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Congress leader Sachin Pilot and Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot. (PTI)

Sachin Pilot rebels openly in Rajasthan, almost at point of no return

On the face of it, there seemed to be no immediate threat to the Gehlot government.

14 Jul 2020 10:06 AM

Rajasthan: Congress MLAs back Ashok Gehlot

The Congress has 107 members in the state 200-MLA state assembly

12 Jul 2020 3:46 PM

BJP trying to destabilise Congress government in Rajasthan, alleges Ashok Gehlot

The BJP, however, has rejected the allegations saying whatever is going on with Congress is the result of infighting.

11 Jul 2020 5:16 PM

File image of Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot. (PTI)

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot alleges BJP offered Rs 25 crore each to some Congress MLAs

Gehlot's statement came hours after the Congress took its MLAs to a Jaipur resort for a meeting.

11 Jun 2020 11:09 AM

Bollywood actor Sonali Bendre during the Jaipur Literature Festival 2020 at Diggi Palace on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Let’s embrace opinion, dissent: Ashok Gehlot

13th edition of the 5-day Jaipur Literature Festival kicks off.

31 Jan 2020 1:12 AM

Congress leader Sachin Pilot and Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot Photo: PTI)

Ashok Gehlot faces flak from deputy over Kota deaths

With the death of an infant on Friday night, the toll at Kota’s JK Lon Hospital has risen to 107.

05 Jan 2020 1:48 AM

Infants undergo treatment at the JK Lone hospital in Kota district on Thursday. At least 104 infants have died at a government-run hospital in Kota in the past month. (PTI)

Deaths in Kota: Have we failed India’s children?

The internal inquiry report pegged close to one half of the fatality figure to extreme weather conditions and exposure.

04 Jan 2020 12:11 AM

Expressing displeasure on the response to the tragedy, Mayawati also questioned the silence of Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, saying if she does not meet mothers of the deceased children, then her meeting with the kin of the victims of violence during the anti-CAA protests in UP will be 'construed as pure theatrics'. (Photo: PTI)

'Don't politicise deaths of infants': Gehlot as over 100 infants die in Kota

His remarks came amid criticism by the BJP and BSP supremo Mayawati, who accused the state govt of being insensitive.

02 Jan 2020 4:22 PM

Chief Minister Gehlot has repeatedly targeted RSS and BJP leaders over the CAA and other issues and has declared that the CAA and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) will not be implemented in the state. (Photo: File)

Gehlot suffering from depression, short-term memory loss: Rajasthan BJP chief

Poonia said Gehlot is feeling 'insecure' about his chief ministership because Congress is divided and suggested him to visit good doctor.

31 Dec 2019 8:59 AM

Gehlot said the economy of the country was suffering but the government was not bothered about it. (Photo: File)

BJP's negative thoughts leading to its fall: Ashok Gehlot

Gehlot also said his government was serious to curb the food adulteration and was planning a major campaign against it.

01 Dec 2019 7:28 PM

'Our agenda is nationalism and development. And not all leaders have been given ticket,' said Gehlot. (Photo: File | ANI)

'Politics of selfishness': Gehlot hits out at BJP over falling GDP

Putting behind their political ideologies, several leaders including 3 former state Congress chiefs have switched over to rival camps.

30 Nov 2019 6:54 PM

People of this country are 'teaching the party a lesson and very soon their ideology would be rejected across the country', Gehlot said. (Photo: File)

'BJP's graph shirking, its ideology would be rejected very soon'

'The party which boasted of a Congress Mukt Bharat, they are themselves now facing flack from public', Gehlot said.

27 Nov 2019 9:02 PM

"I am in touch with the chief minister and the deputy chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. The issue created over Dr Feroze Khan teaching Sanskrit at BHU should be resolved soon,” Gehlot tweeted in Hindi. (Photo: ANI)

Gehlot asks Adityanath to intervene in BHU students' protest for appointing Muslim professor

A group of BHU students are protesting against the appointment of a Muslim professor since past 14 days.

21 Nov 2019 9:18 PM

Gehlot said women will be able to come forward and play constructive role in nation-building only when they are not forced to cover their faces. (Phtoo: File)

Practice of 'ghoonghat' must be eradicated: Ashok Gehlot

Gehlot also highlighted schemes and programmes of his government and launched a book based on women's struggles.

06 Nov 2019 9:11 AM

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and Bahujan Samaj Party legislators who had recently defected to the Congress were also present in the meeting. (Photo: File)

Congress to protest in Rajasthan against Centre's economic policies

'A countrywide protest will be lodged from November 5-15,' a Congress leader said.

03 Nov 2019 6:57 PM

'Any party in alliance with BJP must realise that the people whose lap you are sitting on, those people don't believe in democracy. The way they are running the country, no one has seen it before, like China, the country is moving towards the one-party rule,' Gehlot said. (Photo: ANI)

'India moving towards one party rule like China': Rajasthan CM criticises Centre

The BJP won 40 seats in the recently concluded Haryana Assembly elections.

31 Oct 2019 12:26 PM

Cleaning sewerage chambers without adequate protective gear is a problem in the entire country and many times, sweepers have lost their lives in the process, Gehlot said. (Photo: File)

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The chief minister said the government will strengthen door-to-door waste collection.

04 Oct 2019 2:04 PM

Ashok GehlotThe MLAs, who had been in touch with state Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, met Assembly Speaker CP Joshi and submitted a letter informing him about their decision to join the Congress. (Photo: PTI)

Boost for Ashok Gehlot as 6 BSP MLAs join Congress in Rajasthan

The development comes ahead of civic body elections and the bypolls for two Assembly seats in the state.

18 Sep 2019 2:15 AM

The BSP's Rajendra Guda, Jogendra Singh Awana, Wajib Ali, Lakhan Singh Meena, Sandeep Yadav and Deepchand Kheria have joined the Congress, taking its tally to 106 in the 200-member assembly. (Photo: ANI)

‘Untrustworthy, cheat’: BSP chief Mayawati to Congress after 6 BSP MLAs switch sides

‘Cong has always been against Ambedkar and his ideology. That is why he had to resign as India’s first law minister,’ she said.

17 Sep 2019 1:49 PM

The MLAs, who had been in touch with state Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, met Assembly Speaker CP Joshi and submitted a letter informing him about their decision to join the Congress. (Photo: PTI)

Setback for Mayawati as all 6 MLAs in Rajasthan join Congress

Rajendra Gudd, Jogendra Singh Awana, Wajib Ali, Lakhan Singh Meena, Sandeep Yadav and Deepchand Kheria have joined the Congress.

17 Sep 2019 8:44 AM

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