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Topic: Gurjar

Chaupals, Mihir Bhoj & more tickets–Gurjars at centre of Akhilesh’s non-Yadav OBC strategy

Samajwadi Party's outreach to Gurjars in western UP is an attempt to counter the BJP's growing influence on the Jat voter.

Sachin Pilot factor propels BJP to 18 seats from just 1 in Rajasthan’s Gurjar-Meena belt

While 5 of BJP's 10 Gurjar candidates won, only 3 of Congress's 11 did so, including Pilot. BJP targeted Gurjar vote with multi-pronged plan, from PM's speeches to organisational changes.

Rajasthan’s Gurjars are upset at Congress’s ‘betrayal’ of Sachin Pilot. For BJP, it’s an opportunity

Gurjars largely voted for Congress in the 2018 Rajasthan assembly elections in the hope that Sachin Pilot would become CM. With that possibility fading, the BJP is looking to capitalise.

Mihir Bhoj statue row: Amid Rajput threat to oppose BJP, Khattar govt sets up panel to ‘examine history’

Panel will 'examine historical facts' about 9th century emperor who is claimed by both Rajputs & Gujjars. Statue unveiled in July had inscription referring to the king as a ‘Gurjar’.

Hindu-Muslim polarisation or Gurjar outreach? Why BJP chose Bidhuri for poll prep in Rajasthan’s Tonk

New assignment for South Delhi MP Ramesh Bidhuri comes days after he made incendiary comments against BSP's Danish Ali in Parliament. Muslims comprise 47.18% of Tonk city’s population.

1 MP, 2 MLAs among 200 booked for ‘inciting violence’ during Gurjar mahasabha in Gwalior

BSP MP Malook Nagar, SP MLA Atul Pradhan & Congress MLA Rakesh Mawai among 35 identified. Police say mahasabha turned into discussion on alleged atrocities on Gurjars.

On Camera

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.