Rajasthan Assembly Elections
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BJP juggernaut and national politics: Seven takeaways for 2024 elections
Nalin Mehta •The 3-1 verdict between BJP and Congress set the stage for the road to the national polls in 2024. State and national contests often differ but several key indicators stand out from the results, which also have significant implications for Congress and opposition I.N.D.I.A. alliance
Assembly polls 2023: Modi remains X factor; women and tribals power BJP’s juggernaut
Arun Anand •The BJP gets a head-start for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls with emphatic victories in the Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh
Opposing Sanatan (Dharma) has sunk Congress, says party leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam
Fp Staff •"Opposing Sanatan (Dharma) has sunk the party. This country has never accepted caste-based politics...This is the curse of opposing Sanatan (Dharma)," said Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam
BJP releases manifesto for Rajasthan assembly elections
Fp Staff •Polling in Rajasthan will be held on November 25 and the votes counted on December 3.
Rajasthan Police seizes Rs 200-crore worth poll ‘freebies’ since model code kicked in
Fp Staff •Besides the Rs 200 crore worth of election “freebies” including cash, liquor, narcotics and jewellery, drugs worth Rs 60 crore, petrol, diesel and illegally stored fertilizers, meant to influence voters, were also seized in various districts of Rajasthan
Congress’ 7 guarantees to Rajasthan include free laptops and tablets, subsidised LPG
Fp Staff •CM Ashok Gehlot, while addressing a press conference in Jaipur announced five guarantees for the people of the state and promised that the guarantees proposed by his government will be implemented if his government is re-elected in the November 25 elections
The EC has changed the poll date in Rajasthan. The reason might surprise you
Fp Explainers •The Election Commission on Wednesday changed the poll date in Rajasthan from 23 November to 25 November. The former coincided with Dev Uthani Ekadashi, considered auspicious by people. Over 50,000 weddings are scheduled in the state on that day
Anti-incumbency on its side, BJP swears by PM Modi in Rajasthan: A SWOT anaylsis
•The BJP is expected to bank heavily on the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the development projects launched at the Centre as it heads into the Rajasthan Assembly polls on 23 November
Rajasthan Congress in disarray; all guns trained on Ashok Gehlot for focussing on son's campaign, neglecting other seats
Shraddhac •Rajasthan Congress, which faced an embarrassing defeat in the state in the Lok Sabha elections only months after winning the mandate in the Assembly polls, appears to be lacking leadership, with all guns trained on Ashok Gehlot.
Rajasthan Assembly: BJP to decide on leader of Opposition soon; Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Arjun Ram Meghwal on shortlist
•Days after the Rajasthan poll results, the opposition BJP is yet to decide on who would lead it in the state assembly. The result for the Rajasthan elections was declared on 11 December.