Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president J.P. Nadda left for New Delhi on September 28 after a brief visit, during which they held discussions with party leaders, ahead of the release of first list of candidates for the upcoming Rajasthan Assembly election. The rounds of meetings continued till late on Wednesday night.
While the two central leaders reportedly made an attempt to iron out differences among the leaders of the faction-ridden BJP State unit, speculations were rife that at least two Union Ministers and some MPs, might be asked to contest the election in the State.
Mr. Shah and Mr. Nadda, who arrived here by a special plane on Wednesday evening, met former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje separately amid ambiguity about her role in the election campaign. The party has already announced that it will highlight a “collective leadership” during the election, rather than projecting any individual as its Chief Ministerial face.
