Kirodi Lal Meena Quits As Rajasthan Minister, Fulfills "If Party Loses" Promise
NDTV
A senior tribal leader for the BJP, Kirodi Lal Meena is a five-time MLA and two-time MP, and held multiple portfolios, including Agriculture and Rural Development.
Rajasthan BJP leader Kirodi Lal Meena, 72, has announced his resignation - at a public prayer meeting in Jaipur - from the state cabinet and all posts. रघुकुल रीति सदा चलि आई।प्राण जाई पर बचन न जाई।।(श्रीरामचरितमानस)
Mr Meena - who held multiple portfolios, including Agriculture and Rural Development - said last month, before counting of votes for the 2024 Lok Sabha election, he would quit if the BJP lost any of the seven seats in eastern Rajasthan assigned to him by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"...the PM spoke to me and gave me a list of seven seats. I worked hard (and) if the party loses even one seat out of that seven, I will leave the post of minister..." he declared hours before counting.