Jaipur: Several Rajasthan Congress leaders including former ministers Rajendra Yadav and Lal Chand Kataria joined the BJP Sunday, days before the expected announcement of the Lok Sabha elections. Former Congress MLAs Ricchpal Mirdha, his son Vijaypal Mirdha and Khiladi Bairwa; former independent MLA Alok Beniwal, former state chief of Congress Seva Dal Suresh Chaudhary, Rampal … Read more
The Congress on Saturday set up the election committees for eight states, including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh and others. The grand old party also constituted the political affairs committee for Madhya Pradesh. “The Congress President has approved the proposal of the constitution of Pradesh Election Committees of Rajasthan, Kerala, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Himachal … Read more
Union Minister and BJP leader Gajendra Singh Shekhawat | Photo Credit: – With the initial poll trends giving an edge to the BJP in Rajasthan, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday took a jibe at Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, saying people have come out of the spell of the “magician”. Rajasthan Assembly election results … Read more
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot being greeted by people as he arrives to cast his vote for the Rajasthan Assembly elections on November 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said the BJP was not going to win in any of the five States which went to polls this month, … Read more
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. | Photo Credit: PTI On the eve of polling in Rajasthan, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday played the ‘son of the soil’ card, taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, saying two “Gujaratis” were touring the State but people should vote for him … Read more
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot | Photo Credit: PTI The Rajasthan High Court on Saturday issued notice to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and directed him to file his response to a public interest litigation (PIL) petition which has sought the initiation of suo motu contempt proceedings against him for his recent remarks alleging “corruption in … Read more
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. File. | Photo Credit: PTI A day after criticising the “corruption” allegedly rampant in the judiciary, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on August 31 clarified his remarks and said whatever he had stated was “not my personal opinion”. Mr. Gehlot said several retired Supreme Court judges and even the retired … Read more
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. | Photo Credit: PTI Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on August 5 said people with a criminal mindset misbehaving with women will not be tolerated in the State and that he has directed police to deal with them strictly. The CM’s remarks came in the wake of the murder of … Read more
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. File Photo | Photo Credit: PTI Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot was taken to a hospital on Thursday after he hurt his feet and has been advised a week’s rest, an official of Jaipur’s Sawai Man Singh Government Hospital said. According to Dr. Achal Sharma, superintendent of the hospital, Mr. … Read more
Congress leader K.C. Venugopal. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Amid reports that the Congress leadership is in the final stages of working out a compromise formula between Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot, party general secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal on June 22 evening reached Jaipur. Mr. Venugopal is said … Read more