Centre to take over entire to take over raj BJP unit post-Raje?

New Delhi: With Vasundhara Raje-led BJP voted out of power in Rajasthan the state party unit is soon likely to undergo a complete overhaul with a trademark stamp of the central leadership.

Sources stated — just months ahead of the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls — the Rajasthan BJP unit is expected to come out of the shadow of former chief minister Vasundhara Raje and Central unit is expected to have a greater say in reorganisation of state unit.  

The overhaul of the state BJP is being seen by the leaders as the assertion of the top brass of its power at a time when Raje has lost much of her say due to the recent loss of her government in the Assembly polls.

The party feels that Raje’s negative image among the cadre had caused its recent defeat in the Assembly polls and keeping her loyalists in place could adversely affect BJP's prospects in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

“The change may reflect the centre taking charge of the state leadership ahead of Lok Sabha polls. Right from Mandal to district to state, the leadership is likely to see a change. The old guard is expected to make way for the new set up as the party prepares to regain lost ground and make gains in the state that it recently lost to the Congress,” sources added.  

Months ahead of the state assembly elections the state had seen an ugly power tussle between the BJP chief Amit Shah and Ms Raje over the appointment of
the Rajasthan statepresident.

The central leadership had to bow and were not able to install their selected candidate in the post of Rajasthan unit chief as Vasundhara didn’t give a go ahead.