Urvashi Dev Rawal is assistant editor with Hindustan Times Rajasthan edition and is based in Jaipur. She reports on politics, development journalism and women’s issues. She has reported from Delhi and Gujarat previously.
Articles by Urvashi Dev Rawal
Rajasthan clears anti-conversion bill, provides for jail term of up to 10 yrs
Law minister Jogaram Patel said the proposed law would prohibit individuals or institutions from using deceit, pressure, or other coercive means to force someone to change their religion
Published on Dec 02, 2024 04:44 PM IST
Young Dalit leader who overcame setback to script poll history
Sanjna Jatav's political journey from defeat to victory in Rajasthan symbolizes Congress's revival. Her rooted campaign won against BJP in Bharatpur.
Updated on Jul 03, 2024 06:16 AM IST
Discord in Rajasthan BJP deepens after poor Lok Sabha poll showing
While some functionaries raised questions over the ticket distribution, a few others said lack of leadership and monitoring of party activities were among reasons behind the BJP’s loss in the state.
Updated on Jun 22, 2024 07:42 AM IST
PM Modi ups ante amid row over communal pitches
PM Modi accuses Congress of trying to redistribute wealth & reservation benefits to Muslims. Congress denies, calls it hate speech.
Updated on Apr 24, 2024 04:48 AM IST
Urvashi Dev Rawal, Jaipur
Raj: BJP balances caste equations, pushes new names in Lok Sabha seats
BJP declares names for 24 out of 25 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan, balancing caste equations; new faces and surprises indicate power shift in party.
Updated on Mar 27, 2024 08:31 PM IST
Urvashi Dev Rawal I Edited by Shilpa Ambardar, Jaipur
BJP announces three more candidates, replaces MoS on Manipur Lok Sabha seat
As part of its 6th list released on Tuesday, the BJP dropped Singh, who won the seat in 2019, and fielded state minister Thounaojam Basanta Kumar Singh instead.
Updated on Mar 27, 2024 03:55 AM IST
A lifeline for 26 parched districts in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
The idea of diverting water from surplus basins to parched ones was simple and brilliant. However, the PKC ERC project remained stalled for five years
Published on Jan 31, 2024 06:57 PM IST
First-time MLA Bhajan Lal Sharma to be next Raj CM
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday named first-time lawmaker and long-time backroom strategist Bhajan Lal Sharma as the next chief minister of Rajasthan, completing a generational shift in three key heartland states that delivered impressive victories to the party in recently concluded assembly polls
Updated on Dec 13, 2023 05:48 AM IST
Urvashi Dev Rawal, Jaipur
Hectic parleys in BJP units to pick CMs in heartland states
According to people familiar with the matter, the BJP brass has been holding back-to-back meetings with state units since the results were finalised late on Sunday, but no decision has yet been made on holding the legislative party meetings to that effect.
Updated on Dec 05, 2023 07:10 AM IST
BJP improves tally in Marwar and Jaipur, retains hold in Mewar belt
The BJP’s vote share went up to 41.9% as compared to 38.77% in 2018. The Congress vote share went up marginally to 39.3% from 39.30% in 2018
Updated on Dec 04, 2023 01:22 AM IST
Urvashi Dev Rawal, Jaipur
BJP central team took reins of campaign to cement win
A major reason behind the party high command’s decision to take reins of the election in their hands was the knowledge that factionalism in the state unit posed a big challenge and threaten the BJP’s chances, according to senior party leaders
Updated on Dec 04, 2023 07:34 AM IST
Urvashi Dev Rawal, New Delhi/jaipur
Rajasthan: BJP retains hold in Mewar, Hadoti, improves tally in Marwar, Jaipur
BJP’s vote share in Rajasthan went up to 41.9 percent as compared to 38.77 in 201 wile the Congress’ vote share went up marginally to 39.53 from 39.30 in 2018
Updated on Dec 03, 2023 11:56 PM IST
Rajasthan: Raje, Shekhawat, Meghwal among contenders for CM’s post
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) contested the polls without a chief ministerial candidate with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the campaign
Updated on Dec 03, 2023 01:59 PM IST
Cheap LPG cylinders to government jobs: BJP’s Rajasthan poll vows
The BJP manifesto for Rajasthan promises welfare schemes for farmers, women, and marginalized sections, and a probe into alleged corruption by the Congress.
Updated on Nov 17, 2023 12:58 AM IST
Urvashi Dev Rawal, Jaipur
Kanhaiya Lal murder: Brutal hate crime becomes a focal poll point in Udaipur
Son of a man who was brutally killed for allegedly supporting a BJP leader, has taken vow to not cut his hair or wear shoes until the perpetrators are hanged.
Updated on Nov 12, 2023 04:50 AM IST
Poll-bound | The key strategists in Rajasthan's upcoming elections
In the Congress, CM Ashok Gehlot is holding the reins; in the BJP, while the high command proposes, on-ground leader of opposition Rajendra Rathore disposes
Published on Nov 10, 2023 08:54 AM IST
Rajasthan elections: BJP begins outreach with focus on women and religious leaders
The polls for the 200-member assembly are scheduled for November 25, with the vote count set for December 3
Published on Nov 01, 2023 06:51 PM IST
Urvashi Dev Rawal, Jaipur
Mahila chaupals, Sanatan Dharma part of BJP’s poll strategy in Rajasthan
Stating that the BJP will hold ‘Mahila Chaupal’ across the state in a push for women’s empowerment starting Nomvember 10, Pancharia said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government brought the reservation bill, which the Congress failed to do despite it being a long pending demand
Published on Nov 01, 2023 04:43 PM IST
Caste census finds resonance in Rajasthan
As more and more caste groups seek a clear understanding of numbers, will a promise be enough to bring Ashok Gehlot's Congress government back another term?
Published on Oct 20, 2023 10:06 PM IST
In Rajasthan, BJP releases first list
The candidates’ list was released hours after the Election Commission announced the schedule for polls in five states
Updated on Oct 10, 2023 08:48 AM IST
Behind women’s quota in local body polls, tales of patriarchy, proxy candidates
Many women in local politics still rely on their male family members to run affairs. Poor women's education and deep-rooted patriarchy contribute to this issue.
Updated on Oct 10, 2023 04:50 AM IST
BJP hopes for ‘parivartan’ in upcoming Rajasthan polls
But the jury’s out on whether it has made a mistake by not making Vasundhara Raje — or any other BJP leader — the CM’s face in the state
Updated on Oct 07, 2023 02:15 PM IST
Vasundhara Raje confidant, Rajput leader Devi Singh Bhati rejoins BJP
Bhati, 78, is a seven-time MLA from the Kolayat assembly seat and is said to wield influence in the Rajput community
Published on Sep 29, 2023 04:14 PM IST
Rajasthan elections: Shah, Nadda hold meet to firm up strategy
Union home minister Amit Shah and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda held a series of meetings with Rajasthan unit leaders over two days on Wednesday and Thursday, discussing strategy for the upcoming elections.
Updated on Sep 29, 2023 06:04 AM IST
Urvashi Dev Rawal, Jaipur
Rajasthan polls: Shah, Nadda hold meets to iron out differences within state unit
Union home minister Amit Shah and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief JP Nadda held the meetings ahead of the declaration of the party’s first list of candidates for the Rajasthan polls
Published on Sep 28, 2023 01:23 PM IST
Raje addresses meetings, participates in BJP meet amid ambiguity over role
Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders appeared to be closing ranks in poll-bound Rajasthan ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Jaipur rally
Updated on Sep 25, 2023 02:30 PM IST
BJP eyeing 138 SC/ST seats in Rajasthan, launches special campaign
The Dalits and tribals together account for about 31% of Rajasthan’s population and wield considerable political influence.
Updated on Sep 09, 2023 03:39 PM IST
BJP to undertake statewide ‘parivartan yatras’ ahead of polls in Rajasthan
BJP leader Vasudev Devnani said the yatras will begin at three religious spots–Ganesh Temple in Sawai Madhopur, Banswada’s Beneshwar Dham, and Gogamedi in Hanumangarh
Updated on Jul 11, 2023 03:33 PM IST
SC orders release of four men acquitted in Jaipur blast case
The SC ordered the release of four people who were acquitted by the Rajasthan high court earlier this year in connection with the 2008 Jaipur serial blasts.
Updated on May 18, 2023 03:18 AM IST
Urvashi Dev Rawal, Jaipur
Rajasthan to amend notification for return of govt’s contributions to NPS
The state government is considering approaching the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority, which regulates the NPS, for the return of its contribution of about ₹14,000 crore
Updated on Apr 20, 2023 04:41 PM IST