Rajasthan

Jaipur, Rajasthan: Sharad Pawar’s attempts to establish the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Rajasthan failed despite multiple efforts. The party was often perceived as an ally of Congress, and voters did not embrace it as an independent political force. Political analysts attribute this failure to three critical missteps by NCP leadership. Ajit Pawar’s Unfulfilled AmbitionAjit Pawar, who tragically passed away in a plane crash on January 28, 2026, had officially taken the reins of the NCP in 2024. Under his leadership, the party aimed to regain its national status, which it had lost after internal splits in 2003. Ajit Pawar’s campaign included contesting elections beyond Maharashtra, such as in Bihar, but these attempts did not succeed due to weak preparation and strategic miscalcul...

Jaipur: In a significant political development, Rajasthan Governor Haribhau Bagde has returned the “Honor Killing Bill-2019”, introduced during the Ashok Gehlot government, sending ripples through the state legislature on the very first day of the budget session. Why the Bill Was Returned The current state administration argues that at the time of the bill’s passage, the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) were the governing laws. However, with the implementation of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023, the government maintains that Section 103 of BNS is fully equipped to handle heinous crimes like honor killings. This section prescribes capital punishment or life imprisonment for perpetrators, rendering a separate state-level law unnecessary. Gehlot Gover...