Jaipur: Vasundhara Raje will not resign as Leader of Opposition in Rajasthan Assembly "for now" and would call a Legislature Party meeting by August 26, her spokesman said.
This development came a day after the standoff over the issue eased with the BJP leadership not setting a deadline for her to quit.
"Since the BJP President Rajnath Singh has himself not given any time limit for Raje to concede to his direction (of resigning), the Leader of Opposition is not resigning for now, and would call BJP Legislative Party Meeting between August 19 and August 26," Gyandeo Ahuja told reporters on Monday after a closed-door meeting at Raje's residence with 16 loyalists including six MLAs.
Ahuja said the party was preparing for the cooperative polls in Rajasthan slated for August 19, and an upcoming brief session of Assembly "hence the matter quitting the post does not arise for now.
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