Vasundhara Raje not miffed at weak Rajasthan representation

NEW DELHI: Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje is not unhappy over the weak representation for her state in the Narendra Modi government, according to sources close to her.

Sources disputed reports suggesting she was miffed with the PM for accommodating only one MP, Nihal Chand. "This is mischievous," said sources close to the CM who along with Modi helped BJP win all 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state.

They also denied that Raje had insisted on the inclusion of her son Dushyant and Colonel Sona Ram who defeated BJP discard Jaswant Singh in Barmer.

"Contrary to what is claimed, she made no claim. Neither for her son who won the Jhalawar seat for the third consecutive time, nor for Sona Ram. In any case, considering that both are Jats, she could not have asked berths only for them. She is not that naive," said sources close to her.

They also said that Raje, Dushyanat and Sona Ram not only actively participated in the swearing-in, they gathered at Bikaner House to felicitate Nihal Chand when it became known that Modi had picked him for a ministerial berth.