
Asked whether he was disappointed with Vasundhara Raje's tenure as the Chief Minister as he had backed her candidature during the 2003 elections, Shekhawat said, "I am not disappointed but saddened that I made her the Chief Minister."
Shekhawat added that cleansing the party in the wake of corruption charges would only strengthen it. He, however, denied rumours that he had spoken to BSP chief Mayawati or Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh or that he was planning to join the fledgling Third Front.