Congress faces anti-incumbency against MLAs, BJP stares at disorder in house in Rajasthan

There’s no wind blowing for or against the ruling Congress and its principal opponent, the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Barmer/Jaisalmer/Jodhpur: The air’s still in Rajasthan. There’s no wind blowing for or against the ruling Congress and its principal opponent, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in the desert state up for elections by the year end.

A safer assumption however would be that the voter is silent, keeping his cards close to the chest. He’s watching on which side of the fence comes down the camel: Uunth kis karvat baithta hai. (File photo)

This early dip-test from Barmer-Jaisalmer where Ashok Gehlot’s party bagged eight out of the nine assembly seats in the 2018 polls might be a confirmation of lack of tangible anti-incumbency against his government. What actually should worry the third time chief minister is that