Jaipur: Nine BJP ministers and Speaker Sumitra Singh were among prominent leaders of the ruling party who were trounced in the Rajasthan Assembly elections as the saffron party was ousted from power in the desert state.
Sumitra Singh (BJP) was defeated by a margin of 15,040 votes by her Congress rival Rita Choudhary in Mandawa constituency.
The ministers who lost were Home Minister Amra Ram, Irrigation Minister Sanwarmal Jat (Nasirabad), Social Welfare Minister Madan Dilawar, Cooperative Minister Nathu Singh Gurjar (Deoli-Uniara), and Kanakmal Katara (Sagwara) who held the woman and child development portfolio.
Rural Development minister Kalu Lal Gurjar, Transport Minister Yoonus Kahn (Didwana) and ministers of state Khema Ram Meghwal and Surender Pal lost too.
Thirteen of the ministers and two parliamentary secretaries returned to the Assembly.
Among the ministers who won were Vasudev Devnani, Gulab Chand Kataria, Ghansham Tiwari and Narpad Singh Rajvir, son-in-law of former vice president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.
Lok Sabha members Karan Singh (Congress) from Behror, Shrichnad Kriplani from Chittorgarh and Raghuveer Singh Kaushal (both BJP) from Anta constituency also suffered humiliating defeats. Only Kiran Maheshwari of BJP won from Rajsamund.
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