By IANS,
New Delhi: The crisis over the removal of Vasundhara Raje as leader of opposition in the Rajasthan assembly continues with a three-hour parliamentary board meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday failing to reach a decision on the issue.
Raje, who refused to quit the post, is expected to continue in the post till the by-elections to two assembly seats in Rajasthan get over on Nov 7, sources said.
Sources close to the development told IANS that Raje enjoys the silent support of senior party leaders including Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition L.K Advani.
However, party president Rajnath Singh wants Raje out.
“There are serious differences in the party over the issue,” a BJP leader said, adding: “But no one want to publicly challenge a decision announced by the party president.”
Rajnath Singh had asked Raje to quit following the BJP’s dismal show in the parliamentary polls in May and the assembly elections last December.