Before the Lok Sabha elections, Congress suffered another major setback. Sudarshan Singh Rawat, who was fielded as a candidate from Rajasthan by Congress, has now refused to contest the elections.
This is not the first time a leader of this party has declined to contest the elections; before this, former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot have also refused to contest.
Recently, Congress had to give the ticket to Pratap Singh Khachariyawas instead of fielding Sunil Sharma on the Jaipur Lok Sabha seat.
Who is the Rajsamand candidate Sudarshan Rawat?
Sudarshan Singh Rawat’s grandfather, Fateh Singh, was a legislator, and his father, Laxman Singh, was a former minister. Thus, it would not be wrong to say that he has inherited a political legacy. Rawat previously won the 2018 Assembly elections, defeating BJP’s Hari Singh Chouhan by 3714 votes.
After losing in the Assembly, Do not have the right to contest in the Lok Sabha.
Sudarshan Rawat himself has written a letter to the state president Govind Dotasra, offering to return the ticket, stating that he was not consulted before being made a candidate. He accused a prominent leader from Mewar of pushing his name forward without his consent during the selection process, even though he is on a two-month business trip abroad.
In such circumstances, such decisions are not appropriate. Rawat further wrote in the letter that he does not have the right to contest the Lok Sabha elections just three months after losing the Assembly elections in 2023. The party should contest the elections by giving the ticket to a suitable candidate.
This might be the reason why Rawat is not contesting in the elections, but according to the sources, he may have decided not to contest from Rajsamand because BJP candidate Mahima Visheshwar Singh is contesting from there.
Competing against Mahima could have been a big challenge for Rawat, as Mahima is associated with the royal family and is highly respected by the people.
