Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and ex-deputy CM Sachin Pilot may not contest the Lok Sabha elections this summer though the former’s son Vaibhav might, Congress leaders suggested on Monday, based on deliberations at the second meeting of the party’s central election committee held to select candidates for Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Assam and Uttarakhand. …
Congress MLA and former Rajasthan Cabinet minister Mahendrajeet Singh Malviya, a member of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), on Monday resigned from the state Assembly and joined the BJP at its state office in Jaipur in the presence of leaders such as state BJP president C P Joshi and state in-charge Arun Singh. He later …
Ever since Bhajan Lal Sharma took oath as the new chief minister of Rajasthan on December 15, he has made two trips to the national capital to meet the BJP’s top brass. Sources say the new administration informed Raj Bhawan to start preparations for oath taking of the ministers by this Monday. News18 has learnt …
The sombre look of the Congress after the over three-hours long introspection on the Rajasthan election loss may not lead to any drastic change in the party. The state held true to its flip-flop nature of electing the opposition to power every five years, but the Delhi leadership of the Congress feels a win was …
Outgoing Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday took a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party for failing to name the next chief minister of the state, even a week after the results of the assembly election were declared. BJP leaders Mahat Balak Nath and Vasundhara Raje {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} “If the Congress had …
Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena chief Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi was shot dead at his residence on December 5 and since then the two accused, who can be seen in viral CCTV footage, are still at large while a massive operation has been launched to catch them. Sources told CNN-News18 that Rajasthan police has a lot of …
The fates of one-time Congress rebels Sachin Pilot and TS Singh Deo could not have been more different. Deo, the outgoing deputy chief minister of Chhattisgarh, lost the Assembly election from Ambikapur constituency. Pilot, meanwhile, retained Tonk in Rajasthan by a wide margin and also ensured most of his loyalists won their seats too. This …
The BJP has been attacking the Congress on issues like crime against women and corruption. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot of the Congress is seeking a second term in a state known for its revolving-door policy even as the BJP banks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity to get a majority. Polling for 199 out …
Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot has visited over 100 of the 200 assembly constituencies in the state ahead of the November 25 elections and targeted the BJP for what he has described as the politics of hate and “misusing” central investigating agencies against political rivals even as he has talked up this government’s welfare schemes. …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at a public rally on Sunday in Rajasthan’s Churu district, criticised chief minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot, calling him a “jaadugar” (magician) whose tricks are becoming evident through the “Red Dairy.” He further attacked the current Congress government, saying that the party and ‘development’ are enemies with its ‘license to …