Overview
- A power failure interrupted a BJP press conference in Jaipur and lasted about 15–20 minutes on June 11, with officials saying supply was fully restored by 4:21 pm.
- State power officials identified an SF6 gas leak in a circuit breaker that caused two transformers to trip and said crews restored service by shifting the load to alternate transformers.
- Rajasthan’s energy minister has formed an inquiry committee to find the technical cause, recommend fixes and hold any responsible engineer or officer to account.
- Opposition leaders used the incident to criticize the BJP’s timing and claims about its 12 years in office, with the state Leader of Opposition publicly mocking the outage.
- The outage highlights local grid vulnerabilities in Jaipur and could prompt tighter maintenance checks and faster response protocols from RVPN and the Jaipur distribution company.