The victory of Bharat Adivasi Party in Banswara in the 2024 Lok Sabha election is set to change political landscape in the tribal-dominated region of southern Rajasthan, as the tribal identity, formation of a ‘Bhil Pradesh’ and an increase in reservation for Scheduled Tribes have come to the centre stage. Mr. Roat, a two-time MLA from Chorasi, was instrumental in …
A peculiar poll battle is on the cards in Rajasthan’s tribal-dominated Banswara-Dungarpur constituency, which will go to polls in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 26. The reason: After much flip-flop, the Congress decided to support Bharat Adivasi Party candidate Rajkumar Roat, a day before the last date of withdrawal of nominations, despite fielding its own …
In a jolt to the Congress party ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, several Congress leaders in Rajasthan, including former ministers Rajendra Yadav and Lal Chand Kataria, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday. Rajasthan chief minister Bhajanlal Sharma, state BJP president C P Joshi and Union minister Bhupendra Yadav welcomed the Congress leaders to the BJP at the …
Rajasthan: A person was arrested after an adulterated ghee racket busted in Rajasthan and over 10,400 litres of fake ghee was seized from a warehouse, police said on Wednesday. The police found that popular brands including -- Krishna, Lotus, Mahan and Amul -- like packaging material was being used to sell adulterated ghee in the market. Acting on a tip-off …
Senior tribal leader and Congress Working Committee member Mahendrajeet Singh Malviya on Monday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party saying that BJP is the only party that stands for development and there is no alternative to the saffron party. There were reports of Malviya joining the BJP in Delhi, but the former Congress leader joined the BJP in Jaipur in presence …
Jaipur: In a setback to the grand old party ahead of Lok Sabha elections, four-time Congress MLA and former Rajasthan minister Mahendrajeet Singh Malviya joined the Bhartiya Janata Party on Monday in Jaipur. Malviya was welcomed to the BJP by the party's Rajasthan in-charge Arun Singh, state unit chief CP Joshi and other leaders. As a tribal leader from southern …
