Rajasthan

There is a lot that happens behind the scenes in the corridors of power. Opinions, conspiracies, power games and internal wrangling galore in the political space. Asianet News Network's massive ground presence taps into the pulse of politics and bureaucracy across the country.

For the uninitiated, the term is taken from the Sanskrit word Khicca, which implies a rice and legume meal. However, various accompaniments are available, including buttermilk, kadhi, raita/curd, chopped onions, and papad.

Cyclone Biparjoy update: Heavy rainfall was triggered in various parts of India because of Cyclone Biparjoy. It continued to lash parts of Gujarat, where the cyclone made landfall on Thursday. The storm is expected to move towards Rajasthan, causing extremely heavy rainfall.

According to officials, Biparjoy, which is Bengali for "calamity," unleashed damaging winds up to 140 kph, relentless rain, toppled trees and electricity poles, and allowed seawater to infiltrate low-lying settlements.

Cyclone Biparjoy started making much awaited landfall near Jakhau Port in Gujarat's Kutch district on Thursday evening after churning across the Arabian Sea for over 10 days.

Col Rathore said it was surprising to see how power-hungry political parties possess abundant funds for senseless party advertisements and distributing freebies, yet when it comes to their own employees, they seem to have nothing but empty hands.

There is a lot that happens behind the scenes in the corridors of power. Opinions, conspiracies, power games and internal wrangling galore in the political space. Asianet News Network's massive ground presence taps into the pulse of politics and bureaucracy across the country.

It is reportedly said that a total of 288 top BJP leaders and 16 lakh party workers will interact with voters at ten lakh booths and 144 clusters covering all Lok Sabha seats to deliver the message of achievements in nine years of the party's rule at the Centre.

Emerging from the meeting with the two leaders, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal said: "Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot have agreed to fight assembly polls unitedly. It will be a joint fight with BJP, we will win Rajasthan.

In addition to Congress Chief, Rajasthan CM and Pilot, party leader Rahul Gandhi is also part of the meeting. The chief minister's office has also released Gehlot's programme confirming his visit to Delhi, where he will also lay the foundation stone of the Rajasthan House.