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Conflict within party delaying appt of chief

Raje is pressurizing to make her favourite person as party's state head, while the top leadership is in favour of Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat as the state president, according to sources.

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Even after one week since Ashok Parnami resigned from the post of state party president, the name of the new state BJP chief has not been declared due to caste equations and pressure politics. This delay is allegedly because of a stalemate situation between Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and the Central leadership over appointing a BJP state president. Raje is pressurizing to make her favourite person as party's state head, while the top leadership is in favour of Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat as the state president, according to sources.

BJP national president Amit Shah is allegedly considering the caste equation before appointing someone. According to sources, Shah wants to make Shekhawat the state president. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is also in favour this decision. But in view of the opposition from Raje camp, the announcement of the new state president has been not made.

Highly placed sources in the BJP revealed that the top leadership is considering several other names as an alternative to Shekhawat, that can benefit the party in the upcoming assembly and general elections.

and there is no factionalism in the state BJP. At the same time, coordination with power and organization remains hand in hand. The idea of giving a Brahmin face for the position of state president is also being considered. The camp of the central leaders has forwarded the name of Rajya Sabha MP Narayan Pancharia as the new state president. While the name of former State President and Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Arun Chaturvedi has been named on behalf of Raje camp. The central leadership will announce the new state chief with the general opinion after consulting the Chief Minister. In the event of no consensus on the name, state President's announcement can be avoided till the Karnataka elections.

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