Karni Sena Chief links Padmaavat to BJP's Rajasthan debacle, urges PM Modi to ban it

After BJP lost all the three by-polls in Rajasthan, Karni Sena Chief Lokendra Singh Kalvi has linked it to the Padmaavat release. 

Karni Sena Chief Lokendra Singh Kalvi said that for the first time a ruling party has lost the bypoll in the state and he said that the unrest was developed post release of Padmaavat. 

For the first time ever in #RajasthanByPolls candidates from ruling party didn't win. #Padmaavat was not banned so it took the shape of outrage which was evident on 29th January & its result came today. I would suggest PM to ban it, it's the only solution: Lokendra Singh Kalvi pic.twitter.com/gKj813pMVL

— ANI (@ANI) February 1, 2018

Congratulating the Congress Party for winning the bypolls, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhra Raje on Thursday vowed to continue working for the welfare of the people. Raje however, took responsibility for Bharatiya Janata Party's defeat in the bypolls and said that she accepted the verdict of the people.

The Chief Minister took to Twitter and said, "Our efforts shall continue and we will keep the welfare of the people of #Rajasthan at the forefront, as Democracy is ultimately for and of the people. I congratulate the winning candidates and welcome them to this celebration of Democracy."
She further said, "We have worked tirelessly over the years, with the people of #Rajasthan as our centre of attention and shall work harder, with renewed fervour and dedication, taking our beautiful State to new heights."

The Congress today won the Mandalgarh Assembly seat  and Lok Sabha seats from Alwar and Ajmer. The polling in all the constituencies took place on January 29. All the three seats fell vacant after the deaths of Ajmer MP Sanwar Lal Jat, Alwar MP Chand Nath and Mandalgarh MLA Kirti Kumari. All the three leaders were from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). 

With agency inputs