Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Local factors an issue in MuzaffarnagarMuzaffarnagar Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Muzaffarnagar has five assembly segments - Budhana, Charthawal, Muzaffarnagar, Khatauli and Sardhan...
19 Apr, 2024, 11.01 AM IST
Rajkot LS seat to remain BJP fortress despite anti-Rupala stir by Rajputs: AnalystsDespite Rupala's apology, the Kshatriyas, also called Rajputs, see his remarks as an insult to them and have asked the BJP to withdraw his ...
16 Apr, 2024, 04.36 PM IST
Be generous and forgive Rupala as he apologised for his remarks: Gujarat BJP chief urges RajputsPaatil held a meeting with the party's Rajput leaders in the presence of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel to find a solution to pacify member...
02 Apr, 2024, 04.50 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls: Rajput community's stir against Rupala won't ignite old rivalry with Patidars, say expertsRajput community protests against BJP's Rupala due to remarks, urging candidate replacement. Analysts predict limited election impact despi...
02 Apr, 2024, 09.27 AM IST
Anand Mohan's release may blur caste lines in BiharThe move is also seen signalling the Mahagathbandhan's desire to increase its political influence beyond the traditional vote-bank of other...
29 Apr, 2023, 10.53 PM IST
Anand Mohan's release points to new caste equations being tried in Bihar: ExpertsMohan being accused of the murder of a Dalit IAS officer is another factor, and how the Dalit communities react to it remains to be seen, a...
29 Apr, 2023, 03.21 PM IST
BJP, Congress eyeing to set caste equation right in Barmer after BSP candidate's nomination rejectedPolitical commentators say the seat will now see a virtually direct contest and the BSP votes would shift to either the BJP or the Congress...
17 Apr, 2019, 11.55 AM IST
Rajput pride & jobs override Robert Vadra land deal issue in KolayatBJP had raised the issue of “illegal” land deals by Vadra’s company in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections and has raked it up again now.
07 Dec, 2018, 09.29 AM IST
In poll battle for Rajasthan, BJP fights Rajput woesRajputs form 12 per cent of Rajasthan's total population and play a decisive role in at least 30 seats of the 200-member assembly. Almost e...
30 Nov, 2018, 06.51 PM IST
Manvendra against Maharani make it a star war in RajasthanThe reason for Congress fielding Manvendra Singh is that Jhalra Patan has sizeable Rajput voters and Manvendra's family has lot of respect ...
17 Nov, 2018, 03.58 PM IST
Supreme Court to hear Ahmed Patel's plea challenging petition against his RS electionAhmed Patel was elected to the Rajya Sabha last year after beating BJP nominee Balwantsinh Rajput
02 Jul, 2018, 12.35 PM IST
Himachal polls: Filing of nominations to start tomorrowOf the 7,521 polling booths in the state, 136 (two each in the 68 constituencies) would only have women officials, Chief Electoral Officer ...
15 Oct, 2017, 10.30 PM IST
Gujarat RS polls: Balwantsinh Rajput challenges EC order in High CourtRajput also alleged that Congress candidate indulged in corrupt practices of bribery and undue influence over the voters.
19 Aug, 2017, 12.55 AM IST
Bundelkhand’s most prosperous Muslim Rajput community places bets on Brahmin candidateAmong Bundelkhand's large Muslim population, these Thakurs have clout, though historians aren't certain if they resulted from mass conversi...
20 Feb, 2017, 10.52 AM IST
BJP candidate Zankhana Patel wins Surat Assembly bypollOut of the total 1.48 lakh RPT lakh votes polled on January 21, 1,254 went in favour of NOTA (None Of The Above).
24 Jan, 2016, 07.15 PM IST
BJP candidate Zankhana Patel wins Surat Assembly bypollZankhana Patel (35) received 90,089 votes while Rajput got 46,651 votes, as per the final figures released by election officials after coun...
24 Jan, 2016, 03.09 PM IST
LS polls 2014: Tricky community equations hold key to Barmer seatWith over 16 lakh voters and spread over two districts, Barmer and Jaisalmer, the constituency is considered to be one of the largest in In...
27 Mar, 2014, 04.47 PM IST