Rising agrarian distress, hate crimes likely to hinder BJP in Rajasthan

Sachin Pilot has accused the Raje government of not providing farmers with price protection for 90% of the produce

Rajasthan, which is known the world over for its palaces, havelis and landscape, is these days gleaming in all the shades that keen electoral contests offer. With the state due to go to the polls on December 7 to elect members to the 15th assembly, arch-rivals Congress and BJP are leaving no stone unturned to woo the electorate.

A resurgent Congress under Rahul Gandhi is trying to break the notion of invincibility that has been built around the Narendra Modi-Amit Shah duo. Simultaneously, Congress state unit head Sachin Pilot, who was handed the reins after the party suffered a humiliating defeat