 "BJP's Barmer candidate Sonaram Chaudhary")
Theirs is perhaps the most high profile rebellion in Rajasthan. Colonel Sonaram Choudhary, a Jat strongman from Barmer, is contesting the Assembly elections for the first time on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket. Manavendra Singh, a Rajput by caste and son of former Union minister Jaswant Singh, will be contesting his first-ever election on a Congress ticket.
Singh, whose family hails from Barmer, was a BJP MP from the constituency from 2004 to 2009. In 2013, Singh had the Sheo constituency of Barmer for the BJP. Colonel Choudhary, meanwhile, is a four-time MP from Barmer -- thrice for
Singh, whose family hails from Barmer, was a BJP MP from the constituency from 2004 to 2009. In 2013, Singh had the Sheo constituency of Barmer for the BJP. Colonel Choudhary, meanwhile, is a four-time MP from Barmer -- thrice for
