Page 16 - Assembly Polls

BJP's Vasundhara Raje targets Rajasthan govt over crime against women

'There is a limit to tolerance,' says former chief minister Vasundhara Raje while addressing a rally that saw a huge participation from women

Job creation remains a work in progress in four poll-bound states

A full-time 'government job', but job creation remains a work in progress in poll-bound states, in particular

CM Gehlot inaugurates projects worth Rs 1,400 cr, many still incomplete

The Rajasthan chief minister referred to his ongoing feud with Union Jal Minister, calling him a 'nikamma' and 'nakara'

BJP struggles in Rajasthan due to lack of public connection: Sachin Pilot

Congress leader Sachin Pilot criticises the central government for playing 'hide and seek' with Women's Reservation Bill, says there was already consensus

Only 3.62% of Rajasthan's workers registered to Centre's pension scheme

Four years since its launch, the Rajasthan authorities have managed to enrol less than five per cent of its unorganised workers in the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan Yojana

Congress plans 5-day yatra to demand national status for ERCP in Rajasthan

Rajasthan Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra called BJP's Parivartan Yatra in the state a 'fail', is positive Congress will repeat government in the state

BJP's Meena accuses Gehlot-led govt of scams worth over Rs 66,000 crore

BJP leader Kirodi Lal Meena urged Rajasthan's chief minister to take strict action against corruption if he considers himself 'Gandhian'

Rajasthan: Vaishya community demands 20% tickets in polls, more reservation

During a mahapanchayat, the Vaishya community of Rajasthan demanded adequate representation and increasing EWS quota to 15%

Rahul Gandhi calls BRS 'BJP Rishtedar Samithi' during rally in Telangana

This rally marked the culmination of two days of political events, including the first meeting of the reconstituted Congress Working Committee (CWC) in Hyderabad

Fuel pumps go on indefinite strike in Rajasthan against high VAT

The Rajasthan Petroleum Dealers' Association (RPDYA) s demanding the state reduce its tax on fuel to match that of its neighbouring states

Rajasthan elections: Govt submits traffic and sanitation plan to HC

Jaipur's development plan includes sewage plant upgrades, new traffic measures, but critics remain skeptical

Mizoram polls: Mizo National Front finalises candidates for 38 seats

38 candidates were finalised at a meeting of the party's nomination committee on Saturday. No nominees were selected for the Chalfilh and Aizawl South-II seats

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Over 55% polling till 5 pm in Uttarakhand's Bageshwar assembly bypoll

More than 55 per cent of the electorate cast their votes on Tuesday to seal the fate of five candidates in the fray for the Bageshwar assembly bypoll in Uttarakhand. Till 5 pm, 55.42 per cent voting was recorded, Bageshwar District Magistrate Anuradha Paul told PTI. Voters were still standing in the queue at the booths at 5 pm, the closing time for polling. Those already in queue will be allowed to vote and the final polling percentage will go up, the DM said. Polling was peaceful with no untoward incident reported from anywhere, she said, adding an EVM machine at Mandal Sera polling booth went out of order at 2 pm which was quickly replaced. There are about 1.2 lakh voters in the constituency. Earlier, people, including women, in large numbers began queuing up outside the polling booths from 6 am. The BJP has fielded Parvati Das against Congress candidate Basant Kumar. Parvati Das is the wife of Chandan Ram Das whose death in April this year necessitated the bypoll. He had won

Tripura bypolls: 76% voter turnout till 3 pm, 6 injured in stray violence

An average voter turnout of 76 per cent was recorded till 3 pm of polling in the by-elections to Dhanpur and Boxanagar assembly seats in Tripura's Sepahijala district on Tuesday, an official said. Voting began at 7 am in 59 booths in Dhanpur assembly constituency and 51 in Boxanagar, and was scheduled to continue till 4 pm. "I urge the people to maintain peace during the polling and repeat the precedent of peaceful voting like of last assembly elections," Chief Minister Manik Saha said in a Facebook post. BJP's Tafajjal Hussain, who unsuccessfully contested the last assembly election from Boxanagar, is contesting against CPI(M) nominee Mizan Hussain from there. The Boxanagar assembly segment has 66 per cent minority voters of a total of 43,087 electors. In the last assembly elections in February, the CPI(M) retained the seat. The Dhanpur assembly constituency, once considered a stronghold of the Left, witnesses a fight between the BJP's Bindu Debnath and Kaushik Debnath of the CP

Mizoram polls 2023: Ex-Chief Secretary L Chuaungo appointed Cong unit VP

Chuaungo's unveiling as vice president was seen by political observers as a move to revamp the MPCC ahead of the assembly polls

Rajasthan elections: Lawyers stage strikes, file PIL against CM Gehlot

CM Gehlot on Wednesday condemned the judiciary for being rampant with corruption, triggering strong reactions from the legal fraternity

'One nation, one election needs five amendments but will yield savings'

Holding simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and state assemblies would need at least five constitutional amendments and a large number of additional EVMs and paper-trail machines costing "thousands of crores of rupees", but will yield a huge long-term saving to the public exchequer, officials said on Friday. A parliamentary panel had examined the issue of simultaneous elections in consultation with various stakeholders, including the Election Commission. The committee made certain recommendations in this regard, the officials said. The matter now stands referred to the Law Commission for further examination to work out a "practicable road map and framework" for simultaneous elections, they said. Simultaneous elections, the officials noted, would result in huge savings for the public exchequer and avoid replication of effort on the part of administrative, and law and order machinery in holding repeated elections. It would bring considerable savings to political parties and candidate

Mizoram polls: ECI team asks for more checkposts to curb alcohol smuggling

CEC Rajiv Kumar said the EC had given strict orders to all agencies to prevent the smuggling of drugs, liquor and cash into the state

Mizoram elections 2023: A short glimpse into the northeastern state

Mizoram got statehood in 1987 after the central government and the Mizo National Front signed a peace accord