Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said diversification of agriculture towards energy and power sectors is the need of the country, apparently pitching for increased production of ethanol. “I am telling you the truth, your life cannot be changed by growing wheat, rice, maize and bajra. No matter how much production you produce, the price … Read more
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje. File | Photo Credit: Rohit Jain Paras Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. Both the leaders released the information about contracting the coronavirus, on their Twitter handles. Mr. Gehlot said the COVID cases … Read more
RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale addresses a rally in Nagpur. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Dattatreya Hosabale on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, said the organisation works in the interest of the nation without any political inclination. “We are neither right wing nor left wing. We are nationalist. The Sangh is only … Read more
The fissures within the BJP Rajasthan unit have been a matter of concern for the party’s central leadership for the past several months and undercurrents of the issue were at play during the recent national office-bearers’ meeting held in the state last week. BJP opted to hold its office-bearers’ meeting in Rajasthan instead of Gujarat … Read more
The split in the Rajasthan unit of the BJP is out in the open as former chief minister Vasundhara Raje wrapped up her four-day “religious yatra” across six districts and the state leadership dissociated itself calling it Raje’s attempt to create a parallel organisation. Raje had launched a “religious yatra” last week in which she … Read more
The BJP in Rajasthan called up MLAs considered close to Vasundhara Raje to ensure their presence at Monday’s assembly proceedings, party sources said amid concerns that they could instead opt for events connected with the former chief minister’s “temple yatra”. Raje herself rejected suggestions that her two-day visit to temples in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur and adjoining … Read more
JAIPUR: The first meeting of a newly formed 16-member core group of the BJP, which has been put in place amid reports of factionalism in the party, will be held here on Sunday, a party leader said. The new group consists of BJP leader Satish Poonia, national vice president and former chief minister Vasundhara Raje, … Read more
JAIPUR: Some supporters of former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje have formed an outfit, saying they want to see her again as the CM in 2023. The development is being seen as an attempt by Raje supporters to affirm her authority in the state and hints towards the friction in the party’s state unit. “We … Read more
New Delhi: After moving 19 of its MLAs to neighbouring Gujarat, the Rajasthan unit of BJP has alleged that it was forced to do so as the Ashok Gehlot government was trying to poach its lawmakers from the weaker sections of the society through intimidation and allurements. Factionalism within the BJP state unit is also … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Rajasthan High Court on Monday gave the state’s new chief secretary Rajeeva Swarup one month to present the government stand on a petition seeking eviction of former CM Vasundhara Raje, who is also an MLA in the current assembly, from a government bungalow, which has been allegedly allotted to her in violation … Read more