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Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, who hails from Rajasthan, has said that the upcoming Assembly elections in the desert state will be contested on the persona of the BJP's most popular face -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi -- adding that the saffron party's Parliamentary Board will take a call on the chief ministerial candidate.

BJP National President J.P. Nadda is scheduled to arrive here on January 23 to address the State Working Committee meeting.

Rajasthan Minister Rajendra Gudha on Tuesday once again advocated for appointing Congress leader Sachin Pilot the Chief Minister, while comparing the former deputy chief minister with Mahabharat character Abhimanyu, the son of Arjuna who was killed by plotting a conspiracy.

The Congress on Tuesday served show-cause notices to Rajasthan Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shanti Dhariwal, party chief whip Mahesh Joshi and RTDC chairman Dharmendra Rathore for holding a parallel meeting of party legislators in Jaipur.

Amid the crisis in the Congress camp in Rajasthan, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has adopted the wait and watch policy while underlining the doors of the party are open for former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot.