New Delhi : BJP has appointed central observers to oversee meetings of its legislative parties in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan to elect their respective leaders. Suspense continues over the selection of leaders by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the posts of the next Chief Ministers of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
Once the BJP legislature parties' leaders are elected, the CMs in the three states will be sworn in. In the recent elections, the results of which were announced on December 3, the BJP wrested Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh from the Congress while retaining power in MP.
Hectic consultations were continuing among the party top leaders for selecting the CM candidates in the three Hindi heartland states. The saffron party is taking its time to finalise the names considering the significant role the new CMs will have to play in the Lok Sabha elections next year. On the other hand, the Congress has questioned how long the BJP will delay announcement of the CMs for the three states.
Amidst this, former Chief Minister of Rajasthan Vasundhara Raje, who has emerged a front runner, met BJP national president JP Nadda, in the national capital today. Sources said that the other contenders for Rajasthan CM post are Mahant Balak Nath, Diya Kumari and Rajyavarardhan Singh Rathore. In the recent assembly elections, the BJP won 115 out of the 199 seats in the single phase November 25 poll.
Yesterday, BJP national president Nadda met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the latter's residence in Delhi. No information has come out as to what transpired between the two leaders. However, some BJP leaders said that the selection of CMs will take some more time in view of the ongoing Parliament session. In two to three days, clarity will emerge on the BJP CMs in the Hindi heartland states, the sources said.
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