Congress Fields BJP Veteran Jaswant Singh's Son Against Vasundhara Raje

Manvendra Singh, former BJP leader and the son of BJP veteran Jaswant Singh, has been pitted against Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje by the Congress -- the party that he joined last month -- for the December 7 assembly polls. It will be interesting to see the contest between him and Ms Raje in Jhalrapatan, a town in Jhalawar district that has thrice voted for her since 2003. The move is also seen as a larger message by the Congress that it isn't afraid of taking the chief minister head on in her home ground. "I'm ready for the challenge," Mr Singh said and warned that people of Rajasthan will take revenge from the BJP for insulting Rajput leader Jaswant Singh.