Big Knock to Mayawati’s BSP as All Six Rajasthan MLAs Joins Congress

Jaipur: In a big jolt to Mayawati’s Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) in Rajasthan, all of its six MLAs have joined the Congress.

With this merger, the Congress now has 106 seats in the 200-seated Assembly.

In a surprising move, the state Assembly was opened at 10.30 p.m. on Monday for the six MLAs who submitted their letter to Assembly speaker C.P. Joshi there.

The MLAs included Rajendra Guda, Jogendra Avana, Wajib Ali, Lakhan Singh Meena, Sandeep Yadav, and Deepchand Kheriya.

These six MLAs have been in constant touch with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. And on Monday night before heading to the Assembly they again met him.

Earlier, Mayawati’s BSP was giving support to the Congress from outside.

The BSP state president Seetaram Meghwal and state-in-charge Dharamveer Ashok expressed ignorance to the entire development.

“Had we known, we would have never allowed this to happen,” they said.

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said: “The decision of the six MLAs should be welcomed as they have clean intentions. We shall work together to take Rajasthan on the path of development.”

C.P. Joshi said: “We received the letter of the merger from these six MLAs and there is no legal challenge in this.”

However, BJP state President Satish Poonia said that the entire development shows insecurity of Gehlot because Congress had a thin majority in the Assembly and Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot was criticizing his own government on the law and order situation, indirectly questioning the Chief Minister’s working style as he holds the home portfolio. (IANS)

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