JAIPUR: The BJP on Sunday picked Rajendra Rathore as the Leader of Opposition in the Rajasthan Assembly and former state party chief Satish Poonia as his deputy.
श्री @Rajendra4BJP को राजस्थान विधानसभा में नेता प्रतिपक्ष बनाये जाने पर हार्दिक बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएँ। pic.twitter.com/8omRdDdc3W
— BJP Rajasthan (@BJP4Rajasthan) April 2, 2023
The post of Leader of Opposition was lying vacant after Gulab Chand Kataria was appointed as the Assam governor in February this year.
Rathore, a seven-time MLA who currently represents Churu in the Assembly, was the Deputy Leader of Opposition.
श्री @DrSatishPoonia को राजस्थान विधानसभा में उपनेता, प्रतिपक्ष बनाये जाने पर हार्दिक बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएँ। pic.twitter.com/hQEOpwSpTa
— BJP Rajasthan (@BJP4Rajasthan) April 2, 2023
The decisions were taken at a meeting of BJP MLAs and office-bearers at the state party headquarters here. The meeting was chaired by newly appointed state president C P Joshi.
विधायक दल की बैठक मे सर्वसम्मति से श्री @Rajendra4BJP को राजस्थान विधानसभा में नेता प्रतिपक्ष चुने जाने पर हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं। आपके ऊर्जावान नेतृत्व मे सदन के भीतर कांग्रेस की गहलोत सरकार के विरुद्ध संघर्ष को और मुखर बनायेंगे। pic.twitter.com/0xarS4C6J7
— Arun Singh (@ArunSinghbjp) April 2, 2023
Poonia, the MLA from Amber, headed the state unit of the party for more than three years. He was replaced by Chittorgarh MP C P Joshi a few days ago.
आज राजस्थान भाजपा के विधायक दल के बैठक में श्री @Rajendra4BJP को सर्वसंमती से नेता प्रतिपक्ष मनोनित किया।
श्री राजेंद्र जी संघर्षशील योद्धा है। उनके नेतृत्व में भ्रष्ट, पेपर लीक गहलोत सरकार को सदन के अंदर एक्सपोज करते रहेंगे।
श्री राजेंद्रजी को अनंत शुभकामनाएं।#BJP4Rajasthan pic.twitter.com/8WiFnfdJ25
— Vijaya Rahatkar (@VijayaRahatkar) April 2, 2023
As soon as the announcements of new appointments were made by the party, supporters of Rathore and Poonia expressed their happiness and started raising slogans outside the party office.
The leaders were also congratulated by party MLAs and others.
The meeting was attended by the party’s state in-charge Arun Singh and co-incharge Vijya Rahatkar.
Source: Press Trust of India
