Vasundhara brought back to head BJP in Rajasthan
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Announcing
Raje's appointment in the presence of senior party leaders Sushma
Swaraj and Arun Jaitley, BJP President Rajnath Singh said party leader
Gulab Chand Kataria will be the Leader of Opposition in the state
assembly. He will take over from Raje who quit the post.
Raje is also expected to be BJP's chief ministerial face, though a final decision in this regard will be taken after the polls.
Soon after assuming her new responsibility, Raje said "BJP is a family. In this, not just us but workers are also there. This is a big family and, as Gulab Chand Kataria said, we will take it forward with everybody."
The announcement comes as part of the party's efforts to end dissidence in its state unit. The tenure of the 200-member current assembly in Rajasthan ends on December 31, 2013.
Raje
appointment came after hectic debate in BJP's Core Group meeting and
with RSS leadership, where an assessment emerged that she was the only
one who could lead the party back to power in Rajasthan.
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