This viral letter showing BJP announcement of Baba Balaknath as Chief Minister of Rajasthan is fake - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
December 8, 2023
A post accompanying a BJP letter head dated 06 December 2023, which shows the announcement of Baba Balaknath as the new Chief Minister candidate of Rajasthan circulating widely across social media platforms. Through this article let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: BJP’s official letter announcing Baba Balaknath as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan.
Fact: Rajasthan BJP through its official X handle rated the viral letter as fake. As per news reports, Baba Balaknath is also in the Chief Minister race along with other prominent leaders in Rajasthan. However, as of publishing this fact check, BJP didn’t announce anyone as Chief Minister of Rajasthan. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Upon searching for the information related to the viral post, we came across a tweet from Rajasthan BJP official X handle, which condemned the viral news. According to tweet, the letter which shows Baba Balaknath as Rajasthan Chief minister is fake.
Fake Alert ! pic.twitter.com/GABYXWHveO
BJP is yet to announce their Chief Minister candidate in Rajasthan. As per news reports, Baba Balaknath is also in the Chief Minister race along with other Prominent leaders in Rajasthan. However, as of publishing this fact check, BJP didn’t announce anyone as Chief Minister of Rajasthan.
To sum it up, this letter announcing BJP’s Baba Balaknath as the new Chief Minister of Rajasthan is fake.