New Delhi, Apr 29 : A former minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Rajasthan has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a Congress MLA in 2008. The accused, Mahipal Maderna, was a minister in the Raje government in Rajasthan and had been charged with the murder of Congress MLA Malkhan Singh Bishnoi. The case was being heard in a special CBI court in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The court found Maderna and six others guilty and sentenced them to life imprisonment. The case had drawn attention due to its political ramifications and has been a topic of discussion in the state for years.