Rajasthan Minister Dropped

The Congress on Sunday replaced its candidate for the Jaipur Lok Sabha seat, fielding former Rajasthan minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas after a section of party leaders objected to Sunil Sharma's nomination.

Rajasthan Chief Minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot has stood up in defence of his party colleague Sachin Pilot, who has been attacked by the BJP over claims that his father Rajesh Pilot dropped bombs on the country's own citizens.

A businessman, who had complained to Nashik police against 14 people and accused them of cheating, now wants to drop the name of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's son Vaibhav Gehlot from the case, a police official said on Wednesday.

Ahead of a likely Cabinet expansion in Rajasthan, school education minister and state Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra is heard saying in a video clip that he may have to step down from his ministerial post.

Sachin Pilot, who dropped his rebellion after a meeting on Monday with Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, returned to Rajasthan today, a month after he broke ranks with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. He arrived in state capital Jaipur when Ashok Gehlot was be around 600 KM away, in Jaisalmer.

Sachin Pilot, who dropped his rebellion after a meeting on Monday with Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, returns to Rajathan today, a month after he broke ranks with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.

The Rajasthan Governor has sent back Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's request for an assembly session from Friday with questions, asserting, however, that he was "in principle" not against the move. Governor Kalraj Mishra has questioned whether MLAs can be given three weeks' notice and how physical distancing can be maintained. The Rajasthan Speaker h...

The Congress today took action against its senior leader Sachin Pilot, who rebelled over the week-end, bringing the government of Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan to the brink of collapse. The Congress government is likely to have the support of 100 MLAs, below the majority mark in the 200-member assembly. Today, the Congress stripped the Deput...

Sachin Pilot dropped his designations from his Twitter bio soon after he was sacked as Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan and Congress president in the state.

Sachin Pilot was led "astray" by the BJP and his rebellion was part of a BJP conspiracy, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said today as the crisis in his government peaked and the BJP started talking of a trust vote. Mr Pilot and two other ministers were dropped from the Rajasthan government by the Congress, which however, continued to urge hi...

The Congress government in Rajasthan is on the brink just three months after the party lost Madhya Pradesh. Rebel leader Sachin Pilot was sacked as Deputy Chief Minister and removed as state party chief after he skipped two meetings of MLAs despite the leadership reaching out to him several times. Two more ministers who have joined him in his revol...

The Rajasthan government's revenue collection has dropped by 70 per cent due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Saturday, alleging that despite repeated demands, the Centre has not announced grants and package for states.

Hours after the government confirmed India's air strikes on terror targets across the Line of Control, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a rally in Rajasthan's Churu, "I assure you, the country is in safe hands. There is nothing above the nation."

Rahul Gandhi dropped a big hint today that the tussle for Rajasthan chief minister was over, tweeting a photo with rivals Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot, all three smiling. It was a replica of his photo to announce a Madhya Pradesh détente. This morning, violent protests on a highway in Rajasthan signaled a tough call facing the Congress presid...

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday released the second list of 31 candidates for the December 7 Rajasthan assembly polls, dropping three of its incumbent Ministers in the state.

The Congress on Sunday replaced its candidate for the Jaipur Lok Sabha seat, fielding former Rajasthan minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas after a section of party leaders objected to Sunil Sharma's nomination.

Rajasthan Chief Minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot has stood up in defence of his party colleague Sachin Pilot, who has been attacked by the BJP over claims that his father Rajesh Pilot dropped bombs on the country's own citizens.

A businessman, who had complained to Nashik police against 14 people and accused them of cheating, now wants to drop the name of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's son Vaibhav Gehlot from the case, a police official said on Wednesday.

Ahead of a likely Cabinet expansion in Rajasthan, school education minister and state Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra is heard saying in a video clip that he may have to step down from his ministerial post.

Sachin Pilot, who dropped his rebellion after a meeting on Monday with Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, returned to Rajasthan today, a month after he broke ranks with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. He arrived in state capital Jaipur when Ashok Gehlot was be around 600 KM away, in Jaisalmer.

Sachin Pilot, who dropped his rebellion after a meeting on Monday with Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, returns to Rajathan today, a month after he broke ranks with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.

The Rajasthan Governor has sent back Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's request for an assembly session from Friday with questions, asserting, however, that he was "in principle" not against the move. Governor Kalraj Mishra has questioned whether MLAs can be given three weeks' notice and how physical distancing can be maintained. The Rajasthan Speaker h...

The Congress today took action against its senior leader Sachin Pilot, who rebelled over the week-end, bringing the government of Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan to the brink of collapse. The Congress government is likely to have the support of 100 MLAs, below the majority mark in the 200-member assembly. Today, the Congress stripped the Deput...

Sachin Pilot dropped his designations from his Twitter bio soon after he was sacked as Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan and Congress president in the state.

Sachin Pilot was led "astray" by the BJP and his rebellion was part of a BJP conspiracy, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said today as the crisis in his government peaked and the BJP started talking of a trust vote. Mr Pilot and two other ministers were dropped from the Rajasthan government by the Congress, which however, continued to urge hi...

The Congress government in Rajasthan is on the brink just three months after the party lost Madhya Pradesh. Rebel leader Sachin Pilot was sacked as Deputy Chief Minister and removed as state party chief after he skipped two meetings of MLAs despite the leadership reaching out to him several times. Two more ministers who have joined him in his revol...

The Rajasthan government's revenue collection has dropped by 70 per cent due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Saturday, alleging that despite repeated demands, the Centre has not announced grants and package for states.

Hours after the government confirmed India's air strikes on terror targets across the Line of Control, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a rally in Rajasthan's Churu, "I assure you, the country is in safe hands. There is nothing above the nation."

Rahul Gandhi dropped a big hint today that the tussle for Rajasthan chief minister was over, tweeting a photo with rivals Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot, all three smiling. It was a replica of his photo to announce a Madhya Pradesh détente. This morning, violent protests on a highway in Rajasthan signaled a tough call facing the Congress presid...

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday released the second list of 31 candidates for the December 7 Rajasthan assembly polls, dropping three of its incumbent Ministers in the state.