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

January 08, 2019 12:44 IST
During the Resurgent Rajasthan summit that had taken place in 2015, then chief minister Vasundhara Raje had said that the state will receive investment worth Rs. 3.37 lakh crore from the MoUs signed.
Tue, Jan 08, 2019
January 08, 2019 02:55 IST
According to the Cooperative Department website, the three societies, which are currently under investigation, have waived loans of 3,073 farmers.
Tue, Jan 08, 2019
January 06, 2019 05:23 IST
BJP held that many of the primary and upper primary schools, which were merged with secondary and higher secondary schools, were under-utilising their facilities.
Sun, Jan 06, 2019
January 02, 2019 00:45 IST
Madhya Pradesh Law Minister P C Sharma said cases lodged against people who were not on the spot of violence or disturbances during the April 2 agitation will also be withdrawn.
Wed, Jan 02, 2019
December 30, 2018 05:10 IST
The Cabinet also decided to reopen two universities, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Law University and Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication, both of which were opened during Ashok Gehlot’s previous term as chief minister but were closed when the BJP came to power.
Sun, Dec 30, 2018
December 30, 2018 01:54 IST
Over the last five years, the Congress had alleged that changes were made in textbooks and curriculum to promote the ideology of the RSS.
Sun, Dec 30, 2018
December 20, 2018 05:05 IST
Rajasthan is one of the most sought after tourist places in India. According to data from Rajasthan’s tourism department, a total of 4.3 crore people visited the state in 2016 and 4.7 crore in 2017.
Thu, Dec 20, 2018
December 19, 2018 01:33 IST
The Chief Minister’s Office will now also have Ajitabh Sharma as secretary along with Arti Dogra and Rajan Vishal as joint secretaries to the chief minister.
Wed, Dec 19, 2018
December 15, 2018 03:58 IST
The first sign of a resurgent Congress under Sachin Pilot came just a few months after the Lok Sabha rout. The party won three Assembly seats in September 2014.
Sat, Dec 15, 2018
December 15, 2018 03:17 IST
Ashok Gehlot, whose first stint as CM coincided with Sonia Gandhi’s elevation as the Congress president, has since then become an indispensable cog in the Congress machinery in Rajasthan.
Sat, Dec 15, 2018
December 14, 2018 04:21 IST
The party’s poor performance is particularly notable in places where the state had witnessed violence during and after the April 2 bandh, which was called in protest against the Supreme Court order on the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Fri, Dec 14, 2018
December 13, 2018 05:27 IST
The state units of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan opted for the Congress standard operating procedure, authorising the party president to nominate the legislature party leader who will take over as Chief Minister.
Thu, Dec 13, 2018
December 13, 2018 03:06 IST
The Congress headquarters in Jaipur witnessed high drama as supporters of Pilot and Gehlot came out in large numbers, shouting slogans in support of their leader’s candidature for the top post.
Thu, Dec 13, 2018
December 12, 2018 05:15 IST
In the evening, Congress president Rahul Gandhi declared victory in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, giving the credit to “party workers, farmers, youth and small businesses”.
Wed, Dec 12, 2018
December 12, 2018 03:30 IST
According to party sources, such rebel Congress candidates can end up lending support to the Congress on the condition that Gehlot becomes the chief minister.
Wed, Dec 12, 2018
December 12, 2018 03:02 IST
Party calls meet of new legislators, high command to decide candidate.
Wed, Dec 12, 2018
December 07, 2018 04:55 IST
An analysis by The Indian Express shows that while the BJP has more number of dynasts than the Congress in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, the Congress leads in Chhattisgarh.
Fri, Dec 07, 2018
December 06, 2018 05:00 IST
Disgruntled leaders from both parties are contesting as Independents in more than a third of the 200 seats across Rajasthan and the Congress and BJP want to leave little to chance.
Thu, Dec 06, 2018
December 05, 2018 04:15 IST
With Gehlot taking part in election rallies across the state for other Congress candidates, Solanki, with his team, is holding the fort in Jodhpur.
Wed, Dec 05, 2018
December 02, 2018 05:46 IST
The BJP had first fielded Ajit Singh Mehta, sitting MLA from Tonk, but changed its candidate to Khan on the last day of filing of nominations, after Pilot’s candidature was announced.
Sun, Dec 02, 2018
December 01, 2018 03:28 IST
‘5 years ago, there was only a stone, now a boundary wall’
Sat, Dec 01, 2018
December 01, 2018 03:22 IST
Yoonus Khan, BJP’s lone Muslim candidate, faces Sachin Pilot in Tonk
Sat, Dec 01, 2018
November 30, 2018 00:45 IST
Apart from a promise to waive off farmers’ loans within 10 days of coming to power, the party has also pledged to make education in government schools, colleges and universities free for women from all categories.
Fri, Nov 30, 2018
November 27, 2018 03:27 IST
Adityanath said, Rahul revealing his gotra is not only an ideological victory for their politics, but it also shows that "the Hindu is eternal and the truth".
Tue, Nov 27, 2018
November 27, 2018 02:56 IST
The Congress chief said he made the same promise in Punjab and Karnataka and people can verify whether it was fulfilled by asking others in the two states.
Tue, Nov 27, 2018





