<p>Former chief minister of Rajasthan and Leader of Opposition in state Assembly Vasundhara Raje on Friday termed “misleading and baseless” a media report that claimed she is likely to quit the BJP and float her own party before the 2013 state Assembly elections.<br /><br />The reports had said that Raje is unhappy with the BJP central leaders’ failure to fix the leadership issue in the state. In a statement issued here, Raje said there is no need for her to give a clarification on her and her family’s relationship with the party. She described the report a “political conspiracy” by the Congress and individuals with vested interests.<br /><br />“They want to harm my image by getting published such misleading and baseless reports against me... I am not going to get perturbed by such reports and neither are such reports going to break a strong party like the BJP,” the statement said.<br /><br />Referring to the newspaper which carried the report, she said: “It is unfortunate that such a reputed newspaper has joined hands with such people to carry this contemptuous report.”</p>.<p>Earlier in the day, Raje loyalist and party chief whip in the Assembly Rajendra Rathore also refuted the reports which said they (Raje loyalists) were contemplating of floating a party by terming them “unfounded and malicious”.<br /></p>
<p>Former chief minister of Rajasthan and Leader of Opposition in state Assembly Vasundhara Raje on Friday termed “misleading and baseless” a media report that claimed she is likely to quit the BJP and float her own party before the 2013 state Assembly elections.<br /><br />The reports had said that Raje is unhappy with the BJP central leaders’ failure to fix the leadership issue in the state. In a statement issued here, Raje said there is no need for her to give a clarification on her and her family’s relationship with the party. She described the report a “political conspiracy” by the Congress and individuals with vested interests.<br /><br />“They want to harm my image by getting published such misleading and baseless reports against me... I am not going to get perturbed by such reports and neither are such reports going to break a strong party like the BJP,” the statement said.<br /><br />Referring to the newspaper which carried the report, she said: “It is unfortunate that such a reputed newspaper has joined hands with such people to carry this contemptuous report.”</p>.<p>Earlier in the day, Raje loyalist and party chief whip in the Assembly Rajendra Rathore also refuted the reports which said they (Raje loyalists) were contemplating of floating a party by terming them “unfounded and malicious”.<br /></p>
