The trend can be attributed to a large extent to the significant lack of party loyalty among voters which encourages leaders to jump ship. A family member who has been rejected in favour of another is not reluctant to seek nomination from the other party despite the family being traditionally aligned with the other party.
In the lead-up to the Rajasthan assembly elections, a unique trend is emerging as family members face off in political contests, often switching allegiances between the BJP and Congress. In Dholpur, two family members, Shobharani Kushwah and Dr. Shivcharan Kushwah, now represent opposing parties after cross-party shifts. In Dungarpur, a nurse and a doctor, former colleagues, are now rivals. In Danta Ramgarh, a husband and estranged wife compete for the same seat.
The high-stakes assembly election in Rajasthan is witnessing a fierce electoral battle between close family members and relatives, who have been pitted against each other in four seats.
In the upcoming Rajasthan assembly polls, relatives are contesting against each other in four seats, including a husband running against his wife and nieces challenging their uncles. One notable example is Rita Chaudhary, fielded by the Jannayak Janta Party against her husband, Virendra Chaudhary, who is the sitting Congress MLA from Sikar s Danta Ramgarh seat.
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