BJP leader Kirudil Lal Meena has resigned as a Rajasthan cabinet minister, PTI reported citing his aide after the party's poor performance in the Lok Sabha elections in the constituencies under his watch. .

“Kirodi Meena has resigned as a minister. He submitted his resignation to the chief minister 10 days ago,” the aide said.
Sharing a verse from Ramcharit Manas on social media platform X, Meena said, “Raghukul Riti Sada Chali Ai, Pran Jai But Bachan Jai“
Meena, who held the cabinet portfolio as Minister for Agriculture, Rural Development, Disaster Management and Relief, had vowed that if the BJP loses any of the seven seats it has won in the Lok Sabha elections. had campaigned, he would resign from the post.
He campaigned in Dosa, Bharatpur, Dholpur, Karoli, Alwar, Tonk-Swai Madhopur and Kotabundi in eastern Rajasthan. Of these, the BJP managed to win only the Kota and Alwar Lok Sabha seats.
Meena said he resigned to keep his word. No reason to be angry, I have resigned. I did not attend the recent cabinet meeting because I could have gone morally if I had resigned. I also met the Chief Minister, he respectfully said that he will not accept the resignation. ” he told a news channel on Thursday.
On June 3, a day before the counting of votes, Crore Lal Meena said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had given him a list of seven seats in eastern Rajasthan for which he had worked hard.
“Before the PM came to Dosa, I had said that if the (Dosa) seat is not won, I will quit as minister. Later, the PM spoke to me separately and gave me a list of 7 seats. I won 11. Worked hard on the seats, more on 7. If the party loses even one of these 7 seats, I will quit as minister.
The Bharatiya Janata Party, which won 24 out of 25 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in Rajasthan, will see its tally reduced to 14 in the 2024 elections, while the Congress, which won a vacant seat. Thi, captured eight seats. The Congress' allies – the CPI(M) and the Rashtriya Lok Tantric Party – won one seat each.