Voting for 4 Rajya Sabha seats in Rajasthan is to be held on June 10. According to the numbers, 3 seats are going to Congress and one seat is going to BJP’s account. From Jaipur to Delhi, many senior Congress leaders are running to go to the Rajya Sabha. There is a discussion that a consensus has been reached at the top level in the name of G-23 chief and senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad. In Congress Chintan Shivir, Sonia Gandhi has given a green signal to Gulab Nabi Azad’s name after discussing with CM Gehlot. Gehlot’s arch rival Sachin Pilot also has no objection to the name of Ghulam Nabi Azad.
Congress changed the strategy
There was talk of sending Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan, but the party has changed its strategy. There is a discussion that Priyanka Gandhi will be sent to Rajya Sabha from Karnataka. Karnataka Pradesh Congress President DK Shivakumar recently hinted at making Priyanka Gandhi a Rajya Sabha candidate. Congress leaders of Karnataka say that Indira Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi had given a strong political message by contesting from Karnataka. Which benefited the party. Therefore Priyanka Gandhi should be sent to Rajya Sabha from Karnataka itself.
Brainstorming on names in Chintan Shivir
There is a discussion inside the Rajasthan Congress Committee that the name of G-23 chief and senior party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad is at the forefront of those going to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan. The party high command has asked CM Ashok Gehlot to be sent a Rajya Sabha member from Rajasthan to satisfy Ghulam Nabi Azad. There is a discussion inside the party that Sonia Gandhi had met Ghulam Nabi Azad separately during the Congress’s Chintan Shivir. There was also a consultation between the two leaders regarding the Rajya Sabha elections. It is believed that Gulab Nabi Azad can go to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan. It is noteworthy that Gulab Nabi Azad has also been the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha. Former Union Minister Bhanwar Jitendra Singh’s name is being said in the race for the second seat of Rajya Sabha. Party General Secretary Bhanwar Singh is lobbying from Jaipur to Delhi to go to the Rajya Sabha. Rahul Gandhi to former Alwar MP Bhanwar Jitendra Singh.
Elections will be held for these 4 seats
Voting for 4 Rajya Sabha seats in Rajasthan is to be held on June 10. The tenure of Omprakash Mathur, KJ Alphons, Ram Kumar Verma and Harshvardhan Singh Dungarpur from Rajasthan is over. All these four seats were with the BJP. His term will last till July 4. Congress will need independent MLAs to win three seats. About 13 independent MLAs of the state are supporting the Gehlot government. In such a situation, it is believed that Congress can give a jolt to BJP by winning 3 out of 4 Rajya Sabha seats. The current math of Rajasthan Assembly is in favor of Congress. Congress has 108 MLAs, BJP 71, Independents 13, RLP 3, BTP 2, CPI(M) 2 and RLD 1 MLA. It is likely that according to the current numbers, the Congress will easily win 3 Rajya Sabha seats out of 4.
Congress will benefit, BJP will be at loss
Out of 10 Rajya Sabha MPs from Rajasthan, 7 are BJP, 3 are Congress MPs. Congress is sure to win 2 seats and BJP 1 seat. In this sense, the number of members of Congress will increase to 5 and that of BJP to 4. If the Congress wins even the fourth seat, then it will have more MPs from the state than the BJP in the Rajya Sabha. Former PM Manmohan Singh, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal and Neeraj Dangi are from Congress. On the other hand, BJP has Kirori Lal Meena, Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav and Rajendra Gehlot.
