The battle between them is vituperatively private. Beniwal is combating to achieve supremacy as a Jat chief in a state that has historically reduce the neighborhood’s leaders, just like the influential Madernas and Mirdhas, to dimension. Whereas Mirdha, who switched from Congress to BJP final 12 months, is out to rediscover herself with bitterness in direction of the grand outdated get together palpable in her speeches.
In 2019, RLP chief Beniwal rode the Modi wave, as an NDA ally, to win in Nagaur however parted methods with BJP in Dec 2020 over farmers’ protest. Final 12 months, he resigned as an MP after being elected as MLA from Khinwsar in Nagaur district. This time although, Beniwal seems to be swimming upstream as RLP misplaced a lot of its footprint within the 2023 meeting elections and as an INDIA candidate, he can be devoid of a cushion if the polls throw up one other Modi wave. From three seats in 2013, RLP might maintain on to just one in final 12 months’s state polls, with Beniwal pulling off a slim win. Additionally, INDIA help is shaky for him. Native ballot watchers say some Congress leaders have reservations in supporting him as he fielded candidates in opposition to them in final 12 months’s state polls.
Mirdha too faces a trial by hearth. She was elected in 2009 from Nagaur as Congress MP however misplaced in 2014 and 2019 LS polls. After dumping Congress final 12 months, she fought meeting polls as a BJP candidate however nonetheless couldn’t rating a win. She is now banking on bashing Congress. “In 1977, when everyone in Congress was defeated, my grandfather (Nathu Ram Mirdha) gained. Since then, some within the state Congress didn’t need me to occupy a distinguished place regardless of the highest management backing me.
They fielded the identical gentleman (Beniwal) as an unbiased candidate in 2014 and he misplaced his deposit,” stated Mirdha.
If the Jats break up their help equally to each candidates, will probably be all the way down to the constituency’s sizeable Muslim voters. The truth is, Muslims account for round 14% of the citizens right here, larger than the state common of round 10%. “They each can declare Jat votes. However minority help would be the deciding issue,” stated Rajesh Dukia, an entrepreneur. He stated that not like in different districts, minorities right here should not fixated on Congress.
“They’ve voted for BJP prior to now and will help Mirdha. Additionally, there’s her and her household’s Congress background,” he stated.
Beniwal is counting Congress candidates from Nagaur’s meeting constituencies like Ladnun, Makrana and Nagaur which have giant concentrations of Muslim voters to channel help for him.
