INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
JAIPUR: Attrition has begun even before the poll results are in
As electioneering reaches fever pitch in the run up to the Rajasthan elections, both Congress and BJP have stepped up their outreach to
contestants from smaller parties, either getting them to cross over to the bigger outfits or making them withdraw candidature in support of
by CM Ashok Gehlot has won over Pappu Qureshi and Umar Daraz, both Congress rebels fielded by AAP, to return to the Congress fold less than
a week before polling day
improved its caste arithmetic in the seat.BJP has not been far behind in consolidating its position across constituencies
Parivartan Party of India candidate Rajpal Shekhawat come around to withdrawing his candidature and extend his support to BJP.BJP has never
withdrawn to join Congress
