Articles about Governor Kalraj Mishra
Kalraj Mishra is a former Member of the Parliament from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Governor of Rajasthan as of 2021. He is a postgraduate from Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi. He joined the RSS as a Swayamsevak in the 1950s and, in the 1960s, became a full-time Pracharak. In the 1980s, he emerged as a leader of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, becoming a General Secretary of the party’s state unit from 1980 to 1991. He became BJP's state head four times: in 1991, 1993, 1995, and 2000. Mishra was a Member of the Rajya Sabha for three terms during 1978-84 and 2001-12. From 1986 to 2001, he was a Member of the UP Legislative Council, serving as Cabinet Minister for Public Works, Tourism, and Medical Education during 1997-2000. In 2010, he was elected as the National Vice-President of the BJP. He successfully contested the 2012 UP Legislative Assembly polls from the Lucknow East constituency. In 2014, Mishra won the Lok Sabha election from Deoria, UP, and became Minister for MSMEs (2014-17) in the Modi government. Mishra was the Governor of Himachal Pradesh during July-September 2019 and has been the Governor of Rajasthan since then.
13 Aug 2020
PoliticsOn Thursday, opposition BJP declared that it will bring a no-confidence motion tomorrow in Rajasthan Assembly, but Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has little to worry as Congress has mended ties with the rebels.
11 Aug 2020
PoliticsCongress leader Sachin Pilot's homecoming in Congress is now complete, as he will be back in Rajasthan's capital Jaipur today, weeks after he went rogue and rebelled against Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.
31 Jul 2020
PoliticsCongress leader and Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot is planning to shift his loyal MLAs from a resort near Jaipur to another facility in Jaisalmer, to thwart rival BJP's attempts of horse-trading, reports said on Friday.
30 Jul 2020
PoliticsIn fifteen days from now, the Rajasthan Assembly will meet, as per an order of Governor Kalraj Mishra, who for days has rebuffed Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's repetitive pleas to call the House.
29 Jul 2020
PoliticsFor the third time since Rajasthan plunged into a political crisis, Governor Kalraj Mishra rejected Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's proposal for an Assembly session, prompting the senior Congress leader to head towards Raj Bhavan to understand "what the Governor wants."
27 Jul 2020
PoliticsIn a new development related to the impasse in Rajasthan, Governor Kalraj Mishra on Monday said he wasn't averse to calling an Assembly session but wanted Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to clarify three things.
27 Jul 2020
PoliticsMayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) played its cards in the raging political crisis of Rajasthan by announcing that it would approach the high court to reclaim six MLAs, who "merged" with Congress in 2019.
25 Jul 2020
PoliticsThe political drama in Rajasthan extended well into the night, with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot chairing a cabinet meeting at his residence last night, hours after his loyalists staged a dharna at Raj Bhavan to pressurize Governor Kalraj Mishra for an Assembly session.
24 Jul 2020
PoliticsAfter a setback at Rajasthan High Court earlier today, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot returned to the battleground, with all his claws intact, asking Governor Kalraj Mishra to convene a special session of the Assembly and reject the pressure from "above."
24 Jul 2020
PoliticsIn what qualifies as yet another win for former Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Sachin Pilot, and another setback for CM Ashok Gehlot, the Rajasthan High Court on Friday ordered that the status quo must be maintained on the disqualification notices.
19 Jul 2020
PoliticsMarking yet another development in the ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday met his loyalist MLAs in Jaipur.
19 Jul 2020
PoliticsIn a new development in the ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will likely call an Assembly session next week with an aim to showcase his government's strength, according to reports.
15 Jul 2020
PoliticsBy sacking Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot, whose chief ministerial ambitions threatened the stability of the government in Rajasthan, Congress on Tuesday sparked a showdown that may continue for several days.
