Modi says lotus will be face of BJP in Rajasthan Assembly polls

In a clear indication that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would not project any Chief Ministerial face, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday the BJP’s ummeed and ummeedwar (hope and candidate) in the Assembly polls was going to be the party’s symbol. “We have only one face: the lotus. People will ensure its victory with an overwhelming majority,” he said.

Mr. Modi was addressing a rally in Chittorgarh after inaugurating and laying the foundation stone for projects worth ₹7,200 crore. Former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, whose supporters have been demanding that the election be fought under her leadership, was among the BJP leaders present at the rally. Others present included BJP State president C.P. Joshi, Leader of Opposition Rajendra Rathore and Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal.

The Prime Minister also prayed at the famed Sanwaliya Seth temple at Mandaphiya during his second visit to the State in the last one week. He had addressed a BJP rally at Dadiya village near Jaipur on September 25.