Vasundhara Raje Scindia or Vasundhara Raje represents Jhalrapatan seat in Rajasthan Assembly. Born on March 8, 1953 in Mumbai to Jivaji Rao Scindia and Vijayaraje Scindia, Vasundhara Raje has served as Rajasthan CM twice. She has also served as Member of Parliament (MP) eight times representing Guna constituency. Raje has a graduation degree from Sophia College in Mumbai with the degree in Economics and Political Science. In the 2013 election, BJP won a huge majority winning 163 seats and Vasundhara Raje was selected as CM for the second time. She had held the post previously from 2003 to 2008.
Read More“The leaders of the Congress party were not seen anywhere in the past 5 years and are now showing confidence of emerging victorious in the elections,” she said.
Sachin Pilot, who is contesting Assembly election from Tonk, said the BJP's rule in the state has seen corruption being patronised.
The contest between CM Vasundhara Raje and former Congress leader Manvendra Singh, son of former Union Minister Jaswant Singh, on Jhalrapatan seat has attracted everyone's attention.
"I am here to fight and win the election and not to contest for the sake of contesting," the son of former BJP leader Jaswant Singh said to PTI.
To gauge the public mood, India TV is coming up with mega election conclave - Chunav Manch - on Wednesday in Jaipur. The event will witness participation from top-ranking leaders from both the Congress as well as the BJP. These leaders will share their views on what makes their respective parties favourites in these elections.
"BJP met 630 of 665 promises made in 2013 Rajasthan manifesto," Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje told the media in Jaipur.
"We have done so much development works in the state in the past five years that successive Congress governments failed to do in 50 years of their rule", she claimed.
In an exclusive interview with IndiaTV, Vasundhara Raje said she a 'super plan' ready for the state polls scheduled to be held on December 7. The Rajasthan CM appeared confident of winning the Assembly elections.
In the 200-seat Rajasthan Assembly, Cong may win 110 to 120 seats, while the BJP may win 70 to 80 seats. Mayawati's BSP may win 1 to 3 seats, IndiaTV-CNX Opinion Poll shows.
IndiaTV-CNX Opinion Poll shows that Congress is likely to return to power in Rajasthan with 115 seats. The BJP may get 75 seats.
The health minister urged the people of the state to not panic and to cooperate with the health officials for controlling the breeding of larvae.
Congress media in-charge in Rajasthan Archana Sharma said social media is an effective medium to connect with people and its use has increased after 2013.
Raje said the electricity infrastructure in the state was in bad shape when she came to power, adding that the government turned the situation around by infusing nearly Rs 40,000 crore.
The term of the 200-member Rajasthan Assembly, where the Bharatiya Janata Party is in power, expires on January 20, 2019.
Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has been made member of the committee while BJP state chief Madan Lal Saini is the committee president.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: It is pertinent to mention here that Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also recently faced the same situation during his rath yatra.
The assembly election will be contested under her leadership and she will again become the chief minister with a thumping majority, he said at the concluding session here of the BJP's state working committee meeting.
The police said Mevani was restricted from moving around in Jaipur because of the prohibitory order under section 144 of the CrPC which was in effect in the district after the violence during the 'Bharat bandh' on March 2.
"It is a yet another victory for party workers. In the last four years, the BJP has exploited people of the state due to its anti-people policies," Pilot said.
BJP MLA Habibur Rehman from Nagaur said that he has suggested to Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje to conduct havan in the building which will help in purifying the surroundings.
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