Rajasthan Assembly Polls 2018
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Ashok Gehlot-Sachin Pilot Old Tussle Seems Far From Over. Here's Why
The rift between Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot camps in Rajasthan, which started soon after the 2018 Assembly polls, seems far from over even after the completion of Lok Sabha elections in the desert state.
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NOTA's Impact In Elections: A Decisive Factor Across 4 States
Despite its declining usage, with a notable drop from 1.41 per cent in 2018 to 0.97 per cent in recent polls, the presence of NOTA continues to impact election dynamics subtly yet significantly.
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Voting Figures Marginally Higher In Rajasthan, Data Shows
The voting percentage in Rajasthan, which votes out the incumbent government at every election, was marginally higher than the last time. In 2018, 74.24 per cent people had voted in the election, the corresponding figure was 74.62 per cent this time.
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Sachin Pilot: The Congress' Rajasthan Chief Minister-In-Waiting?
Who is Congress leader Sachin Pilot, the man who helped the party to win the 2018 Rajasthan election, only to stage an attempted coup two years later that almost brought it down?
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Sachin Pilot Eyes 2018 Encore As BJP Banks On 'Local vs Outsider' Pitch
Sachin Pilot's stature as a national-level Congress leader and his outreach to allay concerns of sections of influential communities here ahead of assembly polls has boosted his re-election bid from this constituency.
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BJP Gets Over 58 Per Cent Vote Share In Rajasthan
The BJP, which won 24 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan where it had lost the 2018 assembly polls to the Congress, saw its vote share increase from 54.94 per cent in 2014 to 58.5 per cent in this general election.
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Sachin Pilot Wears Traditional Turban While Taking Oath After 2014 Pledge
In a declaration that the Congress was back in the saddle, Rajasthan's new deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot, who had pledged not to wear a turban till his party returns to power in the state, proudly sported a red bandhej safa on Monday.
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Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot To Take Oath Today At Jaipur's Albert Hall
A galaxy of political leaders and Congress workers will descend on the premises of the historic Albert Hall in Jaipur on Monday for the oath-taking ceremony of Ashok Gehlot as chief minister of Rajasthan there.
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Rahul Gandhi Completes First Year As Congress Chief Amid Poll Victories
Electoral revival in major Hindi heartland states and democratisation of Congress party's organizations were the hallmarks of Rahul Gandhi's first year as the party president.
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"Not Responsible For Vasundhara Raje's Differences With PM": Ashok Gehlot
Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot, who will be taking oath as chief minister of Rajasthan Monday, said outgoing chief minister Vasundhara Raje was "careless" in fulfilling people's expectations despite a huge mandate in the last elections.
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Farmer Loans To Be Waived In Hindi Heartland States: Rahul Gandhi
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said farmers in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh will soon get a loan waiver as promised by the party.
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Opinion: Behind-The-Scenes Of How Rahul Gandhi Chose Chief Ministers
Rahul Gandhi has finally ticked some very important boxes in his tenure as Congress President and can now happily take his new year break.
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Ashok Gehlot Faced Serious Opposition To Becoming Chief Minister Before
Rajasthan Results 2018: Ashok Gehlot who emerged Friday as the Congress party's choice for the chief minister's post in Rajasthan, faced serious opposition in the race to the chief minister's post in 1998 and 2008 as well, with Jat leaders in the Congress opposing him.
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"Communal Polarisation Can't Cut Ice With People": Yashwant Sinha To BJP
Former union minister Yashwant Sinha on Thursday said there is a "great deal of agrarian distress" in the country that may have reflected in the voting pattern in the recent assembly polls, but asserted it will be a "grave error of judgement" to call assembly results a trend-setter for Lok Sabha elections.
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Sachin Pilot's Appeal For Calm As Race For Chief Minister Fuels Protests
Rajasthan Election Results 2018: Sachin Pilot today appealed to Congress workers for "peace and decorum" amid reports of his supporters blocking the highway in the tense race for the post of Rajasthan chief minister.
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Ashok Gehlot-Sachin Pilot Old Tussle Seems Far From Over. Here's Why
The rift between Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot camps in Rajasthan, which started soon after the 2018 Assembly polls, seems far from over even after the completion of Lok Sabha elections in the desert state.
-
NOTA's Impact In Elections: A Decisive Factor Across 4 States
Despite its declining usage, with a notable drop from 1.41 per cent in 2018 to 0.97 per cent in recent polls, the presence of NOTA continues to impact election dynamics subtly yet significantly.
-
Voting Figures Marginally Higher In Rajasthan, Data Shows
The voting percentage in Rajasthan, which votes out the incumbent government at every election, was marginally higher than the last time. In 2018, 74.24 per cent people had voted in the election, the corresponding figure was 74.62 per cent this time.
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Sachin Pilot: The Congress' Rajasthan Chief Minister-In-Waiting?
Who is Congress leader Sachin Pilot, the man who helped the party to win the 2018 Rajasthan election, only to stage an attempted coup two years later that almost brought it down?
-
Sachin Pilot Eyes 2018 Encore As BJP Banks On 'Local vs Outsider' Pitch
Sachin Pilot's stature as a national-level Congress leader and his outreach to allay concerns of sections of influential communities here ahead of assembly polls has boosted his re-election bid from this constituency.
-
BJP Gets Over 58 Per Cent Vote Share In Rajasthan
The BJP, which won 24 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan where it had lost the 2018 assembly polls to the Congress, saw its vote share increase from 54.94 per cent in 2014 to 58.5 per cent in this general election.
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Sachin Pilot Wears Traditional Turban While Taking Oath After 2014 Pledge
In a declaration that the Congress was back in the saddle, Rajasthan's new deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot, who had pledged not to wear a turban till his party returns to power in the state, proudly sported a red bandhej safa on Monday.
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Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot To Take Oath Today At Jaipur's Albert Hall
A galaxy of political leaders and Congress workers will descend on the premises of the historic Albert Hall in Jaipur on Monday for the oath-taking ceremony of Ashok Gehlot as chief minister of Rajasthan there.
-
Rahul Gandhi Completes First Year As Congress Chief Amid Poll Victories
Electoral revival in major Hindi heartland states and democratisation of Congress party's organizations were the hallmarks of Rahul Gandhi's first year as the party president.
-
"Not Responsible For Vasundhara Raje's Differences With PM": Ashok Gehlot
Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot, who will be taking oath as chief minister of Rajasthan Monday, said outgoing chief minister Vasundhara Raje was "careless" in fulfilling people's expectations despite a huge mandate in the last elections.
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Farmer Loans To Be Waived In Hindi Heartland States: Rahul Gandhi
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said farmers in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh will soon get a loan waiver as promised by the party.
-
Opinion: Behind-The-Scenes Of How Rahul Gandhi Chose Chief Ministers
Rahul Gandhi has finally ticked some very important boxes in his tenure as Congress President and can now happily take his new year break.
-
Ashok Gehlot Faced Serious Opposition To Becoming Chief Minister Before
Rajasthan Results 2018: Ashok Gehlot who emerged Friday as the Congress party's choice for the chief minister's post in Rajasthan, faced serious opposition in the race to the chief minister's post in 1998 and 2008 as well, with Jat leaders in the Congress opposing him.
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"Communal Polarisation Can't Cut Ice With People": Yashwant Sinha To BJP
Former union minister Yashwant Sinha on Thursday said there is a "great deal of agrarian distress" in the country that may have reflected in the voting pattern in the recent assembly polls, but asserted it will be a "grave error of judgement" to call assembly results a trend-setter for Lok Sabha elections.
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Sachin Pilot's Appeal For Calm As Race For Chief Minister Fuels Protests
Rajasthan Election Results 2018: Sachin Pilot today appealed to Congress workers for "peace and decorum" amid reports of his supporters blocking the highway in the tense race for the post of Rajasthan chief minister.
