Union minister Kailash Choudhary’s seat is likely to see tough fight from popular Rajput leader & Independent MLA Bhatti who quit BJP last year when it denied him assembly poll ticket.
Bhajanlal Sharma has appointed 7 BJP leaders as chairmen of various state boards to ward off rebellion & help party win on key Lok Sabha seats where infighting has been reported.
Six-term MLA Madan Dilawar was minister of social welfare in Vasundhara Raje-led BJP govt (2003-08). He has been in news for his controversial statements and ‘arbitrary actions’.
The vote share of the BJP and Congress in Rajasthan diverged by only 2.2 percentage points. Covering this gap through the Dalit-Jat combination would be a good strategy for Congress.
While the seven-time MLA and Rajput leader hasn't taken names, his barbs seem to be aimed at Churu MP and Jat leader Rahul Kaswan, said to be a loyalist of former CM Vasundhara Raje.
Bhajanlal Sharma is BJP's 1st Brahmin CM in the state since 1990. Party sees the caste group as major influencers & key to its Hindutva push in Hindi heartland ahead of Lok Sabha polls.
BJP capitalised on anti-incumbency against the Gehlot government & built a narrative of the state being beset by crimes against women, paper leaks, unemployment and corruption.
Releasing Export Preparedness Index report, NITI Aayog CEO says Centre has ‘ticked a lot of boxes’, & responsibility of driving the next phase of export growth now rests with states.
The proposed project costing about Rs 3.25 lakh crore will entail procurement of 18 aircraft in fly away condition & the rest made in India with up to 60% indigenous content.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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