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People to vote for 'double-engine' govt in Rajasthan: BJP's Satish Poonia

BJP leader Satish Poonia said the people will vote for a "double-engine" government in Rajasthan, where assembly elections are underway for 199 seats on Saturday. The change that was ushered in the country in 2014 when Narendra Modi became prime minister is continuing. He added that Modi remains the most liked leader. "I believe that people will vote for a double-engine government that is needed in Rajasthan," Poonia told PTI in Jaipur. "There are issues such as poor law and order, crimes against women, paper leaks, on which people gave reactions," he said. BJP leaders use the term "double-engine" government when their party is in power both in the state and at the Centre. Polling in 199 out of the 200 assembly constituencies began at 7 am. Elections in the Karanpur seat of Sriganganagar district have been postponed following the death of the Congress candidate.

Rajasthan polls: Cong aims to buck 'alternate' trend, BJP seeks comeback

Since 1998, the Congress and BJP have been coming to power in the state alternately after every five years

Raj polls: PM extends best wishes to 1st-time voters, urges record turnout

Taking to his official handle on social media platform X, PM Modi also urged voters to turn out in big numbers and register a record turnout

Rajasthan set for polls for 199 assembly seats, polling to begin at 7 am

Polling will be held in 199 out of 200 constituencies from 7 am to 6 pm, while the counting of votes will be taken up on December 3

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Telangana elections LIVE: Confident about Congress victory, says Priyanka

Telangana Elections LIVE: BJP accused CM KCR of working for his family and ignoring the state

KCR resorted to corruption to accumulate wealth for his son: HM Amit Shah

The home minister said that BRS has given tickets to the people who have corruption charges against them. He also accused BRS of trading party tickets for money

State Assembly elections 2023 LIVE: Rajnath Singh slams BRS govt at rally

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Rahul's 'panauti' jibe at PM escalates into poster war between Cong, BJP

The political slugfest over Rahul Gandhi's 'panauti' barb at Prime Minister Narendra Modi escalated into a poster war on social media on Friday with the Congress referring to the PM as "Panauti-e-Azam" and the BJP hitting back, calling the Gandhi family the "real panauti" of the country. A Hindi slang, "panauti" loosely refers to someone who brings bad luck. The poster battle comes a day after the Election Commission (EC) issued a show-cause notice to Rahul Gandhi for his "panauti", "pickpocket" and "loan waiver for the super rich" jibes at Prime Minister Modi, and asked him to respond by Saturday. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had approached the poll panel against the former Congress president, saying it was "unbecoming" of a "very senior leader" to use such language. The Congress put out a poster on X in which Modi is shown behind a curtain with the words "PANAUTI-E-AZAM" written on it. Hitting back at the Congress, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla put out another .

Telangana polls: BJP hopeful of gathering support from PM Modi's rallies

With less than a week to the elections, BJP is scheduled to organise multiple rallies featuring senior party leaders in Telangana

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DKS vs Siddaramaiah: Caste census splits Karnataka Congress wide open

The All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha has also demanded that the government order a fresh caste census

Rajasthan polls 2023 LIVE: PM Modi, Shah, CM Gehlot address final rallies

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Telangana polls LIVE: Impossible to stop Cong victory march, says Kharge

Telangana elections LIVE: Wayanad MP and senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit the Kamareddy assembly constituency on November 26

Telangana elections: BJP, Congress leaders are 'Ghajinis', says KTR

KTR said that superstar Rajinikanth could see the development in Telangana with the well-lit flyovers, underpasses, and other infrastructure projects, 'but Congress and BJP Ghajinis could not'

Congress Prez Kharge accuses CM KCR of ignoring Telangana, corruption

Kharge said that CM KCR has ignored the development of Telangana in last nine years

After election, BJP won't show its face in Rajasthan says CM Ashok Gehlot

Gehlot said that BJP is annoyed by the fact that it could not topple the Government in Rajasthan. "The BJP formed Government in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh after toppling the Government

State Assembly polls LIVE: Campaigning to end today at 6 pm in Rajasthan

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Govt positive towards demands for Maratha reservation: Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said the government is positive towards addressing demands raised by Marathas and efforts are underway to give reservation to the community. A delegation of the Maratha community met Fadnavis in Pandharpur town of Solapur district where the deputy CM and his wife performed puja at the temple of Lord Vitthal and Goddess Rukmini on the occasion of Kartiki Ekadashi on Thursday. The community has been demanding reservation in government jobs and education. In a post on X, Fadnavis said, I have assured the Maratha community that the state government is positive towards their demands. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has assured to give reservation to the community. We are standing behind him with full support. The issue will be solved for sure. Efforts are underway to give reservation to the Maratha community, he said. The delegation also demanded that the state government provide a piece of land for the construction of Marath

Newcomers need to work with seniors to achieve BJP's goals: Sanjay Kumar

Hindutva firebrand leader and former BJP state chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Thursday urged the "newcomers" in the party to work together with veterans and seniors to achieve the saffron party's common goals. Kumar, who was recently replaced by Union Minister G Kishan Reddy as Telangana BJP president, without naming anyone, called for the newcomers to sort out differences, if any, through dialogue. The BJP national general secretary, who is a sitting MP, is contesting from the Karimnagar assembly segment for the third time. He downplayed his removal as a state unit president, saying that the party is not driven by an individual but by ideology. Kumar also exuded confidence that the BJP will get a majority of seats in the 119-member Telangana assembly in the November 30 polls and the party will form the government this time. "Newcomers may face some difficulty getting along well with senior leaders in the party. Still, we have to work together. If we have joined the party to achieve a