From industry prespective, what has been her successes or failures?
To begin with, Ms Raje has definitely been a much better chief minister with her knowledge, her hold on economic issues and most of all her perception by virtue of being a former Union minister who held important portfolios including the small-scale sector. So the industry has been bullish about her taking over the reins. Have all the noises made by Ms Raje about making Rajasthan an investors haven cut any ice? Ms Rajes high profile and corporate savvy nature have definitely made industrialists and corporates to re-look at Rajasthan. Her earlier stint as Union minister also gives her an edge in wooing investments. Proposals and announcements for boosting infrastructure sector have remained on paper only. Strengthening the roads and power supply will take time. You must appreciate that Ms Raje has been the only chief minister to launch the amibitious NEWS quadilateral project within the state. This is a novel idea and it reveals her ambition. Another major area is tourism. Every governm
