<p> Jaipur: A controversy has erupted over a video in which Congress leader Archana Sharma, who is said to be in the race to get a party ticket for the upcoming assembly polls, is purportedly speaking about a party “rival” striking up a “Rs 40-crore deal” to “stop her”.</p>.<p> Speaking to <em>PTI,</em> Sharma, who is the chairperson of the Social Welfare Board, said she has not named anyone in the video.</p>.<p> After the video surfaced on social media, Congress leader Rajiv Arora, in a veiled attack at Sharma, said, “You can never win by playing dirty”.</p>.<p> Sharma is to be eyeing a Congress ticket from Malviya Nagar constituency, responded saying Arora was targeting her due to a “misunderstanding”.</p>.<p> In the video, Sharma is purportedly telling a group of people that a “rival within the party” held a meeting with her “rival”, indirectly referring to the sitting BJP MLA from Malviya Nagar constituency.</p>.<p> “When my rival felt that he was losing, he thought of making an alliance with my rival within the party, and both had a meeting in a hotel. But walls have ears. It came out that a deal worth Rs 40 crore has been made. Such a big deal to stop me,” Sharma is seen to be saying.</p>.<p> BJP MLA Kalicharan Saraf has been representing the Malaviya Nagar seat since 2008.</p>.Priyanka to address rally in Rajasthan's Dausa as part of Congress' awareness campaign on ERCP.<p> Arora, who is the chairman of Rajasthan Small Industries Corporation and Export Promotion Council, is among the Congress leaders vying for a ticket from the Malviya Nagar assembly constituency, and is said to be lobbying in Delhi ahead of the announcement of the list of candidates.</p>.<p> After the video emerged, Rajiv Arora wrote on X on Wednesday evening, “You can never win by playing dirty. Karma is real. You reap what you sow. The ill-will of taking ticket even after losing twice is hurting the Congress party from Malviya Nagar.” </p> <p> When contacted, Sharma said she had not named anyone at the gathering.</p>.<p> “Rajiv Arora is like my elder brother. I did not name anyone. When he contested the election from this seat, I supported him. He should also support me,” she said.</p>.<p> Polling for the 200-member Rajasthan Assembly will be held on November 25, and the counting of votes will be taken up on December 3. </p>
<p> Jaipur: A controversy has erupted over a video in which Congress leader Archana Sharma, who is said to be in the race to get a party ticket for the upcoming assembly polls, is purportedly speaking about a party “rival” striking up a “Rs 40-crore deal” to “stop her”.</p>.<p> Speaking to <em>PTI,</em> Sharma, who is the chairperson of the Social Welfare Board, said she has not named anyone in the video.</p>.<p> After the video surfaced on social media, Congress leader Rajiv Arora, in a veiled attack at Sharma, said, “You can never win by playing dirty”.</p>.<p> Sharma is to be eyeing a Congress ticket from Malviya Nagar constituency, responded saying Arora was targeting her due to a “misunderstanding”.</p>.<p> In the video, Sharma is purportedly telling a group of people that a “rival within the party” held a meeting with her “rival”, indirectly referring to the sitting BJP MLA from Malviya Nagar constituency.</p>.<p> “When my rival felt that he was losing, he thought of making an alliance with my rival within the party, and both had a meeting in a hotel. But walls have ears. It came out that a deal worth Rs 40 crore has been made. Such a big deal to stop me,” Sharma is seen to be saying.</p>.<p> BJP MLA Kalicharan Saraf has been representing the Malaviya Nagar seat since 2008.</p>.Priyanka to address rally in Rajasthan's Dausa as part of Congress' awareness campaign on ERCP.<p> Arora, who is the chairman of Rajasthan Small Industries Corporation and Export Promotion Council, is among the Congress leaders vying for a ticket from the Malviya Nagar assembly constituency, and is said to be lobbying in Delhi ahead of the announcement of the list of candidates.</p>.<p> After the video emerged, Rajiv Arora wrote on X on Wednesday evening, “You can never win by playing dirty. Karma is real. You reap what you sow. The ill-will of taking ticket even after losing twice is hurting the Congress party from Malviya Nagar.” </p> <p> When contacted, Sharma said she had not named anyone at the gathering.</p>.<p> “Rajiv Arora is like my elder brother. I did not name anyone. When he contested the election from this seat, I supported him. He should also support me,” she said.</p>.<p> Polling for the 200-member Rajasthan Assembly will be held on November 25, and the counting of votes will be taken up on December 3. </p>