The Opposition BJP in Rajasthan on Thursday announced its candidates against Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot in its third list, comprising 58 candidates, for the November 25 State Assembly election. The party nominated eight sitting MLAs again and also fielded seven women candidates for the polls.
Mahendra Singh Rathore, a Professor in Jodhpur’s Jai Narain Vyas University and a former Chairperson of the Jodhpur Development Authority, has been fielded from Sardarpura seat, where Mr. Gehlot has been winning since 1998. Prof. Rathore earlier headed the university’s Department of Business Finance and Economics.
Former MLA Ajit Singh Mehta will challenge Mr. Pilot in his Tonk constituency. He had won the 2013 Assembly election in Tonk, defeating Congress rebel Saud Saidi, who is now considered a loyalist of Mr. Pilot. Mr. Pilot was elected from Tonk in 2018, when he defeated the BJP’s Yunus Khan.
