Where is Vasundhara Raje now? The elusive former chief minister of Rajasthan was recently spotted at a condolence meet after the death of M.L. Saini, the state BJP president, last week. In the last few months, she has been rarely seen in public functions or even at the BJP office in Jaipur, where she was a dominant presence since 2002.
Ever since the loss in the assembly elections last year, Raje’s political fortunes have plummeted. Political observers say that Raje is gradually being shoved off the centre-stage of active politics in Rajasthan. Several key developments in recent months reflect Raje’s increasing marginalisation.