam, the BJP is busy strengthening itself in Mewar. To fill this gap, BJP made Chittorgarh MP, C P Joshi the state president of the party. The Mewar royal family is respected in the entire Mewar region.

If sources are to be believed, the party may field Vishwaraj Singh Mewar from Udaipur city. This is considered a traditional seat of the BJP. From here Gulabchand Kataria used to win elections continuously.

BJP’s position in the Nagaur district of Marwar was not good in the last elections. This is the reason why this time BJP has tried to include two major castes. First, by including Jyoti Mirdha in the party, the BJP tried to make a dent in the traditional vote-bank of the Jat community and Congress. Now, an attempt has been made to woo the Rajput community of Marwar by getting Bhavani Singh Kalvi to join the BJP.

[With Inputs from IANS]

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