BJP Appoints First-Time MP Manna Lal Rawat as National ST Front Commander in Rajasthan

The political landscape in the tribal belt of Mewar-Wagar in Rajasthan is fast changing. This is because Dr. Manna Lal Rawat, the first-time Lok Sabha MP from Udaipur, has been given the command of the party's national ST front by the BJP. Amid the intensifying politics, this move of the BJP is being seen as a big attempt to maintain a strong hold on the tribal-dominated seats and rapidly emerging new political equations. Manna Lal Rawat was a senior administrative officer working as an additional commissioner in the transport department of Rajasthan until two years before he entered politics. The time changed and in 2024 he left government service and entered active politics. Then what was, the BJP immediately made him a Lok Sabha candidate from Udaipur, which is an ST-safe seat, and he registered a resounding victory. Since becoming an MP, his calm nature and deep grip on tribal issues. Now he is being seen as the party's national ST front commander. His rapid rise in the political belt of Rajasthan's tribal belt can be seen in the last few years.