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Topic: BJP Rajasthan

‘5-star culture, missed call members’ — Narpat Rajvi on BJP’s transition from Bhairon Singh to Modi

New Delhi: Narpat Singh Rajvi, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Chittorgarh assembly seat in Rajasthan, has a message for the high command:...

BJP announces final list of 18 candidates for poll-bound Rajasthan

The 2 lists include some fresh faces, including Gopal Sharma, a journalist, and Ravi Nayyar, a businessman.

What JP Nadda told BJP rebels on Rajasthan visit to calm anger over poll list

BJP chief J.P. Nadda was in Rajasthan this week, and held back-to-back meetings with local leaders amid worries that discontent triggered by 1st list may deepen with the 2nd one.

Royal, Rajput, and not Raje— why BJP is placing its bets on Diya Kumari in Rajasthan

Diya Kumari of the erstwhile Jaipur royal family is BJP’s candidate from Vidhyadhar Nagar. Party sources say she’s being groomed to offset Raje’s influence among women and Rajput voters.

After ‘anti-Muslim’ row, new responsibility for Ramesh Bidhuri. BJP makes MP ‘poll in-charge for Tonk’

BJP leaders say Bidhuri is a prominent Gurjar face & Tonk is a Gurjar-dominated area. The MP courted controversy last week for use of 'unparliamentary language' against BSP's Danish Ali.

Rajasthan BJP’s new rebel: Bent on fighting polls, 85-yr-old MLA slams minister Shekhawat for age barb

Six-time MLA Suryakanta Vyas insistent despite party’s unwritten age rule. In response to swipe by Union minister Gajendra Shekhawat, she says 'been in politics even before he was born'.

Former IAS officers, Cong leaders among 16 new members of BJP in Rajasthan

Addressing the media after the Parivartan Yatra, Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti said the people of the state are troubled by misgovernance of the Congress.

BJP suspends Raje aide Meghwal over graft swipe at Union minister. MLA says ‘will beat party in polls’

Shahpura MLA Kailash Meghwal's suspension comes amid turmoil within Rajasthan BJP. Raje supporters said to be unhappy with central leadership for not declaring her CM face for polls.

40 seats decided by less than 3% margin in 2018 Rajasthan polls— ‘may be key for govt formation’ in 2023

New Delhi: One-fifth of Rajasthan’s 200 assembly seats were won by margins of less than 3 percent in the 2018 polls, an analysis by...

BJP vs BJP in Rajasthan — Raje loyalist Kailash Meghwal calls Union minister Arjun Ram ‘Corrupt No 1’

MLA Kailash Meghwal says he'll write to PM to remove Arjun Ram Meghwal from cabinet, Union minister threatens to file defamation case. Both are prominent Dalit faces in state.

On Camera

Influencer is a real job. They are shaking up the internet

The reach and impact of influencers are so significant that even politicians such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi have recognised their value—the National Creators Award is proof.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India, Oman hold 5th annual high-level meeting to boost maritime security

Both the governments expressed their commitment to strengthening their maritime cooperation to strengthen the maritime safety and security framework in the region.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.