Hideouts in Rajasthan

In a bid to keep its flock together for the final show of strength in Jharkhand, the BJP on Friday brought the 41 MLAs in its camp to Rajasthan. While a majority of its MLAs have been put up at a luxury resort on the outskirts of Jaipur, a few of them, including the five Independent MLAs, were dispatched to an undisclosed destination. The MLAs were brought to Jaipur in two buses. They were accompanied by BJP general secretary Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and senior leaders from the state. State minister Rajendra Singh Rathore has been asked by the state government to play host. Rajasthan appears to be the place of choice for troubled BJP MLAs. Only a week ago, 18 BJP members of the Goa Assembly had vacationed here.