ThePrint travelled across districts such as Alwar, Jaipur & Sikar to gauge public mood. For BJP, ex-CM Raje remains only leader people in villages are familiar with apart from PM Modi.
Union minister and state leader Gajendra Singh Shekhawat says ‘I’ve never thought of being CM’, rules out rebellion in Rajasthan BJP & targets Gehlot govt on ‘appeasement politics’.
BJP has fielded no Muslim candidates in MP, Rajasthan, Telangana and Chhattisgarh in this month's elections. Minority Morcha leaders say they have accepted the decision & would not question it.
The BJP released its third list of candidates for the Rajasthan assembly elections Thursday, including fresh face Mahendra Singh Rathore against CM Ashok Gehlot.
Member of Jaipur's erstwhile royal family, Kumari dismisses comparisons with veteran party leader Vasundhara Raje, says party’s parliamentary board will decide CM if BJP wins Rajasthan polls.
BJP MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, currently running for the Jhotwara assembly seat, also discussed the BJP’s election strategies and choice to not project a CM candidate.
BJP inducted Rajput faces Vishvaraj Singh Mewar & Bhawani Singh Kalvi into party ahead of assembly polls in Rajasthan to ‘add to its strength in Mewar’ region.
Despite efforts to mollify disgruntled ticket contenders, protests going strong in dozen seats for a week. BJP chief JP Nadda has met state leaders & asked them to set house in order.
Devi Singh Bhati inducted after Amit Shah, Nadda held core group meeting & separate talks with Raje. This comes at a time when Raje loyalists are upset she's not be projected as CM pick.
Home minister held meeting with party core group where he slammed state unit for failure to 'create a momentum', and told them to devote more time to organisational work, it is learnt.
Even as India, Pakistan have seemed on the edge of war, their intelligence services have often sought to find space to de-escalate tensions and reduce risks for the two countries.
Speaking at 2nd Investor Connect, CM Vishnu Deo Sai says 'we have been able to attract a lot of investors.' The focus of the event was the steel sector.
In largest overhaul of military command in 5 decades, Field Marshal Asim Munir set to assume post of Chief of Defence Forces tomorrow, as Army claims primacy in Pakistan armed forces.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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