Ashok Parnami made ‘scapegoat’ for bypoll debacle, resigns

Jaipur | Thursday | 19th April, 2018

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In the current scenario, the party needs to gain support of larger communities to win the state assembly election,’’ admitted a senior party leader. All the three were previously held by the party.With the state assembly elections scheduled for later this year, the bypolls defeats put the state BJP in a tight spot. Ashok Parnami has resigned as the state president of BJP, though citing personal reasons.“I have forwarded my resignation to the party high command on Monday. Workers were not happy with ParnamiJAIPUR: Three months after the bypoll debacle that left the state BJP embarrassed and grappling for answers, the much anticipated change in the party’s leadership finally came on Wednesday. “Parnami, who belongs to the Punjabi community, does not fit into BJP’s social-engineering in an election year..