Assembly Election 2023: Days ahead of the Rajasthan Assembly polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vasundhara Raje said that she felt that she could retire now, linking it to her MP son’s progress as a leader. Raje, who is seen as an aspirant to the chief minister’s post in the state, is set to file her nomination. Papers from the Jhalawar assembly constituency on Saturday, reports news agency PTI. The election in the poll-bound state is scheduled to be held on November 25, and the result will be declared on December 3.

The former chief minister made the comment at a public meeting where his son Dushyant Singh, who represents Jhalawar-Baran in the Lok Sabha, also spoke. There have been speculations for over a month now over the role of the five-time MP and four-term MLA if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wins the election.

Raje, during the meeting, highlighted the development work in the regions over the past three decades, mentioning roads, water supply projects, and air and rail connectivity. "Today, people ask where Jhalawar is. People want to invest here."

Raje said that after hearing her son speak, she felt that she could retire now. "Yeh mujhe lag raha hai ki ab mein retire ho ja saktee hun," the senior BJP leader said, as quoted by news agency PTI. She also said that people have given correct training and affection to “sansad sahab” and put him on the right path, and she added that she does not need to worry about him.

Attacking the Congress in the state over issues such as government recruitment question paper leak incidents and unemployment, she said that Rajasthan will become the number one state again when the people work to take the BJP ahead.

(With input from agencies)