In India elections are never fought in a straight line. It's fought on many issues, at many levels, with multiple emotions and with a bit of good luck, too. Sheela Bhatt reports from Rajasthan.
The incident, which came months after the lynching of dairy farmer Pehlu Khan by suspected cow vigilantes in Alwar, has triggered an outrage.
In 2018, the BJP's rare successes in north-east India aside, everything that could go wrong, did go wrong for the party.
'The sacrifice made by Queen Padmini is a matter of pride for the state,' Raje said.
The BJP leadership believes these parties are flexing their muscles in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls for better seat-sharing deals.
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