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After being chosen by the Congress high command on Thursday to contest from Jaipur in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Congress leader Sunil Sharma asserted that the people of Jaipur are eager to bring change in the impending election.
"Jaipur has not been able to secure its place among the top 25 clean cities in the country, which is quite painful. If Jaipur continues like this, it will not remain liveable, hence the people of Jaipur want a change. And I believe that this election will be an election of momentous change," he told ANI. Sunil Sharma's name was announced by the grand old party in its third list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, including five from Rajasthan. Among the Rajasthan candidates are Kuldeep Indora for the Ganganagar constituency, Sangeeta Beniwal for Pali, Umeda Ram Beniwal for Barmer, and Urmila Jain Bhaya for the Jhalawar-Baran constituency. The Sikar constituency has been allocated to the CPI-M. He voiced concerns over Jaipur's inability to rank among the top 25 clean cities in the country, asserting that the city's livability is at stake if the status quo persists. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has yet to announce its candidate for the Jaipur constituency. The Lok Sabha elections in Rajasthan are scheduled to be held in two phases on April 19 and April 26. As the Lok Sabha election dates draw near, political parties are leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to secure victory. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP secured 24 seats and the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP), a member of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), won one seat. The Indian National Congress (INC) did not win any seats. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had a sweeping victory in Rajasthan. The party won all 25 seats in the state. The Indian National Congress (INC), which is traditionally a major contender in the state, failed to win a single seat. (ANI)
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