Ahead of the elections in Telangana, the Congress party announced 'minority declaration' and vowed that the party would work for the "financial upliftment and empowerment" of minorities in the state
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Out of 2,605 nominations, 490 withdrew, including BJP and Congress rebels, and 240 nominations were rejected
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Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that the Congress government is working on curbing inflation, lowering unemployment, reducing the wealth gap and creating brotherhood within religions
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the first phase of voting in Chhattisgarh shows that the BJP will form the government in the state
PM Narendra Modi spoke on rising crime in Rajasthan and the murder of Kanhaiya Lal during a rally in Udaipur ahead of the Rajasthan State Assembly Elections 2023
The ongoing elections in the three states could also be influenced if inflation rears its head again.
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the people of Chhattisgarh should vote to form a "double-engine" government (the BJP at the Centre and in Chhattisgarh)
Deepak Ghoghra will be competing against Bansilal Katara of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress sitting MLA Ganesh Ghoghra from Dungarpur constituency
Chhattisgarh minister and Congress candidate Guru Rudra Kumar's convoy was attacked with stones in Bemetara on Wednesday
A BJP delegation led by Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Wednesday gave a memorandum to the Chief Electoral Officer seeking action against the Rajasthan CM
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A court here on Wednesday granted bail to Umar Ansari, the son of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, in three cases of model code of conduct violation during assembly polls in 2022. "We already secured anticipatory bail from the high court in these cases almost two months ago. We presented the HC bail order before the MP-MLA court of judge Shweta Chaudhary after which the court granted bail," said Umar Ansari's advocate Daroga Singh. Umar Ansari got bail after submitting bonds of total Rs 90,000 in these cases. Singh said that three cases of violating the model code of conduct were lodged against Umar Ansari for making hate speech, blocking roads and taking out a political rally without permission. According to police, Umar Ansari was absconding in these cases and the local court had also issued a non-bailable warrant against him. Umar Ansari is younger to Abbas Ansari, Mukhtar Ansari's other son who is also in jail in various cases. Abbas Ansari won from Mau Sadar seat in 2022 .
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Home Minister Amit Shah accused the Congress of appeasement politics, being corrupt and leading Rajasthan in crimes during his rallies in Nawan, Makrana, and Parbatsar constituencies