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Will not contest further if I don't become CM this year, says TS Singh Deo

Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister T S Singh Deo said that if he is not made the chief minister after the results on December 3, he will not contest any further

PM Modi launches scathing attack on Congress ahead of Rajasthan polls

PM Modi criticised Congress in Rajasthan, alleging appeasement politics and neglect of women's issues

From ports to airports, PM Modi controls everything: Congress chief Kharge

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for not acknowledging the contributions of Indira Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru to infrastructure and education

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: Women outnumber men in voting in state

A total of 15.5 million voters cast their votes in all 90 Assemblies, out of which, 7.81 million were women, and 7.74 lakh were men

Dynastic politics everything for Cong, they can't think of anything: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said Rajasthan needs a government which gives top priority to development, while for the Congress there is nothing more important than corruption and dynastic politics. At an election rally in Rajasthan's Pali district, he said the Congress cannot think of anything except appeasement. He also accused the Congress and its allies of have an anti-women mindset. "Ever since the law giving reservation to women 'Narishakti Vandan Act' was passed, they have started a campaign against women. The leaders of the arrogant alliance have made very objectionable comments about our mothers and sisters," he charged. The Bihar chief minister used extremely derogatory words against women in the Assembly but no Congress leader said anything about this. "This is the real face of Congress, which the people of Rajasthan have recognised," he said. He also said that the Congress turns a blind eye to incidents of atrocities against Dalits. "Congress closes its eyes

They are cheating people: CM Gehlot attacks Centre over excise policy

He accused the Central Government of diverting all the money into the Centre's account, thereby depriving the states of their rightful share, he alleged

Congress, Raut raise issue of Kapil Dev not being invited to World Cup

On Sunday, Kapil Dev also expressed disappointment over not being invited to the World Cup venue by the organisers

Congress will have to learn to say 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai': BJP's Dilip Ghosh

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Dilip Ghosh on Monday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remark suggesting that the Prime Minister should say 'Adani Ji Ki Jai' instead of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai', and said, "Congress will have to learn to say 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'... Otherwise, their downfall is certain."He said this after offering prayers at Chhath Ghat following rituals in West Bengal's West Medinipur district.Dilip Ghosh took part in the Chhath celebration and offered 'Araghya' to the rising sun at the Kansabati River this morning. Later, he was also seen playing dhol and offering tea & biscuits to devotees who had come to the Chhat Ghat.Visuals showed Dilip Ghosh offering 'Araghya' to the rising sun at the Kansabati River this morning. Later, he was seen playing dhol and offering tea and biscuits to people.Further, while talking to ANI, Dilip Ghosh launched a satching attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, saying, "There is no law and order here; the legal system has ...

Cong seeks info of officials who violated norms to benefit BJP in MP polls

Madhya Pradesh Congress has written a letter to all its 230 candidates who contested the just held state assembly polls, seeking details of officials who allegedly worked against rules to benefit the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. The BJP, however, said the Congress, with such a move, was trying to find a new excuse for its imminent defeat in the elections. In the letter addressed to all its candidates, the Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) claimed the control room set up on the polling day (November 17) received complaints about officials and employees working against rules to provide benefit to the BJP. MPCC vice-president in-charge of organisation Rajiv Singh in the letter asked the party candidates to furnish the information of such employees and officials with their designation and place of posting by November 30 to the state Congress. During the poll campaign, MP Congress chief Kamal Nath and Rajya Sabha member Digvijaya Singh repeatedly accused the officials and ...

BJP puts up posters mocking Congress' 'six guarantees' in Hyderabad

This comes days after the Congress released its 'Abhyas Hastam' manifesto which constituted of six guarantees

88% BJP, 84% Congress candidates in Rajasthan crorepatis: ADR report

In 2018, around 15 per cent or 320 candidates had criminal cases against them

MP Cong worker's death: Digvijaya ends protest, BJP accuses cops of bias

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday ended his sit-in protest outside Khajuraho police station in Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh against the death of a party worker during Assembly polls held on November 17. A Congress worker identified as Salman Khan died after being run over by a car during a clash with Bharatiya Janata Party functionaries in Rajnagar Assembly seat. Singh began his protest on Saturday along with party MLAs Alok Cahturvedi and Vikram Singh and had stayed overnight in a tent outside the police station. Meanwhile, state BJP president VD Sharma, in a complaint to the Election Commission of India (ECI), claimed police had acted with bias and alleged Khan was killed by Congress candidate Vikram Singh Nati Raja to influence the polls. Late Friday night, the police had registered a murder case against Arvind Pateria, the BJP candidate from Rajnagar constituency, and some other persons. Talking to reporters on Sunday morning, Digvijaya Singh said an FIR was ...

Instead of 'Bharat Mata ki Jai', Modi should say 'Adani ji ki Jai': Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused Narendra Modi of working for billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani and said instead of chanting 'Bharat Mata ki Jai', the prime minister should say "Adani ji ki Jai". Addressing election rallies in Bundi and Dausa districts, Gandhi alleged that Modi wants to make two 'Hindustans', one for Adani and the other for the poor. He also targeted Modi for not conducting a caste census in the country and said it will be the first thing that the Congress will get done after it comes to power at the Centre. Speaking at the rally in Bundi, Gandhi said, "Instead of 'Bharat Mata ki Jai', the prime minister should say 'Adani ji Ki Jai' because he works for him." "Modi says Bharat Mata ki Jai and works 24 hours for Adani," he said. The poor, farmers and labourers are 'Bharat Mata', the Congress leader said. He said the prime minister wants to make two 'Hindustans' -- one for Adani and the other for the poor. The Congress has been targeting the Ada

Raj Cong like cricket team whose batters trying to run out each other: Modi

Amid the World Cup fever in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Rajasthan Congress is like a cricket team whose batters spent five years trying to run out each other. Addressing a public meeting in Churu district in support of BJP candidate Rajendra Rathore from the Taranagar constituency, Modi exhorted people to vote for the party in the November 25 Rajasthan Assembly polls to ensure rapid development of the state. In Jhunjhunu, he targeted the Congress by alleging that the party has "developed the tradition of corruption, nepotism and appeasement" which led to a huge loss for the country. The youth in India did not get opportunities because of this, he claimed. At the public meeting in Churu, Modi referred to the power tussle between Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot saying, "In cricket, a batter comes and scores runs for his team. But there is so much infighting within the Congress that instead of scoring runs, its leaders spe

Rajasthan like cricket team whose batsmen trying to run out each other: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Rajasthan Congress is like a cricket team whose batsmen spent five years trying to run out each other. Addressing a public meeting in Churu district's Taranagar, he exhorted people to vote for the BJP in the November 25 Rajasthan Assembly polls to ensure rapid development of the state. The Congress and development are enemies and will remain enemies. The relationship between the Congress and good intentions is the same as that between light and darkness, the prime minister said. He also accused the Congress of "misleading" ex-servicemen on the issue One Rank, One Pension (OROP) scheme for decades. Due to the Congress' "misgovernance", Modi said, inflation and unemployment are out of control in Rajasthan.

Life, dedicated duty to country: Cong commemorates former PM Indira Gandhi

Posting from his official handle on X, the Congress president said Indira Gandhi displayed "skillful leadership and sacrificed everything for the country"

Reservations all over India, you have to give: Cong leader on BJP manifesto

BJP in its manifesto said that it will remove unconstitutional religion-based reservations and provide this to OBCs, SCs and STs.

BJP's goal to further propagate agenda of RSS, alleges Mallikarjun Kharge

He also said that the Constitution of India has provided social justice and several laws for the protection of Dalits which were made by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru

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Pilot doesn't have CM benefit: BJP cites Gehlot's post not leaving him jibe

Pitching his Assembly poll contest with Congress leader Sachin Pilot as a "local-versus-outsider" battle, BJP's Tonk candidate Ajit Singh Mehta cites Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's "post is not leaving him" remark to claim that Pilot does not have the "chief ministerial face advantage" that he had in 2018. Mehta, who was an MLA from this constituency from 2013 to 2018, has been handed the tough assignment by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to take on former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Pilot, who won from here over his BJP rival Yoonus Khan in 2018 by a record margin of more than 54,000 votes. Mehta is pitching this as a "local-versus-outsider" battle, asserting that he is a Tonk resident who knows the micro-problems faced by people and claiming that Pilot is an "outsider" who had won big last time due to the chief ministerial face advantage he had. "The most important thing is that the election is one of a local versus an outsider. It was a different matter during the