Rajasthan Power Crisis

Union Minister of State for Power Krishan Pal Gurjar on Tuesday said that the people of Rajasthan are facing a power crisis due to the failure of the state government.

Huge outstanding dues worth about Rs 7,918 crore of state-run power generating companies have resulted in less dispatch of coal especially to the states with high dues like Maharashtra, Rajasthan and West Bengal, according to an official note.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said that the state government is making all efforts to minimize the impact of power crisis so that people do not have to suffer a lot.

Amid speculation over Cabinet expansion and organisational changes in Rajasthan, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi held a meeting with state Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in New Delhi on Saturday.

India's energy crisis is starting to bite with states from Uttar Pradesh to Rajasthan and Kerala hit by blackouts over the weekend.

BJP vice president Vasundhara Raje on Saturday targeted the Rajasthan government over the power crisis in the state, saying the unscheduled power cuts are a result of the Congress dispensation's mismanagement.

In the Sachin Pilot-Congress truce after a month-long rebel crisis, a key role was played by the BJP's reality in Rajasthan and the quiet power of its former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia.

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 Rajasthan Speaker's request to the Supreme Court to stop the High Court from announcing any verdict on the petition by Sachin Pilot and 18 more Congress rebels challenging disqualification notices will be heard tomorrow. Speaker CP Joshi has also challenged the High Court's order asking him to pause any action against the rebels until its decis...

Rajasthan's Bhartiya Tribal Party says it now plays an important role in deciding who will remain in power despite its small presence in the state assembly.

Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Thursday described the power tussle going on between Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot as a fight between "autopilot" and a "fighter pilot".

Sachin Pilot is the Congress's "best and brightest" and it is sad to see him leave, party MP Shashi Tharoor tweeted on Tuesday after the former Union minister was sacked from the Rajasthan government, following a political crisis triggered by the long-drawn power tussle with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.

Congress leader Hema Ram Choudhary, who is backing rebellious Rajasthan unit chief Sachin Pilot in the continuing tussle for power, has demanded a change in the leadership of the state government.

The Congress government in Rajasthan should go as it has lost the confidence of people, the BJP said on Monday amid a tussle for power in the ruling party.

Jyotiraditya Scindia, whose exit has left the Congress on the verge of losing power in Madhya Pradesh, will join the BJP around 2 pm today, sources have told NDTV. He was supposed to join earlier today, but sources say the period between 12.30 pm and 2 pm was "inauspicious" for the event. For his crossover, which has endangered the Kamal Nath gover...

Union Minister of State for Power Krishan Pal Gurjar on Tuesday said that the people of Rajasthan are facing a power crisis due to the failure of the state government.

Huge outstanding dues worth about Rs 7,918 crore of state-run power generating companies have resulted in less dispatch of coal especially to the states with high dues like Maharashtra, Rajasthan and West Bengal, according to an official note.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said that the state government is making all efforts to minimize the impact of power crisis so that people do not have to suffer a lot.

Amid speculation over Cabinet expansion and organisational changes in Rajasthan, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi held a meeting with state Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in New Delhi on Saturday.

India's energy crisis is starting to bite with states from Uttar Pradesh to Rajasthan and Kerala hit by blackouts over the weekend.

BJP vice president Vasundhara Raje on Saturday targeted the Rajasthan government over the power crisis in the state, saying the unscheduled power cuts are a result of the Congress dispensation's mismanagement.

In the Sachin Pilot-Congress truce after a month-long rebel crisis, a key role was played by the BJP's reality in Rajasthan and the quiet power of its former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia.

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 Rajasthan Speaker's request to the Supreme Court to stop the High Court from announcing any verdict on the petition by Sachin Pilot and 18 more Congress rebels challenging disqualification notices will be heard tomorrow. Speaker CP Joshi has also challenged the High Court's order asking him to pause any action against the rebels until its decis...

Rajasthan's Bhartiya Tribal Party says it now plays an important role in deciding who will remain in power despite its small presence in the state assembly.

Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Thursday described the power tussle going on between Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot as a fight between "autopilot" and a "fighter pilot".

Sachin Pilot is the Congress's "best and brightest" and it is sad to see him leave, party MP Shashi Tharoor tweeted on Tuesday after the former Union minister was sacked from the Rajasthan government, following a political crisis triggered by the long-drawn power tussle with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.

Congress leader Hema Ram Choudhary, who is backing rebellious Rajasthan unit chief Sachin Pilot in the continuing tussle for power, has demanded a change in the leadership of the state government.

The Congress government in Rajasthan should go as it has lost the confidence of people, the BJP said on Monday amid a tussle for power in the ruling party.

Jyotiraditya Scindia, whose exit has left the Congress on the verge of losing power in Madhya Pradesh, will join the BJP around 2 pm today, sources have told NDTV. He was supposed to join earlier today, but sources say the period between 12.30 pm and 2 pm was "inauspicious" for the event. For his crossover, which has endangered the Kamal Nath gover...