Yogi Adityanath's Cabinet expansion sharpens BJP’s micro-caste strategy ahead of 2027 pollsUttar Pradesh government has expanded its cabinet. The move focuses on smaller caste groups within OBC and Scheduled Caste segments. This s...
10 May, 2026, 11.52 PM IST
BJP does it again! Takes saffron wave into Mamata’s bastion on back of winning streakA new chapter in Indian politics is unfolding. The BJP's return in Haryana signifies a strategic revival, and the once-unbreakable grip of ...
04 May, 2026, 10.26 PM IST
FPOs hold promise for smallholders, but face structural constraints: StudyFarmer producer organisations (FPOs) are key to integrating smallholders in India, but they are constrained by scale, market access, financ...
28 Apr, 2026, 02.48 PM IST
Poll power play: What enables Jats to wield outsize political influence in western UP?Jats decide the fate of as many as 10 seats in the region. Their financial clout is a big factor in swaying poll outcomes. That's why polit...
12 Apr, 2024, 12.43 PM IST
Lok Sabha Polls 2024: BJP's two ploys for two statesHowever, BJP did not hesitate to easily break its alliance with JJP, a party like RLD in Haryana. While BJP shared two seats with RLD, incl...
14 Mar, 2024, 12.34 AM IST
No statewide Jat neta; Beniwal X factorRajasthan's Jats, who hold over half of the assembly seats, lack a statewide leader. Hanuman Beniwal aims to fill this gap by establishing ...
25 Nov, 2023, 08.25 AM IST
Battle for Jat crown in Rajasthan seat: LaxmangarhLaxmangarh, Rajasthan's Shekhawati region, is a 'Jat vs Jat' contest with 21 seats spread across three districts. The incumbent Congress pa...
21 Nov, 2023, 11.24 PM IST
How Manohar Lal Khattar became Haryana’s ‘fourth Lal’Written off by politicians early on in his political journey, Khattar has had the last laugh.
22 Sep, 2019, 11.04 AM IST
Angry over reservation demand, jat voters turn a worrying issue for BJP in West Uttar PradeshMany voters are unhappy with the way BJP handled community’s demand for reservation in government jobs, said RLD chief.
28 Jan, 2017, 12.38 AM IST
Haryana: BS Hooda & Randeep Surjewala engaged in battle against Chautalas for Jat political spaceThe AICC’s idea of supporting independent candidate RK Anand with the backing of INLD was a project that was doomed from the start.
15 Jun, 2016, 04.07 AM IST
Venkaiah Naidu-led committee to look at Jat agitators’ demands from the central levelWith the situation rapidly spinning out of control, the Delhi and Haryana govts were forced to take precautionary measures, including shutt...
22 Feb, 2016, 03.44 AM IST
Modi government to appeal against removal of Jats from OBC listRural Development Minister Chaudhary Birendra Singh said: “If Yadavs and Gujjars can get reservations, why not Jats?”
18 Mar, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Ensure no glitches in implementation of Jat quota: BJP to govermentBJP said the govt has been forced to grant reservation to Jats in the central OBC list due to agitation by the community and persistent pol...
04 Mar, 2014, 04.28 PM IST
Toxic caste politics allowed Muzaffarnagar riots to spin out of controlMuzzaffarnagar, an avoidable riot, earned two distinctions: one, severity of Hindu or, Jat, backlash; two, the movement of riots to rural a...
19 Nov, 2013, 05.01 AM IST
Political parties seek to gain mileage out of the spiraling communal clashes in MuzaffarnagarThe seeming deterioration in the relations now between the Jats and Muslims are a polar opposite of what used to be the case earlier.
10 Sep, 2013, 08.24 AM IST
- In war of Jats, voter's cry for water is lost
Nagaur, the Marwar heartland, is more known for its firebrand Jat politics than the fabled Makrana marbles.
06 May, 2009, 03.49 AM IST
- Jats to decide Rajasthan result
Jats, comprising 10.8% of ballot, will play a decisive role in outcome.
25 Nov, 2008, 02.45 AM IST