Raj BJP dissidents on "wait and watch" footing

Jaipur, Oct 29 (UNI) The dissident groups in BJP Rajasthan unit, who felt enthused over former Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani and party General Secretary Gopinath Munde's speeches at the state executive meet in Sawanliaji on Saturday, today opted to adopt a ''wait and watch policy'' keeping their eyes on the outcome of BJP high command's meeting in New Delhi this evening.

Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria discharged office work in the secretariat till last this afternoon while Government Chief Whip Mahavir Prasad Jain was away in his constituency to attend some functions.

However, informal parleys and/or telephonic conversations by fellow leaders continued at former state president sitting MP Lalit Kishore Chaturvedi's residence here on his return here from tour of Mumbai, Kota and Sawai Madhopur.

Political pundits were expecting some initiative from Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje to meet some leaders including Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria today to break the deadlock but no such move took place as the Chief Minister was busy in the president's visit.

A senior dissident leader has ruled out possibility of a patch up at the party state leadership's level and said that state leadership lacked adequate credibility and hence they were looking at the high command's move.

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