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Rajasthan Assembly Election: Over 20 lakh first-time voters to exercise franchise in state; better education, development, jobs key demands
Fp Staff •Rajasthan has at least 20.29 lakh first-time voters, approximately 4.18 percent of the total electorate of 4,77,89,815
Election campaigns: Ahead of Rajasthan, Telangana polls, BJP focuses on 'minority appeasement' of Opposition; Rahul questions Modi's grasp on Hinduism
Fp Staff •In both Telangana and Rajasthan, BJP accused the Congress and TRS of minority appeasement, while the Congress claimed that BJP and TRS had not delivered on their promises.
Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha election 2018: Congress expels 28 leaders for contesting polls against party candidates
•The Congress on Sunday expelled its 28 leaders in Rajasthan, including nine former MLAs and an ex-Union minister, for filing nominations against the party's official candidates.
CP Joshi shoots from hip again: Rahul Gandhi's trusted aide releases Ram Mandir genie from Congress bottle
Sandipan Sharma •CP Joshi's utterances on Hinduism and the argument that only a Congress-led government can build a Ram Temple at Ayodhya may, of course, have been a manifestation of his subconscious desire to catch the attention of the Congress president, give words to the party’s current drive to embrace soft Hindutva.
'Stung' by beehive next to Jalore polling station, Rajasthan officials send homeowner stern notice
•A beehive dangling from a house in Rajasthan's Jalore district has caught the attention of polling officers busy making preparations for Assembly elections.
Poor didn't get their due in 70 years of Congress rule, backward classes were suppressed, claims Amit Shah
•This is BJP chief Amit Shah's second visit to Rajasthan in a month ahead of the Assembly elections in the state later this year.
Congress accuses BJP of bribing voters in Rajasthan with 'free smartphones', says Vasundhara Raje wasting public money
•The Congress on Wednesday accused the BJP of bribing voters with state funds through its 'free smartphone' scheme in Rajasthan and insulting the legacy of Rajput king Maharana Pratap by naming it after him
Ashok Gehlot a thorn in Rahul Gandhi's 2018 Rajasthan plans: Defeats no deterrent for ambitious two-time CM
Sandipan Sharma •Rahul Gandhi has a severe headache building up in Rajasthan. It is called Ashok Gehlot.
Rajasthan ordinance: Vasundhara Raje govt's draconian move will only assist the corrupt, deprive citizens of rights
Sandipan Sharma •Within a few months, raje acquired the persona of a diffident, inaccessible and tired leader whose only aim appeared to maintain a low-profile, remain in power and do absolutely nothing.
Vasundhara Raje backs down on draconian 'gag order', but Rajasthan govt will pay a heavy price for this misadventure
Sandipan Sharma •Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje has realised that discretion is the better part of politics, especially when elections are on the horizon.