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BJP woos tribal vote in poll-bound states, cites icons and Murmu's election

Prime Minister Modi speaks about the community and his government's programmes for them

No infighting, we are united: Rahul Gandhi ahead of Rajasthan polls 2023

Rahul Gandhi dismisses speculations on Congress infighting with Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot presenting a united front in Rajasthan ahead of Assembly polls

Rs 450 cylinder subsidy for Ujjwala beneficiaries: BJP promises in Raj

The BJP on Thursday released its manifesto for the Rajasthan assembly polls, promising a subsidy of Rs 450 per LPG cylinder for Ujjwala scheme beneficiaries and 2.5 lakh government jobs. Releasing the 'sankalp patra' here, party chief J P Nadda also said that if the BJP forms the government in the state, a Special Investigation Team will be formed to probe paper leaks and other alleged scams in the Congress government. Pledging a slew of schemes for girls and women, he said a 'mahila thana' will be set up in every district and 'mahila desk' in every police station besides an anti-romeo squad in every city. He also announced a savings bond of Rs 2 lakh on birth of girl child and compensation policy for farmers whose land was auctioned. Rajasthan goes to polls on November 25 and the results will be declared on December 3.

Rajasthan Assembly elections: 2023: Congress, BJP expel rebel leaders

More than a dozen leaders who filed nominations as independent candidates have been expelled by both parties

Rajasthan Cricket Association ex-VP leaves BJP for Congress ahead of polls

Amin Pathan alleged that today's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) only promoted industrialists from Gujarat and lamented the exclusion of Muslim candidates from Rajasthan Assembly elections

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Removing Congress from Rajasthan necessary to restore law & order: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday alleged that the morale of terrorists and rioters soars wherever the Congress rules due to its "appeasement policy". Addressing an election rally in Barmer, he said that the upcoming assembly election is not just for electing MLAs, but it is for the return of law and order in Rajasthan and to protect the culture and traditions of the state by removing the Congress and bringing the BJP back to power. The prime minister said that in the last five years, people in the state have not been able to celebrate any festival peacefully. "Sometimes there are riots, sometimes stone pelting and curfew. This has been the picture of Congress in the last five years. Therefore, it is essential to remove Congress from here," he said. Prime Minister Modi said that under the Congress rule, Rajasthan is leading in incidents of atrocities against women. He said that in all central schemes of the last 10 years, women's safety and empowerment were given top ...

Gehlot, Pilot, and other senior Cong leaders meet ahead of Rajasthan polls

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Congress general secretary K C Venugopal, the party's Rajasthan in-charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot and former Union minister Jitendra Singh held a meeting at the party's "war room" set up in view of the upcoming state Assembly polls here late on Tuesday night. Gehlot posted a photo of the meeting on social media platforms on Wednesday. The photo was captioned: "Ek Sath. Jeet Rahe Hain Phir Se (Together. Winning once again)." Congress leader Mohan Prakash was also present at the meeting. In the photo, all the leaders are seen sitting in the war room. Venugopal told reporters on Wednesday that it was a routine meeting. The Congress general secretary (organisation) said a perception has been created in Rajasthan that there is no unity in the Congress and asserted that the party is very much united. "All the leaders of the Congress party are fighting the election together. The general mood is in favour

Railway track passing through market a poll issue in Rajasthan's Bikaner

A rail track that cuts through the main Bikaner market and divides the city between east and west has become an unlikely poll issue with people united on one central point that the traffic jams must stop and politicians must fulfil their promise to provide an elevated road. People residing in the area said that the track causes traffic snarls across the market on a daily basis. "This is a burden in the city. Just because of this track, the development of the entire city remains stalled. The city is divided into two parts -- East and West. There are situations of medical emergencies that affect both sides. When there is a traffic jam in this area, it takes at least an hour to clear the roads," Gehlot told PTI. Earlier, a resolution was passed during the Assembly budget for a bypass but nothing materialised later, he said while alleging that no party leader has taken any initiative to resolve the issue. "The political leaders can only indulge in blame games. That's all they do," he

Rajasthan polls: Over 12,000 elderly, disabled voters to avail home voting

A total of 62,927 voters in the state applied for the home voting facility, which will be carried out till November 19

Rajasthan polls: BJP-Congress top brass to begin campaign on Nov 16

Top leaders from the Congress and the BJP are set to arrive in Rajasthan on Thursday to campaign for their respective parties ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in the state. Home Minister Amit Shah will address rallies of the BJP in Deoli (Tonk), Charbhuja and Bhim (both in Rajsamand) while Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar will hold two public meetings in Sriganganagar. In Jaipur, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari will address BJP workers in the Jhotwara assembly constituency in support of party candidate Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. He will address another rally in Bassi and lead a roadshow in Vidhyadhar Nagar. Union Minister Smriti Irani will address a public rally in Jaipur's Civil Lines constituency. She will also address a women's conference there. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will visit Kota, Bundi and Ajmer. He will address public meetings in Pipalda (Kota), Bundi, Kekri, Pushkar and Kishangarh. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will hold election rall

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Who gets what position is not decided by the individual: Sachin Pilot

Former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot speaks on posing Congress as a strong Opposition to the BJP ahead of Rajasthan Assembly elections

Rajasthan polls 2023 LIVE: BJP to release Sankalp Patra for state on Nov 16

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Polls akin to India-Pak match: BJP candidate ahead of Rajasthan elections

Baba Balaknath likened polls to cricket matches to encourage voter turnout for the upcoming state Assembly elections

CM Gehlot accuses BJP of religious agenda ahead of Rajasthan polls 2023

Ashok Gehlot alleges that the central government levied accusations on the Congress party to incite people during elections

Rajasthan polls: Gehlot charges BJP with doing politics in name of religion

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Tuesday challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other BJP leaders to speak on the work done by his government instead of talking about religion in election rallies. Accusing the leaders of the opposition party of doing politics in the name of religion ahead of the November 25 Rajasthan assembly polls, Gehlot said the Congress was fighting the electoral battle on issues of development and welfare of the people. "BJP leaders come and say provocative things in their speeches in the name of religion. They impose their agenda in the name of religion which is not a good tradition," he said at Jaipur's Albert Hall after paying tributes to former prime minister Jawahar Lal Nehru on his birth anniversary. "I challenge them to speak on our schemes and programmes and the performance of the government instead of doing politics in the name of religion... If they have something to criticise our development works with, they .

Rajasthan polls: Pak Hindu migrants still await promised changes post 2018

Gamu Ram (40) and his family, who migrated here for a better life from Pakistan a decade ago, face daily struggles while waiting for citizenship and rehabilitation as the ruling Congress' promise to resolve these issues remains unfulfilled and Rajasthan heads to polls again. Ram lives with his family at a temporary settlement in Bheel Basti, nearly 10 kilometres from Jodhpur city, on Gangana Road. They are among thousands of Pakistani Hindu migrants living in the city holding onto hopes of a better life. Jodhpur has the state's largest population of migrants from Pakistan. Not being Indian citizens, they don't have a vote but have high expectations from political parties. "I came to India from Pakistan nearly 10 years ago. There were no issues in Pakistan but we had come here for a better life. We do not have Indian citizenship and no permanent land for a house," Ram, who has a dozen family members living with him, said. Before the last assembly election in the desert state in 2018,

Shah, PM Modi scheduled to visit Raj this week, will release manifesto

BJP President JP Nadda will release the election manifesto or 'Sankalp Patra' in Jaipur this Thursday

Relatives contest each other on 4 seats in Rajasthan Assembly poll 2023

Shobharani Kushwah switched from BJP to Congress after being expelled in 2022, Rita Chaudhary joined the JJP from Congress, and Jyoti Mirdha moved from Congress to BJP