Rajasthan enjoys the status of being the second largest state of India. Divided into 32 districts, Rajasthan has 25 parliamentary Constituencies and two hundred Assembly Constituencies. The legislature of Rajasthan is bi-cameral in form. Currently Rajasthan has 32 districts that are divided into 241 tehsils, 237 Panchayat Samities, 9,184 village panchayats and 183 municipalities.
The Judiciary capital of the state is Jodhpur. Jodhpur is also the head quarters of Rajasthan High Court and this is what makes Jodhpur all the more exciting destination in Rajasthan. A bench of High Court is located at Jaipur. The Rajasthan police agency is at Jaipur to ensure and enforce law and order in the state. With 39 police districts, 711 police stations 172 circles and 788 out-posts, the Rajasthan police agency along with the Rajasthani government promises for an extraordinary today and a bright tomorrow.

There are twenty-five Parliamentary Constituencies and two hundred Assembly Constituencies in its thirty-two districts. The Deputy Commissioner acts as R.O (Returning Officer) who is responsible for conducting elections in Rajasthan. The predominant political parties in the state are the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Indian National Congress. Other parties of Rajasthan include:

• Communist Party of India (Marxist)
• Bahujan Samaj Party
• Indian National Lok Dal
• Janata Dal (United),
• Lok Jan Shakti Party
• Rajasthan Samajik Nyaya Manch.

Rajasthan Government has also adopted many educational plans to provide education to girls and backward sections of the society. Rural areas are also taken care of the Rajasthan Government. Over ninety two percent of villages in the state are electrically covered. The Government plans to create additional capacity of 4500 MW by using conventional and non-conventional energy sources by 2011-12.

The improved conditions of infrastructure is the result of the reforms introduced by Rajasthan Government from time to time. The livelihood of the majority is dependent on agriculture as most of the state predominantly lies in the arid region. Basically the economy of Rajasthan is mainly pastoral and agricultural. To increase the revenue of the state, tourism industry has been greatly boosted up.

The parliament of Rajasthan is bi-cameral; the lower house is called Lok Sabha (House of People) and the upper house is called Rajya Sabha (Council of State).

The lower house has 544 members, excluding the speaker, and elections are held every five years provided that the Government does not calls an election earlier. Citizens if India over the age of 18 years, have the right to cast their votes. 125 seats of 544 are reserved for Scheduled Castes and Tribes.
The upper house has 245 members who are elected for six years term and a third of the house is elected every two years. The President of India appoints 12 members and the rest of them are elected by state assemblies.

Rajasthan is divided into six administrative zones:

• Mewat (Alwar region)
• Marwar (Jodhpur region )
• Mewar (Udaipur region)
• Dhundhar (Jaipur region)
• Hadoti (Kota region)
• Shekhawati (Sikar region)

At, Present the Chief Minister of Rajasthan is Ashok Gehlot who took up the position in December 2008 and Shilendra Kumar Singh is the present Governor of Rajasthan.