The son of former BJP Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh was a contestant from the Barmer constituency. Manvendra Singh lost to the Indian National Congress candidate Harsh Chaudhary. And so it was in 19 of 25 parliamentary seats in the northwestern desert state of Rajasthan where the erstshile ruling Bhartiya Janata Party party was dislodged in 2008 assembly elections. In 2004 Congress had won only four parliament seats from Rajasthan.
Last updated: December 26th, 2025
