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TopicRajasthan BJP

Topic: Rajasthan BJP

Modi rallies to return of Jaswant Singh’s son — BJP’s scramble to retain Barmer as rebel queers pitch

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.

BJP announces sixth list of three candidates for Lok Sabha polls from Rajasthan and Manipur

In Rajasthan, the party has fielded Kanhaiya Lal Meena from the Dausa constituency while Indu Devi Jatav has been fielded from Karauli-Dholpur.

Caste math, averting dissent — how Rajasthan CM has given charge of state bodies to upset BJP leaders

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.

Indian ‘flew 1st aeroplane’, Akbar was ‘rapist’ — Rajasthan minister Dilawar’s headline-making spree

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’.

Jat-Dalit combo could help Congress gain ground in Rajasthan. Ripple effects may follow

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.

BJP govt in Rajasthan opts for healthy snacks, water in glass bottles. ‘To do our bit for environment’

Before Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh’s Yogi Adityanath had also directed state departments not to use plastic water bottles in meetings.

Knives out in Rajasthan BJP after poll win, Rajendra Rathore blames his loss on ‘many Vibhishanas’

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.

BJP’s social engineering in Rajasthan — why the party chose Bhajanlal Sharma as CM

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.

How BJP overcame the Gehlot welfare model & its own infighting to triumph in Rajasthan

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.

Raje loyalist Yoonus Khan, denied ticket by BJP, defeats Congress’s Dudi. BJP in 3rd place

BJP denied Khan a ticket and instead fielded Jitendra Jodha, who had lost to Dudi, a Jat leader, by a margin of 40,602 votes in the 2018 elections.

On Camera

India’s nuclear-power goal needs more than capital

New Delhi has finally accepted that the base load power demand of the future will need supplementing, and nuclear plants are one way to go about it.

Coastal states Maharashtra, TN, Gujarat top India’s exports index, landlocked UP a surprise performer

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.

Rafale deal to be inked in 2026, final assembly line in Nagpur, Indian firms to be roped in

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.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

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.