Axe fall on rebels in Congress,BJP

Congress and BJP have expelled several members who had filed nominations in Rajasthan.

Faced with rebellion,both the Congress and the BJP have expelled several members who had filed nominations as independents in Rajasthan. The Congress has expelled 17 so far,the BJP 16. Those expelled will lose primary membership in their parties for six years.

Those dropped from the Congress include former ministers Harendra Mirdha,Lakshman Singh Rawat,Ratanlal Tambi,Rajendra Chaudhary,Abdul Aziz and Ramgopal Bairwa and former MP Vishnu Modi. PCC secretary Salim Bhati and sitting legislator Rita Chaudhary,too,have been expelled. So has Minister of State for Health Rajkumar Sharma.

In the BJP camp,senior leaders such as former assembly speaker Sumitra Singh and former minister and State Finance Commission chairman Manik Chand Surana have been expelled. Others expelled include Devishankar Bhutada,Naveen Sharma,Manish Yadav,Randhir Singh Bhindar,Dharmapal Gujjar,Narendra Singh,Ravindra Bhadana,Rajkumari Sharma,Nandkishore Maharia,Narain Meena,Neeraj Meena,Dalichand Maida,Biharilal Bishnoi and Jagannath Verma.

Sources in the LJP (RV) said the names of the remaining 15 candidates would also be announced very soon.

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