New Delhi: BJP chief Surenderpal Singh, who took oath as a minister in Rajasthan even earlier than profitable his meeting seat, has satirically misplaced to his rival Congress candidate Rupinder Singh Kooner by 11,200 votes in Karanpur constituency.
This seat didn’t go to polls with the opposite 199 on 25 November because of the demise of Congress candidate after which MLA Gurmeet Singh Kooner. Rupinder is the late chief’s son.
Congress’s win in Karanpur — the place polls had been held afterward 5 January — takes the BJP-Congress tally to 115-70 in Rajasthan, which has a complete of 200 seats.
Although the end result could have no bearing on the present Bhajan Lal Sharma-led BJP authorities, the loss is politically being thought of as a “big upset” earlier than the Lok Sabha elections.
Surenderpal, who took oath as minister on 30 December, was additionally allotted the agricultural advertising and marketing, Indira Gandhi canal and minority affairs portfolios.
His induction was challenged by the Congress as a violation of the mannequin code of conduct.
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who together with senior chief Sachin Pilot campaigned for Rupinder Singh, stated Monday that the individuals had taught the BJP a lesson.
He congratulated Rupinder Singh in a publish on X, saying: “This victory is dedicated to the public service of Late Gurmeet Singh. The people of Sri Karanpur have defeated the (abhimaan) pride of Bharatiya Janata Party. The public has taught a lesson to the BJP, which flouted the code of conduct and morality by making its candidate a minister during the elections.”
Senior Congress chief Jairam Ramesh additionally took a dig on the BJP after the outcomes had been declared on the Election Fee of India web site Monday. He stated the BJP, “in its arrogance”, made a mockery of the code of conduct in Karanpur by leaping the gun.
“The people of Karanpur have given a befitting reply to the arrogance of the BJP. Congress candidate Shri Rupinder Singh Kooner has won from there. The arrogant leaders of BJP will have to understand that even if they make someone a ‘minister’, it is the people who make them ‘people’s representatives’,” Ramesh stated.
The BJP tried to downplay the end result, saying the Congress candidate received because of a sympathy wave triggered by his father’s loss of life.
Rajasthan BJP spokesperson Laxmikant Bhardwaj identified that the vote share of the BJP had elevated within the constituency whereas that of the Congress’s had gone down because the final polls. Bhardwaj additionally stated the AAP candidate contesting from the seat had managed to assist the Congress.
(Edited by Tikli Basu)
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