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‘Don’t drag him into elections’: Kanhaiya Lal’s wife as BJP targets Gehlot over Udaipur murder

As part of a “pratigya” or self-sworn pledge, Yash Sahu, 21, has neither cut his hair nor worn any footwear since June 28 last year.

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Gehlot vs Pilot, impact of welfare schemes: Gauging the mood at Congress’s Udaipur rally

When Congress national spokesperson Gourav Vallabh addressed a rally in Udaipur last week, there was just one promise he sought from his audience – “vote for the Congress”.

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Rajasthan: 6 policemen deployed for PM Modi's rally killed in road accident in Nagaur

Six policemen were killed and one sustained severe injuries in a road accident while they were on their way for VIP duty assigned to them for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in the Nagaur district of Rajasthan. Read further on Dynamite News:

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"Petrol to be cheaper...": Union Minister Hardeep Puri makes big poll claim in Rajasthan

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday said petrol will be cheaper by at least Rs 11.80 per litre in Rajasthan if the BJP is elected in the November 25 Assembly elections. Read further on Dynamite News:

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BJP's Tonk candidate says Sachin Pilot does not have 'CM face' advantage this time in Rajasthan

BJP's Tonk candidate Ajit Singh Mehta is pitching his Assembly election contest with Congress leader Sachin Pilot as a "local-versus-outsider" battle. Mehta, a Tonk resident, claims he knows the micro-level problems faced by people and Pilot is an "outsider" who won big last time due to the CM face advantage.…

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Bhupesh Baghel: Social justice champion or protector of caste elite interests?

Bhupesh Baghel has been described in the media as a person with bigger ambitions than returning as the chief minister of Chhattisgarh in the ongoing assembly elections.

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From scooties to paper leak SITs: In BJP’s Rajasthan manifesto, focus on freebies, women, corruption

About 10 days ahead of the November 25 assembly polls in Rajasthan, the BJP released its ‘sankalp patra’ or manifesto – trying to corner the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government over crimes against women, farmers’ issues and the paper leak scam.

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Fewer women in Rajasthan race as BJP, Cong point to ‘winnability’, ‘patriarchy’ after quota rhetoric

Before the Bill to reserve one-third of legislative seats for women was passed, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had told the Lok Sabha that “God has perhaps chosen me” for women empowerment “and such other sacred tasks”. The Congress, which has been stressing the need to give rights based on population,…

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Rahul Gandhi rejects factionalism in Raj Congress; Says, "We are not only seen together but we are also united."

Rajasthan is set to undergo Assembly polls on November 25 and the counting of votes will be done on December 3. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Communalism and a tendency to polarise voters are in the BJP’s DNA: Venugopal

Mr. Venugopal alleged that problems have arisen because of wrong policies of the BJP-led government at the Centre.

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Rajasthan Assembly Election: Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh Kooner passes away

Congress candidate from Karanpur Assembly for the upcoming Rajasthan Assembly elections, Gurmeet Singh Kooner, passed away early this morning, his son told .

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Rajasthan Assembly elections 2023 | Gehlot hits back at Narendra Modi’s “terrorist sympathiser” remarks

Gehlot takes exception to PM Modi's remark on Congress sympathising with terrorists, urges politicians to limit charges to policies and civic issues. Urges PM to not create environment of enmity, says fight should be limited to ideology. Believes PM's comment due to wrong briefing or nervousness.

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Sardarpura Constituency | People say even BJP workers will vote for Ashok Gehlot; praise his government’s schemes

“Here not only the Congress, BJP workers too vote for Gehlot,” said Hardev Ram Bishnoi in Sardarpura constituency, a long-standing bastion of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. “In Sardarpura, we vote for the Chief Minister and not just an MLA,” Mr. Bishnoi added, confident of a sixth encore by Mr.…

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BJP as a cadre-based party recognises and rewards discipline: Rajyavardhan Rathore

Former Union Minister and Lok Sabha member from Jaipur (Rural) Rajyavardhan Rathore, now contesting Assembly polls in Rajasthan from the Jhotwara seat, says that the BJP’s success in getting many of its rebel candidates to stand down from the contest is the realisation that “discipline is recognised and rewarded in…

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In Rajasthan, BJP, Cong bet on incumbents, against all odds

Anti-incumbency hangs heavy on the governing party, and even heavier on sitting members of the legislative assembly in Rajasthan – known for a “roti palatnewali” electorate which has rotated the party in power over five assembly elections in the last 25 years.

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Delhi court concludes hearing arguments on Rajasthan CM Gehlot's appeal against defamation complaint

A magisterial court is hearing Union Minister and senior Rajasthan BJP leader Gajendra Singh Shekhawat’s complaint over Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot’s alleged remarks on the Sanjivani scam.

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Ashok Gehlot files papers in Sardarpura, hopes his party will come back to power on the strength of its works

Ahead of Rajasthan Assembly elections, CM Ashok Gehlot filed nomination papers from Sardarpura seat of Jodhpur district. He has won from the seat since 1998 and received 63% votes in 2018 elections.

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Congress drops Rajasthan Minister Mahesh Joshi in sixth list for Assembly election

In its latest list of 22 candidates, Congress named Abhimanyu Poonia from Sangaria, Shahjad Khan from Soorsagar, Om Narayaniwal from Bhilwara, and Naimuddin Guddu from Ladpura.

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Parched Jodhpur angry at unkept promises

As per the Jal Jeevan Mission portal, only 44% of rural households in Jodhpur have tap water supply.

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Rajasthan CM Gehlot challenges Vasundhara Raje to debate on welfare guarantees

Rajasthan CM Gehlot challenges BJP leader Raje to debate on Congress' 7 guarantees for Rajasthan. Gehlot promises ₹10,000/yr for women, cow dung at ₹2/kg, laptops for college students, free English medium education, free insurance, LPG cylinders and Old Pension Scheme. Congress has fulfilled past promises & will keep future ones.…

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BJP announces candidates against Gehlot, Pilot in third list for Rajasthan

BJP announces 3rd list of 58 candidates for Rajasthan Assembly election, fielding 8 sitting MLAs & 7 women. Mahendra Singh Rathore to challenge CM Gehlot in Sardarpura, Ajit Singh Mehta to contest against Pilot in Tonk. Subhash Meel & Darshan Gujjar, former Cong leaders, also fielded.

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India needs Congress, Rajasthan Assembly polls is also about party's future: Ashok Gehlot tells party workers

CM Gehlot urges Congress leaders to prioritise nation over politics in upcoming Rajasthan Assembly elections. Urges them to help elect party candidates, assuring them of official positions after polls

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Discontent over Congress lists in Rajasthan; MLA Khiladi Lal Bairwa quits Commission’s post

Amid the discontent over the lists of 156 candidates announced by the ruling Congress for Rajasthan Assembly election so far, Baseri MLA Khiladi Lal Bairwa resigned as chairperson of the State Scheduled Castes Commission.

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Congress has good chance of breaking the trend, retaining power in Rajasthan: Sachin Pilot

Sachin Pilot, senior Congress leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan, took two hours to travel five kilometres to file his nomination papers. Supporters lined the streets, cheering him on in an open truck adorned with marigolds. After filing his papers, Pilot sat down for an interview with The…

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Congress leadership discusses final set of names for Rajasthan Assembly election; some sitting MLAs may be dropped

Congress ‘ top leadership is treading carefully, given the State unit’s history of a leadership tussle between Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy, Sachin Pilot.

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