Results of assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana came out on Sunday. Of the four states that went to polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won with a comfortable majority in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The Congress, on the other hand, dethroned the K Chandrashekar Rao-led Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government in Telangana.
BJP has once again formed its government by winning 54 seats in Chhattisgarh. This time, BJP candidate from Raipur South Brijmohan Agarwal has won by the maximum number of 67851 votes in the state. Whereas Congress candidate from Kanker, Shankar Dhruv has lost by least 16 votes. Deputy CM TS Singhdev also lost the election by only 94 votes.
The buck of ‘Who will become Rajasthan’s next Chief Minister’ is revolving around four names at present. Two-time CM Vasundhara Raje, controversial seer Mahant Balak Nath, Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari and Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat are the top four names in fray for the top post in Rajasthan.
The two-time Chief Minister bagged the Jhalrapatan seat by 53,193 votes ahead of Congress’ Ramlal. Vasundhara Raje is hailed as the first woman CM of Rajasthan and has been the BJP’s face in the state for more than two decades.
As per media reports, the BJP is not very keen on Raje having a third tenure as the Chief Minister. She, however, is still seen in Rajasthan as someone who challenged patriarchal norms and led a public and private life on her own terms.
Another name that can be considered for the top job in Rajasthan is that of Gayatri Devi’s granddaughter and Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari. Previously, she was an MP from Sawai Madhopur. She is known for social work and was initially considered as an outsider in Sawai Madhopur.
Diya Kumari, however, gained popularity in the constituency due to developmental work. She hails from the Rajput community. If the BJP wants to go the Yogi Adityanath route in Rajasthan, then Baba Balak Nath stands a chance. Balak Nath is a Lok Sabha MP from Alwar but has contested from the Tijara seat instead.
In Chhattisgarh, the BJP is stuck in a conundrum of whether to give Raman Singh his fourth term as Chhattisgarh CM or to make a change. The possibility of Raman Singh being given the fourth term as the CM cannot be ruled out as he is known for his organisational abilities and implementation of programmes aimed at improving the conditions of SCs and STs in Chhattisgarh.
The BJP’s win in MP can be attributed to welfare schemes such as Ladli Behna and CM Kisan Nidhis initiated by the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led government. But the clout held by Jyotiraditya Scindia in the state, especially in the Gwalior-Chambal belt, cannot be sidelined either.
Scindia has actively campaigned in the state. He, however, has maintained that he is not interested in the Chief Minister post. Kailash Vijayvargiya’s name is also doing the rounds for Madhya Pradesh CM post. The six-time MP has never lost an assembly election and has been a state government cabinet for more than 12 years.
After defeating the KCR-led BRS comprehensively, the Congress is now faced with the dilemma of ‘Who will become the Chief Minister of Telangana’. Three top Congress leaders are in the fray to win the top job in Telangana– Revanth Reddy, Uttam Kumar Reddy, and Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu.
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