After a detente with the BJP’s national leadership, former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has visited temples and pilgrimage centres in Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh amid signs that she is going to get a “defined role” in this year’s Assembly election. Ms. Raje’s upcoming tour to four Lok Sabha constituencies in Jharkhand is also an indication of the party reposing confidence in her.
Starting from Tuesday, she will participate in the BJP’s nationwide outreach programmes in Jharkhand to mark the completion of nine years of the Narendra Modi government. According to the party sources, she will reach Deoghar and will visit till Thursday four constituencies — Godda, Giridih, Dumka and Kodarma — all which are held by the BJP.
The Opposition BJP in Rajasthan gave indications at a rally addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ajmer on May 31 that it wanted to end factionalism and put up a united face with an important role to be assigned to Ms. Raje. The two-time Chief Minister was seated next to Mr. Modi on the stage at the rally.
