Rajasthan Congress Rules Out Alliance with BAP for Panchayat Polls

Speedy Summary

• The Congress Party in Rajasthan has begun preparations for local body and panchayat elections,deciding to contest independently without forming an alliance with the Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP) in the tribal-dominated Vagad region.
• BAP was founded in 2023 by Rajkumar Roat and won three seats in the assembly elections that year. its tally increased to four after winning a by-election in 2024.
• Concerned over BAPS growing influence, Congress plans to strengthen its organization in Vagad and promote Other Backward Class (OBC) leaders within its ranks.
• AICC State-in-charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa stated that party workers who wish to rejoin congress must justify their previous departure from the party.
• Pradesh Congress Committee President Govind Singh Dotasra announced plans for appointing booth-level agents within a week to supervise voter list revisions.
• Congress accused the BJP of deliberately delaying municipal elections by holding up supreme Court-mandated OBC survey reports required for reservation-based polling processes.
• the party intends to stage statewide protests against what it claims is BJP’s misuse of constitutional provisions.

Photo: Pradesh Congress Committee president Govind Singh dotasra | Photo Credit: File photo
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