Vasundhara Raje may quit after Rajasthan assembly session

BJP has reportedly allowed former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje to stay on as Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly till the end of the upcoming Assembly session, scheduled for the first week of September for a week. After expelling former top BJP leader Jaswant Singh in book raw, the BJP is playing safe on the Raje’s issue. The BJP does not want to project itself as undemocratic and harsh against some of its leaders.

On August 10, party President Rajnath Singh and asked Raje to resign as Leader of Opposition as part of the BJP’s plan to replace all state unit chiefs as well as leaders of the legislative parties where the it had performed poorly during the last general elections. Raje met Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani and Singh in their respective residences on Saturday. this action was taken by top BJP leaders after defeat of BJP in assembly election and later in general election where BJP manage to get only 4 seats.