Rajasthan Assembly polls: Vishvaraj Singh Mewar, Bhawani Singh Kalvi join BJP
Oct 17, 2023
New Delhi [India], October 17 : Ahead of Rajasthan Assembly polls, Vishvaraj Singh Mewar and Bhawani Singh Kalvi joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the national capital on Monday.
Vishvaraj Singh Mewar, a descendant of Mewar king Maharana Pratap Singh and Bhawani Singh Kalwi, son of Karni Sena founder Lokendra Singh Kalvi, joined the BJP in the presence of key BJP leaders such as Rajasthan state president CP Joshi, Union Minister and Bikaner MP Arjun Meghwal.
Kalvi has also been a well-known polo player, while Mewar's father Mahendra Singh Mewar was elected to Lok Sabha on a BJP ticket from Chittorgarh in 1989.
Earlier on October 9, BJP released its first list of candidates for the Rajasthan Assembly elections in which the party has fielded seven Members of Parliament (MPs).
The Election Commission of India on Wednesday changed the poll dates of Rajasthan Assembly elections from November 23 to November 25.
The counting of votes will take place on 3 December.
The Rajasthan Assembly consists of 200 constituencies that will be contested. Since its formation, the state has been dominated by the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Congress secured a victory in the last elections in 2018 with 101 seats.
