Rajasthan

Voting concludes at Rajasthan's Karanpur assembly seat with 80% turnout

Voting was held peacefully across booths, said officials. The counting of votes will take place on January 8.

Congress needs a reset to emulate BJP traction with Hindi belt SC-STs

Congress can use its spell in the opposition to give greater representation to these two communities across its party hierarchy from the CWC down to the block level. Additionally, it needs to work with people belonging to these two communities for their socioeconomic akin to the Sangh Parivar

Bhajan Lal Sharma sworn in as Rajasthan CM, Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa as deputy CMs

Along with him, Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa were also sworn in as the deputy chief ministers.

Rajasthan: Bhajanlal’s elevation, Raje’s eclipse and a triumph for RSS

For over 20 years, Vasundhara Raje foiled RSS attempts to place those rising from its ranks in the CM’s chair. The epic battle has finally concluded with Bhajanlal Sharma’s elevation. The appointment of others from the RSS stable like Prem Chand Bairwa as Deputy CM and Vasudev Devnani as Speaker spells the dawn of a new era in Rajasthan

Bhajan Lal Sharma to take oath as Rajasthan CM today

Along with Sharma, Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa, who were named as deputy chief ministers in the recently held BJP legislature party meeting, will take oath.

Bhajanlal Sharma named Rajasthan CM | BJP appoints first-time MLA as Chief Minister

Bhajanlal Sharma, a first-time MLA, was named as the chief minister of Rajasthan on Tuesday. Ending the week-long suspense, the party appointed the CMs of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan this week. Watch Payal Mehta’s report on who is Bhajanlal Sharma.

Bhajanlal Sharma in Rajasthan joins BJP's new club of CMs in their 50s

The rise of Bhajanlal Sharma, a party apparatchik, with a reputation as a doughty campaigner for the BJP’s pet causes, completes BJP’s social engineering efforts in this poll cycle by elevating an upper caste leader after an OBC and a tribal CM in the two other poll bound states. It also paves the way for Vasundhara Raje’s eclipse. Their age allows the three new CMs to preside for the next decade in their respective states

Rajasthan CM: Meet first-time MLA Bhajanlal Sharma who is BJP's choice for top post

Sharma's name was announced by BJP's Vasundhara Raje whose name was also among the contenders for the top post

Suspense over Rajasthan CM to end soon; here are probable candidates for coveted post

Leaders said to be BJP’s top choice include Union ministers Arjun Ram Meghwal, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Ashwini Vaishnaw, former CM Vausnadhara Raje, BJP MLA, Diya Kumari, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Baba Balaknath.

Rajasthan BJP legislature party meet at 4 pm, suspense over CM to end

BJP state general secretary and MLA Bhajanlal Sharma said the meeting will take place at the party's state headquarters in the presence of BJP central observer Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and two co-observers -- national vice president Saroj Pandey and national general secretary Vinod Tawde.

Baba Balaknath on speculation over next Rajasthan CM, says 'Ignore discussions'

Apart from Balaknath, the other probable names for the chief minister's post are that of ex-chief minister Vasundhara Raje, union ministers Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, and Arjun Meghwal and Diya Kumari.

Rajasthan: ‘Modi ki Guarantee’ and Hindutva pitch demand a new CM face and governance style

BJP seems to be having a tough time picking its Chief Minister despite winning the election on PM Modi’s appeal and his promises. The Prime Minister is personally invested in ensuring the state’s voters aren’t disappointed. Additionally, the anti-corruption and Hindutva agendas were heavily foregrounded. All this implies Vasundhara Raje is ill-suited to be the CM again

Voters deliver key messages in assembly polls, but will the opposition pay heed?

The opposition is faced with key challenges like how to overcome the Modi magic and how to make voters, especially women, believe that delivery will match promises. Unemployment and price rise are real issues where people are feeling the pinch but the opposition is unable to muster the credibility to show they can do better

Newly elected Rajasthan Congress MLAs to meet in Jaipur on December 5

The Congress, which was hoping to buck the trend of alternating government in the state, bagged 69 seats.

 61 winning candidates in Rajasthan face criminal cases: ADR

Of the 115 winning candidates of the BJP, 24 are facing serious criminal charges, while 16 out of the 69 winning candidates are from the Congress party.

How will politics in South India pan out for 2024 Lok Sabha polls?

Seeing the electorate’s choice in Karnataka and Telangana along a North-South axis is to misread the anti-incumbency sentiment in these states. BJP is well in play for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in most of the South Indian states. The possibility of new alliances shaping up in states like Tamil Nadu cannot be ruled out either

Why 2024 is now close to a done deal

Analogies with 2003-04 when BJP lost in 2004 after sweeping the 2003 polls are flawed. Unlike in 2003, BJP put up its national leadership and its centralised ideological agenda for a popular referendum in the three Hindi heartland assembly polls, and there is much reason to believe that a similar strategy might work similarly well in the national elections

Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2023: BJP claims victory in the state, celebrations on full swing

The counting of votes for the Rajasthan assembly elections, which pitted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against the Congress, began at 8 am today.

BJP’s poll showing, short covering, FOMO can drive a sharp market rally

Though the market reaction to state elections is usually short-lived, three wins give a strong underlying message. Structural factors support a near-term rally as well

Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2023: People chose the welfarism that comes with the Modi guarantee

According to BJP National Spokesperson Gopal Krishna Agarwal, what worked in their favour was voters differentiating between “Modi guarantee and false promises”

After three key state victory, BJP takes pole position for 2024

With two more states of Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh added to its double engine team of governments that already includes MP, UP, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Assam, Tripura and Manipur, the BJP will be able to sell its development and welfare agenda with even greater vigour

Rajasthan Election Results 2023: Five key factors that powered the BJP comeback

Rajasthan Election Results 2023: The BJP planned and executed its campaign much better than the Congress. The party’s central leadership identified strengths and weaknesses with clinical precision and then went hammer and tongs on all the issues where Congress was defensive like the communal divide, paper leaks, and the Gehlot-Pilot tensions. The BJP also put its own house in order to get behind PM Modi as he ably helmed the campaign

Rajasthan assembly poll results unexpected, we humbly accept mandate: CM Gehlot

He said all the schemes introduced by the Congress government in the past five years, including the old pension scheme and the Chiranjeevi health insurance scheme, should be taken forward by the next government.

Assembly Election Results 2023: What lies ahead for the Congress

Assembly Election Results 2023: It was essential for Congress to put itself on the road to recovery ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The party's national fortunes hinge on its revival in the states. To that end, Congress has been dealt a rude jolt in the Hindi heartland and can no longer dictate terms to its INDIA alliance partners