Rajasthan polls: Assembly Speaker CP Joshi loses Nathdwara seat to BJP

He joined the BJP in October and contested the election for the first time and defeated Congress stalwart Joshi, a five-time MLA and former Union minister

CP Joshi
CP Joshi
Press Trust of India Jaipur
1 min read Last Updated : Dec 03 2023 | 5:17 PM IST

Congress candidate and Rajasthan Assembly Speaker CP Joshi lost Nathdwara seat to BJP's Vishvaraj Singh Mewar by a margin of 7,504 votes.

Vishvaraj Singh, member of erstwhile Mewar royal family and a descendent of great Rajput king and warrior Maharana Pratap, secured 94,950 votes.

He joined the BJP in October and contested the election for the first time and defeated Congress stalwart Joshi, a five-time MLA and former Union minister.

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First Published: Dec 03 2023 | 5:17 PM IST

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