Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday opined that the incumbent Vasundhara Raje must vacate her seat to save face before her party high command orders her to resign from her post.
"After the revelation of documents bearing her signature [in support of former IPL chairman Lalit Modi], she should not even stay at her post on moral grounds, and should resign to save face. It would be better for her if she voluntarily resigns before her high command asks her to do it," Gehlot told the media.
The BJP, which has been defending External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj despite opposition demands that she be sacked for helping Lalit Modi, was hit with another worry last week when the former IPL boss claimed that Raje secretly supported his immigration plea in Britain.
The opposition mounted pressure on Raje after the emergence of a letter reportedly carrying her signature, in which she backs Lalit Modi's application in the UK.