RAS question
The Rajasthan two-child norm was originally introduced during whose tenure as Chief Minister?
Correct answer: (C) Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.
Rajasthan's two-child norm for local-body election eligibility was introduced under the former BJP government led by Chief Minister Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.
Explanation
The norm is tied to Rajasthan's local self-government election law, not to a general welfare slogan. It barred people with more than two children from contesting Panchayati Raj and urban local body elections. The 2026 cabinet decision reversed a policy introduced nearly three decades earlier under the former BJP government led by late Chief Minister Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, with the condition beginning about 31 years ago during Shekhawat's chief ministership. That is why the answer is Bhairon Singh Shekhawat: the relevant point is the original political tenure in which the disqualification entered Rajasthan's local election framework, not the later government that moved to scrap it.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Mohan Lal Sukhadia is wrong because Rajasthan's two-child norm for local-body election eligibility is attributed to the government led by Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.
- (B) Ashok Gehlot is not the correct tenure; the rule's original introduction is tied to Bhairon Singh Shekhawat's chief ministership.
- (D) Vasundhara Raje is wrong because the original policy was introduced nearly three decades before the 2026 reversal and under Bhairon Singh Shekhawat's government.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan Polity through local self-government, especially disqualifications for Panchayati Raj and urban local-body elections. It recurs in RAS because governance rules are often asked through the chief ministerial tenure in which they entered state policy.