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Topic: Rajasthan Congress

‘Central govt’ misusing investigation agencies to suppress Opposition, says Govind Singh Dotasra

Addressing a fund raiser meeting for the ongoing Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra Wednesday, the Rajasthan Congress President alleged the BJP is scared of Rahul Gandhi and his yatra.

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.

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.

‘Rajasthan’s Yogi’ Balaknath defeats Congress candidate in Tijara’s ‘India-Pakistan match’

Balaknath, the sitting BJP MP from Alwar, wins Tijara by a margin of over 6,000 votes, defeating Congress's Imran Khan. BJP fielded the MP to tap into constituency's Yadav vote.

Wife vs MLA husband in Rajasthan’s Danta Ramgarh. ‘Nothing personal’, it’s about political ambitions

Rita Singh Chaudhary, standing as JJP candidate against Virendra Singh, says she has 'taken a stand for people & their issues'. Close aide says in-laws 'held her back' in politics.

‘Gehlot se bair nahin, MLAs ki khair nahin’— why Congress’s bet on incumbents could backfire

CM Gehlot’s welfare schemes are popular, but Congress’s decision to field many sitting MLAs is causing discontent, including in east Rajasthan where party won 49 of its 100 seats in 2018.

ED raids Rajasthan Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra’s house in exam paper leak case

Sitting MLA Dotasra's premises in Sikar & Jaipur being raided as part of a money laundering investigation. Party candidate from Mahua seat in Dausa, some others also being searched.

Congress facing exodus, Gehlot draining its lifeblood,’ says ex-MP Jyoti Mirdha days after joining BJP

In an interview with ThePrint, Jyoti Mirdha hits out at Congress for not paying heed to concerns raised by senior leaders like Sachin Pilot, talks about her future in BJP.

40 seats decided by less than 3% margin in 2018 Rajasthan polls— ‘may be key for govt formation’ in 2023

New Delhi: One-fifth of Rajasthan’s 200 assembly seats were won by margins of less than 3 percent in the 2018 polls, an analysis by...

What do Gujarat & Rajasthan govts have in common? Both accused of undermining ‘democracy’ in unis

Congress govt in Rajasthan is facing protests over postponing student elections, while BJP govt in Gujarat is fielding criticism for trying to remove elected bodies in universities.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?