Jaipur, Feb 12 : Finally, it appears that the Assembly poll bugle has been sounded in Rajasthan with Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting the state for the second time in the last 15 days.

Earlier, he had visited Bhilwara district to reach out to the Gujjars, and a few months before that, he had come to Mangarh dham to woo tribals.  This time, Modi is visiting Dausa to inaugurate the first phase of Delhi-Mumbai expressway. Dausa comprises a Meena belt and hence it won’t be wrong to say that Modi’s visit in this belt can help the party garner a larger vote share.  BJP overall has a weak presence in eastern Rajasthan, and hence comes the back to back visits of PM Modi to garner mileage in the forthcoming polls in December this year.  Earlier, the BJP had announced that the party would not campaign on a CM’s face but will contest elections on Modi’s face.  After this announcement, factionalism is now out in the open with many leaders aspiring to be the CM-candidate.  It is a Herculean task for the party to shortlist a CM face among the aspirants who can go along with the central leadership, said party officials. Also, it is difficult for these CM candidates to find the right seat that fits the social engineering equations.  The top aspirant in the run up for the CM face as of now undoubtedly is former CM Vasundhara Raje, a six-time MLA and has a strong hold on her constituency, Jhalrapatan. However, the queen has an issue with the central leadership and hence comes the challenge, said sources.  Second in the fray is Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, who is an MP from Jodhpur. However, the challenge for him is to find the right Rajput seat.