Rajasthan Assembly polls: BJP awards tickets to kin of party leaders

In the BJP's first list of 131 candidates released on Sunday night, the party has given ticket to its 85 sitting MLAs and has taken care of family members of prominent leaders who were denied ticket

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The Vasundhara Raje government in Rajasthan is facing traders’ ire over demonetisation and GST implementation Photo: PTI

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Last Updated : Nov 13 2018 | 9:39 PM IST

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The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has awarded tickets to close family members of several party leaders to contest the December 7 assembly election in Rajasthan. Rajasthan has 200 assembly seats. In the BJP's first list of 131 candidates released on Sunday night, the party has given ticket to its 85 sitting MLAs and has taken care of family members of prominent leaders who were denied ticket. It has decided to field Ramswaroop Lamba, the son of late MP Sanwar Lal Jat, and Shailesh Singh, the son of late former state minister Digamber Singh. Senior leader Devi Singh