Deep Mukherjee is a senior correspondent based in Jaipur. He covers Rajasthan for The Indian Express. Follow his tweets @manwithaquill

November 11, 2023 13:49 IST
Protesters gather outside police station, rough up accused; police register POCSO case
Sat, Nov 11, 2023
November 11, 2023 04:21 IST
Bharatpur seat with a high proportion of Meo Muslims feel Zahida Khan did not side with them; apart from BJP, she faces Independent, AIMIM candidate
Tue, Nov 14, 2023
November 08, 2023 21:15 IST
Largest chunk of BJP candidates, 35 per cent, is from backward classes, even as the party has fielded 31.5 per cent upper caste nominees
Thu, Nov 09, 2023
November 06, 2023 07:45 IST
The family of power department official Harshadhipati expresses shock at BJP’s decision to take in Girraj Singh Malinga. “Several BJP leaders, including LoP Rajendra Rathore, visited the hospital to meet my son and condemned the assault …,” says his father.
Tue, Nov 07, 2023
November 06, 2023 03:55 IST
The BJP issued its final list of three candidates late in the night on Sunday.
Mon, Nov 06, 2023
November 06, 2023 00:32 IST
Sandeep Dayma made the remarks at an election rally in support of party candidate Balak Nath, in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Balak Nath is seen as close to the Uttar Pradesh chief minister.
Mon, Nov 06, 2023
November 05, 2023 04:15 IST
Khan took the decision after holding a massive rally in Deedwana on Saturday where his supporters urged him to contest the elections.
Mon, Nov 06, 2023
November 03, 2023 20:33 IST
BJP leader Sandeep Dayma says he “meant mosques”, SGPC takes exception to the apology; BJP Tijara candidate Balak Nath says “paap” has been committed
Sat, Nov 04, 2023
November 02, 2023 20:28 IST
While former Jodhpur Development Authority chairperson Mahendra Singh Rathore will take on CM Ashok Gehlot, ex-Tonk MLA Ajit Singh Mehta will be up against Sachin Pilot.
Thu, Nov 02, 2023
October 31, 2023 11:39 IST
9 seats were decided on difference of less than 1,000 votes, 7 on less than 2,000 votes. The honours were almost equally divided between Cong, BJP
Wed, Nov 01, 2023
October 31, 2023 11:27 IST
Ex-CM Vasundhara Raje plots a comeback, as younger challengers Satish Poonia, C P Joshi and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat position themselves
Tue, Oct 31, 2023
October 28, 2023 21:27 IST
Jaipur former mayor Jyoti Khandelwal among leaders who have shifted to the BJP; follows another Pilot camp leader, Pandit Suresh Mishra
Sun, Oct 29, 2023
October 28, 2023 13:19 IST
In a country with hard caste lines, dating apps could have opened up spaces for intimacy that went beyond our identity signifiers. Instead, they only further the idea of endogamy
Sat, Oct 28, 2023
October 26, 2023 10:15 IST
Congress fears more anger as it readies to field Independent and ex-BSP MLAs who supported Gehlot govt; state BJP in similar quandary
Thu, Oct 26, 2023
October 23, 2023 20:46 IST
Chittorgarh MLA Chandrabhan Singh Aakya blames state BJP chief C P Joshi for denying him ticket, alleging that the latter had roots in Congress and nursed an old grudge against him
Tue, Oct 24, 2023
October 21, 2023 16:50 IST
Cautious after ruffling many feathers, party does not field any MPs, brings back jilted MLA; more than three-fourths of its sitting MLAs have now got tickets
Sat, Oct 21, 2023
October 21, 2023 13:49 IST
The BSP MLAs had moved to Cong, helped steady Ashok Gehlot govt. Their names now said to be among those on chopping block, which is one reason holding up the full list
Mon, Oct 23, 2023
October 19, 2023 18:01 IST
BJP national president’s hectic visits to Rajasthan are said to be aimed at pacifying miffed party leaders who might damage its electoral prospects in their respective belts
Fri, Oct 20, 2023
October 19, 2023 14:17 IST
The Bharat Adivasi Party plans to contest 17 constituencies in the region, queering the pitch for Congress and BJP.
Sat, Oct 21, 2023
October 17, 2023 19:15 IST
The 71-year-old MP is key to the BJP’s prospects in eastern Rajasthan, where the party suffered a major blow in 2018. This time, he is in the fray from Sawai Madhopur in the region.
Thu, Oct 19, 2023
October 16, 2023 14:04 IST
The troubles confronting Alwar MP Balak Nath, who is in the fray from Tijara, illustrates one of the BJP's biggest challenges before the Assembly polls — staying united and on message.
Wed, Oct 18, 2023
October 15, 2023 09:53 IST
In its poll campaign against Congress, BJP is raking up increasing atrocities against SCs in the state, with the incumbent trying to retain its crucial vote bank.
Mon, Oct 16, 2023
October 14, 2023 14:51 IST
BJP’s decision to field Rajsamand MP from Jaipur’s Vidhayadhar Nagar seat in the Assembly polls, denying ticket to its five-term MLA and Raje loyalist Narpat Singh Rajvi, son-in-law of Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, has set off discontent in their camp
Mon, Dec 04, 2023
October 14, 2023 03:17 IST
In recent times, Meena has been consistently holding press conferences and making ‘revelations’ about issues such as government recruitment examination question paper leaks, which the BJP leader claims to have happened with the complicity of Congress leaders.
Sat, Oct 14, 2023
October 11, 2023 16:49 IST
In its first list of 41 candidates for November 25 Assembly polls, BJP has fielded several heavyweight MPs to take on incumbent Congress, leaving several local leaders upset
Wed, Oct 11, 2023



