Rajasthan Gaurav Yatra: Vasundhara Raje to cover 165 constituencies

The tour is Raje's biggest outreach programme after the BJP's shock defeat in the by-elections earlier this year

On Saturday, Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah flagged off Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje’s Rajasthan Gaurav Yatra. Over the next 40 days, she is expected to travel 6,000 km to cover 165 assembly constituencies of her state in what she calls her rath (chariot). The rath happens to be a modified luxury bus, the Ashok Leyland 407, which has an air conditioning system, a bathroom and an elevator. It also has a sunroof to allow the chief minister to speak to people outside and address rallies from the bus itself. The tour, ahead of the state elections later this