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Friday, August 8, 2025
TopicRajasthan Assembly Elections

Topic: Rajasthan Assembly Elections

Vajpayee & Indira lost, Modi will too, that’s why he’s using religion card — Rajasthan ex-CM Gehlot

In an exclusive interview with ThePrint, former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot claimed that the state would see 'shocking' results in favour of the Congress in the Lok Sabha elections.

Deposits lost, a vote share less than NOTA — what Rajasthan debacle means for JJP in Haryana

JJP contested Rajasthan assembly polls with the claim that it would emerge as kingmaker in Haryana with ‘key (also the election symbol of the JJP) to Vidhan Sabha in its hand’.

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.

With loss in 3 states, a generation of Congress leaders faces uncertainty. Clamour for new guard grows

Congress’s campaigns in MP and Rajasthan were led by Kamal Nath and Ashok Gehlot. In Chhattisgarh, TS Singhdeo lost his own seat by a mere 94 votes, and Congress lost the state too.

This ‘hat-trick guarantee to hat-trick in 2024’, says PM Modi after BJP’s 3-1 sweep in assembly polls

BJP retained MP and wrested Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan from Congress. Modi cautioned Opposition against indulging in politics 'that is divisive, weakens, and breaks the nation'.

Modi’s popularity stronger now than any point in 1st term. 10 takeaways from election results

Congress's inability to expand its base while BJP does so, relative absence of Hindutva in campaigns & Congress still being unable to match BJP in direct contest are among key takeaways.

Frenzy of freebies dominated Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh, & Telangana polls. Results varied

Handout promises, from loan waivers to free power, flooded this assembly election season, with BJP & Congress vying to outdo each other. How they shaped outcomes differed across states.

Tribal vote swings to BJP in 3 states, decisive in Chhattisgarh victory

Out of 113 ST reserved seats in MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh & Telangana, Congress won 47 while BJP tallied 58. Bharatiya Adivasi Party failed to make major impact in Rajasthan.

Husband-wife clash in Rajasthan’s Danta Ramgarh: Virendra Singh trounces Rita Chaudhary by 98k votes

Incumbent Congress MLA Virendra Singh beat his closest rival, BJP’s Gajanand Kumawat, by 7,997 votes. Singh's wife, JJP’s Rita Chaudhary, was a distant fourth, polling 1,597 votes.

Rajyavardhan Rathore clinches Jhotwara by thumping margin, beats Congress candidate, BJP rebel

The BJP leader & former Union minister beat Congress's Abhishek Choudhary by 50,167 votes. BJP rebel Ashu Singh Surpura, who contested as an Independent, came in third.

On Camera

Buying Russian oil, misreading Trump—3 points will define India’s next energy strategy

India should have secured greater savings by pressing Russia for prices nearer the cap while sustaining high volumes. This would have preserved strategic autonomy and served economic logic.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.