Vasundhara Raje plays down infighting in Rajasthan BJP, says 'let bygones be bygones'
Edited by Mala Das | Friday April 5, 2013
After bitter infighting in recent years, former chief minister Vasundhara Raje is back leading the Bharatiya Janata Party's campaign in Rajasthan as the state gears up for elections later this year. A fact made amply clear by BJP President Rajnath Si...
BJP President Rajnath Singh to flag off 'Suraj Sankalp Yatra' in Rajasthan
Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 2, 2013
BJP President Rajnath Singh will flag off the 'Suraj Sankalp Yatra', aimed at seeking public mandate in the upcoming Rajasthan Assembly polls, from Charbhujaji temple in Udaipur division on April 4.
The Agusta helicopter that the BJP's Vasundhara Raje bought sits in a hangar
Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Monday February 25, 2013
As a controversy rages over the Rs 4000-crore VVIP helicopter deal, the first Agusta Westland chopper to land in India sits grounded in a Rajasthan hangar and the ruling Congress proposes to investigate why it was at all bought for a not insignifican...
Vasundhara Raje takes over as BJP President in Rajasthan
Press Trust of India | Friday February 8, 2013
Seeking to project a united face, newly appointed state BJP president Vasundhara Raje on Friday said her priority would be going forward while keeping all the party's stakeholders together.
Vasundhara Raje to be BJP's chief ministerial candidate in the upcoming Rajasthan elections
Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Saturday February 2, 2013
Former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje will lead the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan, party president Rajnath Singh announced today. Mr Singh said today that the BJP has appointed Ms Raje as its chief minis...
No probe against three judges in land grab case involving Vasundhara Raje
Press Trust of India | Monday November 26, 2012
The Rajasthan High Court on Monday said there will be no probe against its three retired judges into the alleged land-grabbing case involving BJP leader Vasundhara Raje, her son and some others.
NDTV Mid-Term Poll 2012: Will BJP, Vasundhara Raje make a comeback in Rajasthan?
NDTV Correpondent | Wednesday September 5, 2012
The Congress seems to be ceding ground - respondents have found Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his governance poor. And though many believe infighting has hurt the BJP, Vasundhara Raje seems set for a comeback. Picked by the BJP and not the RSS.
Will yatra rift in Rajasthan BJP provoke Raje-Gadkari face-off?
Reported by Rajan Mahan | Monday May 7, 2012
The crisis in Rajasthan unit of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) continues. While resignations of Vasundhara Raje loyalists are pouring in - over 50 MLAs have now resigned in support of Ms Raje - the BJP high command is trying to downplay the rift tha...
Yatra rift ignites full-scale war in Rajasthan BJP
Reported by Rajan Mahan | Sunday May 6, 2012
The rift within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Rajasthan has intensified. A day after Vasundhara Raje threatened to quit the party over a proposed yatra by Gulab Chand Kataria, a Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh-backed (RSS) leader, over 40 of her lo...
Rajasthan: More BJP leaders offer to resign with Raje; BJP plays down crisis
NDTV Correspondent | Sunday May 6, 2012
In a dramatic development which could further aggravate the crisis in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Rajasthan, more leaders from the party have threatened to resign along with former chief minister Vasundhara Raje over the rift with Rashtriya S...
Crisis in Rajasthan BJP; Raje threatens to quit, Kataria calls off yatra
Reported by Rajan Mahan | Sunday May 6, 2012
The BJP's infighting in Rajasthan is once again out in the open - this time over a proposed yatra by a senior RSS-backed leader of the party, Gulab Chand Kataria. On Saturday evening, in a meeting of the state core committee to decide whether Mr Kata...
Bhanwari Devi case: Vasundhara Raje slams Gehlot Govt
NDTV Correspondent | Sunday April 8, 2012
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has launched a sharp attack on current Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, claiming that the CBI is working under Gehlot's instructions in all its investigations in the state.
Slew of scandals puts Rajasthan government in the dock
NDTV Correspondent | Monday November 14, 2011
Trouble seems to be adding up for the Rajasthan congress, with more skeletons tumbling out of the cupboard after minister Maderna was questioned and suspended by the party for his role in nurse Bhanwari Devi's disappearance. Meanwhile some supporter...
Dara Singh encounter case: CBI names minister in Raje government
NDTV Correspondent | Friday June 3, 2011
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has presented the chargesheet in the Dara Singh fake encounter case. ?It names a former minister in the Vasundhara Raje government Rajendra Rathore as an accused. "The name of former Minister of Rajasthan has been mentioned in the charge sheet but not a...
Son of former Rajasthan minister booked in 'fake pilots' scam
NDTV Correspondent | Friday May 27, 2011
Former BJP minister Madan Dilawar's son is among four people booked by the Rajasthan anti-corruption bureau in connection with the 'fake pilots' scam. Madan Dilawar was the Minister for Social Justice in the Vasundhara Raje government. An FIR has been lodged against Pawan Dilawar for allegedly faki...
