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Cong will emerge victor with more votes than expected, says Sachin Pilot

Sachin Pilot on Friday that the Congress will register a win in the coming assembly polls with a higher majority than the party earlier expected. He said he has seen voters' enthusiasm for the Congress during his campaign, and that it is only increasing. "Our election campaign is going on a positive note. The public is connecting with the announcements and public welfare of our government," Pilot told reporters in Tonk. "The trend being received from people and workers is very encouraging and I believe that the graph of Congress is continuously going up. We will emerge victor with a higher majority than we originally hoped for," he said. Pilot said that after Diwali, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, and party leaders leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi may come to Rajasthan and address some big rallies.

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Made significant progress under him: Cong as Kharge completes 1-yr as chief

As Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge completed one year in office, the party on Thursday said that it has made "significant progress" under his leadership, and that he has been instrumental in revitalising the organisational structure. Kharge was elected as the Congress president last October after defeating Shashi Tharoor in the party's internal polls for the top post. He had officially taken over as the Congress president on October 26. "Mallikarjun Kharge: Congress President Committed To People's Good. Shri Kharge embodies the virtues of the Indian National Congress - Virtues of democracy, social justice, secularism, inclusive growth and patriotism," the Congress said in a post on X. "Having risen through the ranks, he is an ideal example of what passion and persistence can achieve," the party said. From a humble position of a block-level leader to becoming the party's elected president, his journey studded with 55 years of electoral success is a testament to his hard work

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Centre promises are 'hollow', says Priyanka Gandhi at rally in Rajasthan

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra warns voters from getting distracted by talks on 'dharm' and to focus on the government that has worked for them

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I did not oppose a single candidate name, says Congress leader Sachin Pilot

Former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot showed support to all winning contenders including Mahesh Joshi, Shanti Dhariwal, and Dharmendra Rathore, who were charged with indiscipline last year

BJP should not punish Vasundhara Raje because of me, says Rajasthan CM

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot spoke on his policy of 'forgive and forget' regarding the 2020 revolt led by Sachin Pilot and affirmed unity within the Congress

Congress will again form govt in Rajasthan: Sachin Pilot on upcoming polls

He further exuded confidence that Congress will form government once again in Rajasthan

Will scheming Gehlot deprive BJP of its chance in Rajasthan?: SWOT of Cong

Will the welfare schemes launched by the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan be enough to win the state for the Congress? Or will the Gehlot-Pilot feud take it down in the assembly polls on November 23? Here is a SWOT analysis of the Congress a look at the party's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Strengths Three-time Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's mass connect, strengthened further by a systematic outreach programme, gives the party another shot at power. Despite being sidelined in the state, former deputy minister Sachin Pilot's charisma still counts. He remains a crowd-puller, particularly among the youth A long list of welfare schemes launched by the government. These include Rs 25-lakh medical insurance, MGNREGA-like employment scheme for urban areas, cooking gas cylinders at Rs 500 for the Ujjwala scheme beneficiaries, smartphones for women and a social security allowance. Weaknesses Infighting between Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot has been out in the open

BJP has been 'sleeping' for the last 4 years: Congress leader Sachin Pilot

Sachin Pilot slams BJP for not caring about public concerns in Rajasthan until election time and going after journalists in Delhi

Rajasthan elections 2023: Meet Sachin Pilot, the youth icon of Congress

Sachin Pilot became the youngest member of Parliament at the age of 26 and has been a popular figure among the Gujjar community

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

Will fight Rajasthan polls unitedly, high command will decide CM: Pilot

Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Friday stressed that the party would fight the Rajasthan assembly polls "unitedly" and said that a decision on who would lead the next government would be taken by the high command after consultations with the newly-elected MLAs. Exuding confidence that the Congress would buck the 'revolving door' trend in Rajasthan in the upcoming polls, the former deputy chief minister said the party is "absolutely united" with everyone's priority and efforts directed towards repeating the government in the desert state. In an exclusive interview with PTI ahead of the crucial Congress Working Committee meeting in Hyderabad, Pilot said the Congress has lived up to all the election promises it made in the 2018 Rajasthan polls and that is why he believes, the state government and the party working together, will be able to defeat the BJP. Asked about his assertion earlier that the party would go to the polls with collective leadership despite an incumbent CM in Ashok .

Rajasthan: Sachin Pilot's chance at CM in the past, says RLP leader Beniwal

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Rajasthan elections: Congress will return to the state says Sachin Pilot

The former deputy chief minister of Rajasthan spoke at a gathering during the Kisan Maha Sammelan at Bijaynagar in the newly formed Beawar district

Farmer demonstration for non-stop electricity enters fifth day in Jodhpur

A demonstration by farmers here in Rajasthan demanding seven hours of uninterrupted electricity supply and power connections entered its fifth day on Monday, with three rounds of talks between them and Discom officials on the issues remaining inconclusive. The farmers' 'mahapadav' at the Jodhpur power distribution company (Discom) began on Thursday. Besides seven hours uninterrupted power supply for agriculture and immediately issuing transformers to farmers who have deposited money for electricity connections, a demand for reserve stock of five transformers in every division to expedite replacement of the burnt transformers has also been put forth, Bharatiya Kisan Sangh's Rajasthan secretary Tulcha Ram Sinwar said. The demonstrators said their sit-in will continue as no action has been taken by officials on their demands. There has to be visible results on the ground, Sinwar added. The Discom's officials, however, claimed that the farmers' problems have been resolved. On Saturday

Cong prez Kharge reconstitutes CWC, inducts Sachin Pilot in 39-member list

Tharoor, Pilot, and Tewari, along with several other new appointees, expressed their gratitude to the Congress president and the Gandhi family