Prakash Javadekar: No differences, all support Vasundhara in Rajasthan

Dismissing reports of differences among BJP leaders in Rajasthan as a communication gap that has been sorted out the partys election incharge for the state Prakash Javadekar says the entire unit in the pollbound state is behind Chief Minister Vasundhara RajeThe senior Union minister also asserted that the combination of Prime Minster Narendra Modis charisma and BJP chief Amit Shahs political strategy is the partys biggest strength in the upcoming assembly polls Rajasthan is scheduled to go to the polls in a single phase on December 7 The counting of votes for all 200 constituencies will take place on December 11Asked about Congress criticism that there are differences within the BJPs state unit Javadekar told PTI in an interview that all is well There were no differences as such There was only a communication gap and now everything has been sorted out The entire state unit is working overtime to ensure BJPs victory and is unitedly behind Vasundharaji who is the most popular leader in the state he assertedJavadekars comments follow Congress state chief Sachin Pilots claim that there were differences between Raje and Shah and the two rarely shared a stage Whenever Amit Shah comes Vasundhara Raje goes somewhere else They are not ready to be present in the same district Pilot said recently The minister also emphasised that the BJP has an edge as compared to the Congress While the ruling party is clear about its leader who is acceptable to all sections of the society whereas Congress is a divided house he saidWe are clear about our leadership and the entire party is united behind her But the Congress is in a dilemma and there is huge infighting in the opposition party between the Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot camps Javadekar said Asked about antiincumbency and the tradition of change of guard every five years in Rajasthan he said the party has set new trends and broken all traditions under the leadership of the ModiShah duoFrom 2014 onwards the BJP has been expanding while the Congress is shrinking The opposition party has become irrelevant and the entire vote base of the party has shifted towards our side because of Modijis charismatic leadership and his credibility Javadekar said The BJP has always been a symbol of the development in the state the minister said describing the tenure of the Raje government as a golden period in the history of RajasthanThe five year period of 201318 in a way is a golden period in development of the state especially in terms of infrastructure The state has grown by leaps and bounds Javadekar said He also mentioned various welfare schemes started by the state government including the Bhamashah Yojana a health insurance schemeThe desert state has always seen scarcity of water but the BJP government ensured water reaches every village and every farm he saidReplying to a question on the partys in the bypolls in the state Javadekar said We lost only two bypolls but we won in many other local elections in the state The party lost mainly due to the wrong choice of candidates and local factors This is Javadekars second assignment this year He was earlier appointed as incharge of assembly elections in Karnataka where the BJP emerged as the single largest partyCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever