Rajnath Singh, Manohar Lal Khattar, Arjun Munda to lead teams to Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh

Posted on:
Key Points

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed Central observers for the recently won states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh..

Amid intense speculations about who will become chief ministers in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, BJP has appointed defence minister Rajnath Singh, Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar and tribal affairs minister Arjun Munda to lead the team of central observers for the three states, respectively...

Rajya Sabha member Saroj Pande and BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde will accompany Rajnath Singh as central observers to Rajasthan..

Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw may emerge as a surprise choice, sources said.. Khattar will be assisted by BJP OBC Morcha chief K Laxman and national secretary Asha Lakhda to oversee the process of electing the Madhya Pradesh chief minister..

BJP has chosen OBC leaders as chief minister in Madhya Pradesh since 2003 when the party came to power after ousting the Digvijay Singh-led Congress regime..