"We will work together like a double-engine...": Diya Kumari on upcoming Rajasthan by-election
Jun 29, 2024
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], June 29 : As Rajasthan prepares for the upcoming by-election in November, Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Diya Kumari has vowed that the state government will function as a "double-engine government," drawing a parallel with the success of similar arrangements in other states.
"We got very little time after our government was formed in Rajasthan. We got around a month and a half and then the Model Code of Conduct was imposed. Now again, the bye-elections will come. Rajasthan has the BJP government and there is the NDA government in the centre. We will work together like a double-engine like the other states...," Kumari said.
Earlier in the day, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari, and Deputy Chief Minister Prem Chand Bairwa convened a BJP meeting.
Kumari underscored the importance of party workers in shaping the party's strategies.
"Party workers are our support system. When feedback meetings like these happen, issues and suggestions come up, and we also seek the workers' advice on what should be done next. A party is not a one-sided affair," Kumari said regarding the meeting," Kumari 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 by-elections on two seats of Uttarakhand - Badrinath and Manglaur and the three seats of Himachal Pradesh - Dehra, Nalagarh, and Hamirpur will also be conducted.
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.
