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Watch | The BJP Might Have to Pay the Price of Rajput Anger With Raje

The Rajput anger with Raje may spoil the game for the BJP in Rajasthan the same way the Jat anger with Gehlot spoiled it for the Congress in 2013.
The Wire Staff
Dec 02 2018
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The Rajput anger with Raje may spoil the game for the BJP in Rajasthan the same way the Jat anger with Gehlot spoiled it for the Congress in 2013.
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Vasundhara Raje's stint as Rajasthan chief minister has been full of tussles with the Rajputs, who make 8-10% of the state's population. Several Rajput organisations have now openly supported the Congress, to the BJP's worry. The Wire explores when the Rajput discontent began and why they view the upcoming state election as a Rajput versus non-Rajput battle.

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This article went live on December second, two thousand eighteen, at fifty-nine minutes past twelve at noon.

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