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Raje in Delhi, to meet Venkaiah

NEW DELHI: The former Rajasthan Chief Minister, Vasundhara Raje, who arrived here on Sunday with some of her supporters, is likely to meet senior BJP leader M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday, in a bid to end the standoff in the party over her refusal to resign as Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly.

Mr. Naidu was appointed the point man by the party high command when all attempts to pressure Ms. Raje into resigning had failed. However, sources close to party president Rajnath Singh said Ms. Raje is not likely to meet him till the stalemate ends. Mr. Singh asked her to resign as Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly following the party’s defeat in polls.

However, defying the party diktat, Ms. Raje sent more than 50 of her MLAs to Delhi in a show of strength to the central leadership. These MLAs also tried to meet senior leader L K Advani but he refused an audience. -- PTI

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