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Politics Of Rajasthan
Politics of Rajasthan is mainly dominated by two parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Indian National Congress. The current government in Rajasthan is that of the Bhartiya Janata Party and Bhajan Lal Sharma is the Chief Minister. History Sukhadia-Shekhawat Era Rajasthan's politics has mainly been dominated by the two state stalwarts, namely, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat and Mohan Lal Sukhadia of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Indian National Congress respectively. Shri Sukhadia ruled Rajasthan for 17 years and died in February 1982 while Late Shri Shekhawat was in the national political horizon. The earlier politics were dominated by the Congress party. The main opposition party was the Bharatiya Jansangh, headed by Rajasthan's most popular leader Bhairon Singh Shekhawat and the Swatantra party headed by former rulers of Rajasthan. The Congress rule was untouched till the year 1962. But in 1967, Jansangh headed by Shekhawat and Swatantra party headed by Rajmata Gayatri ...
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Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's Bharatiya Jana Sangh. Since 2014, it has been the List of ruling political parties by country, ruling political party in India under the incumbent Prime Minister of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The BJP is aligned with right-wing politics and has close ideological and organisational links to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Far-right politics, far-right Paramilitary organization, paramilitary organisation. Its policies adhere to Hindutva, a Hindu nationalism, Hindu nationalist ideology. it is the country's biggest political party in terms of representation in the Parliament of India as well as State legislature (India), state legislatures. The party's origins lie in the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which was founded in 1951 by In ...
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2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Election
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Rajasthan on 2023 elections in India, 25 November 2023 to elect List of constituencies of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, 199 of the 200 members of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. The results were declared on 3 December 2023. The election for the Karanpur Assembly constituency, Karanpur seat was adjourned following the death of Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh Kooner. The Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP wrested power by winning 115 seats, unseating the Indian National Congress from power and continuing the trend of governments changing every five years in the state. Bhajan Lal Sharma became the Chief Minister of Rajasthan. Background The tenure of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 14 January 2024. The 2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, previous assembly elections were held in December 2018. After the election, Indian National Congress formed the Government of Rajasthan, state government, with Ashok Geh ...
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Raj Bhavan, Jaipur
Raj Bhavan (translation: ''Government House'') serves as the official residence of the Governor of Rajasthan, situated in the capital city, Jaipur Jaipur (; , ) is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and the List of cities and towns in Rajasthan, largest city of the north-western States and union territories of India, Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had .... Established on November 1, 1956, following the appointment of Sardar Gurumukh Nihal Singh as the state's first Governor, the estate was formed by amalgamating two erstwhile Civil Lines bungalows, Kothis No. 9 and 10. The property spans a substantial area, distinguished by its architectural elegance and meticulously maintained landscapes. The present governor of Rajasthan is Haribhau Bagade. See also * Government Houses of the British Indian Empire References External links Website Governors' houses in India Government of Rajasthan Buildings and structures in Jaipur {{ ...
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Outline Of Rajasthan
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Rajasthan: Rajasthan largest state of the Republic of India by area, is located in the northwest of India. It comprises most of the area of the large, inhospitable Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, which parallels the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with Pakistan to the west. Rajasthan is also bordered by Gujarat to the southwest, Madhya Pradesh to the southeast, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to the northeast and Punjab to the north. Rajasthan covers 10.4% of India, an area of 342,239 square kilometres (132,139 sq mi). General reference Names * Common English country name(s): Rajasthan ** Pronunciation *** *** * Official name: State of Rajasthan * Nickname(s): ''the land of kings''The Territories and States of India By Tara Boland-Crewe, David Lea, pg 208 * Adjectival(s): Rajasthani * Demonym(s): Rajasthanis * Abbreviations and name codes ** ISO 3166-2 code: IN-RJ ** V ...
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