While a keen contest is on in the region, spread across the districts of Sikar, Churu, Jhunjhunu and Neem Ka Thana, the Congress stays comfortable in constituencies where Muslim voters are a decisive factor. The state s ruling party had won 15 seats in the region in the 2018 assembly polls.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is facing internal rebellion in Rajasthan as local ticket aspirants in six major districts have declared that they will contest as independents against the party s official candidates. The decision to field MPs in the forthcoming assembly elections has triggered protests and resignations from party members. The discontent stems from the belief that local candidates who have worked hard for their constituencies are being overlooked in favor of MPs. The rebellion has intensified to the point where party workers have pelted stones at the cars of some candidates.
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