Rajasthan: BJP intensifies preparations for upcoming by-elections
Jun 30, 2024
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], June 30 : Following the core committee meeting in Rajasthan ahead of the by-elections, the party's state chief CP Joshi on Sunday said that the Bhartiya Janata party takes all elections seriously, whether big or small and is preparing for the same.
Joshi also said that the party's national organization general secretary, BL Santosh, also visited Rajasthan for discussions centred on election strategies.
"The party always takes elections, whether small or big, whether general elections or by-elections, seriously and we are all preparing in this direction. Congress was saying that they will get 156 seats in the assembly elections but BJP got a clear majority," Joshi said.
Reflecting on the recent Lok Sabha elections, Joshi acknowledged that the results did not meet the party's expectations. However, he expressed optimism for future successes
"The Lok Sabha elections did not yield the expected results but we are hopeful that BJP will definitely get success in the coming times. Everyone will definitely make efforts for this," Joshi said while speaking to the media," he said.
Earlier last week, the Election Commission announced the dates to hold bye-elections to fill vacancies in 13 assembly constituencies of seven states.
The elections will be conducted on July 10 and the counting of the votes will be done on July 13.
The commission to hold by-elections on one seat of Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, and Madhya Pradesh, two seats of Uttarakhand, three seats of Himachal Pradesh, and four seats of Uttarakhand.
The seats in Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, and Madhya Pradesh are Rupauli, Vikravandi, Amarwara (ST) and Jalandhar West (SC) respectively.
The last date to file nominations is June 21 and candidates can withdraw their candidature till June 26. These seats were vacant due to the resignations or deaths of the sitting MLAs.
In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP won 14 out of 25 seats while the Congress managed to secure eight seats. The CPI (M), Rashtriya Loktantrik Party and Bharat Adivasi Party managed to clinch one seat each.
