Rajasthan: Ashok Gehlot’s son Vaibhav loses from Jalore
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajasthan: Ashok Gehlot’s son Vaibhav loses from Jalore

Hindustan Times  

Former Rajasthan chief minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot’s son Vaibhav lost to Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Lumbaram Choudhary by a significant margin from the Jalore parliamentary seat. Former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot with his son and Congress candidate from Jalore seat Vaibhav Gehlot before the elections. This is the second consecutive defeat for Vaibhav, who previously lost from Jodhpur to BJP’s Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. I have full faith in my people, party, and workers.” “This election was not against the son of a former chief minister, but Ashok Gehlot himself who was in the electoral fray, and I won against him,” Choudhary said.

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Gujarat: BJP’s Swarupji Thakor wins Vav bypoll in close contest
1 month ago

Gujarat: BJP’s Swarupji Thakor wins Vav bypoll in close contest

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Swarupji Thakor on Saturday won the Vav assembly by-election in Gujarat by defeating Congress candidate Gulabsinh Rajput by a slender margin of 2,353 votes. The by-election, which recorded a 70.55% voter turnout on November 13, was necessitated after sitting Congress MLA Geniben Thakor was elected to Lok Sabha earlier this year from Banaskantha constituency. The electoral …

Rajasthan by-polls: BJP wins five of seven seats, Congress loses ground with one seat
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Rajasthan by-polls: BJP wins five of seven seats, Congress loses ground with one seat

New Indian Express  

JAIPUR: Assembly by-election results for seven constituencies in Rajasthan, announced on Saturday, marked a resounding victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party. Congress managed to secure one seat, Dausa, while the Bharatiya Adivasi Party clinched the Chaurasi seat. In Khinvsar, BJP’s Revantram Danga defeated Kanika Beniwal, wife of MP Hanuman Beniwal, by over 13,000 votes. In a closely contested Salumber seat, …

Another Ambedkar kin hopes to revive RPI in Maharashtra, salvage political career
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Another Ambedkar kin hopes to revive RPI in Maharashtra, salvage political career

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Keen to resurrect his lacklusture political career, 42-year-old Rajratna Ashok Ambedkar, the great grandson of BR Ambedkar’s elder brother Anandrao Ambedkar, has staked claim to reviving the Republican Party of India as envisioned by his illustrious ancestor before his death on December 6, 1956. Rajratna Ashok Ambedkar Rajratna has approached the election commission with an application to register a …

Election results 2024: BJP suffers major setback, Congress makes impressive gains in Rajasthan
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election results 2024: BJP suffers major setback, Congress makes impressive gains in Rajasthan

The Hindu  

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday suffered a major setback in Rajasthan, where it lost 11 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats, while the Opposition Congress made impressive gains by winning as many as eight seats. Lok Sabha Election results 2024: Highlights The BJP’s winners include Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union Ministers Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Bhupender Yadav and …

Now, it is Kharge supporters’ turn to celebrate as Doddamani defeats Jadhav in Kalaburagi
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Now, it is Kharge supporters’ turn to celebrate as Doddamani defeats Jadhav in Kalaburagi

The Hindu  

Congress candidate Radhakrishna Doddamani emerged victorious by defeating incumbent BJP MP Umesh Jadhav in the Kalaburagi Lok Sabha Constituency with a margin of 27,205 votes. As the results were announced after 21 rounds of counting at the counting centre in Gulbarga University on Tuesday, Congress activists celebrated the victory with a sense of “avenging” Congress veteran M. Mallikarjun Kharge’s defeat …

Rajasthan: Seat loss can widen rift within BJP against fledgling Sharma govt
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajasthan: Seat loss can widen rift within BJP against fledgling Sharma govt

New Indian Express  

JAIPUR: The exit polls have indicated a comfortable victory for the BJP nationally but in the party’s Rajasthan unit there are growing worries that the saffron brigade will not be able to register the clean sweep which it registered in the state in 2014 and in 2019. Speculation is rife that a BJP defeat in Rajasthan could cause significant upheaval …

Interview | Ashok Gehlot says BJP will struggle to win even 250 Lok Sabha seats, forget about ‘400-paar’
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Interview | Ashok Gehlot says BJP will struggle to win even 250 Lok Sabha seats, forget about ‘400-paar’

Hindustan Times  

Voting in all 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in Rajasthan has concluded in the first two phases. Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot shows his ink-marked finger after casting a vote at a polling station during the second phase of the Lok Sabha Polls, in Jodhpur. Impact of BJP's election narrative Ashok Gehlot dismissed any adverse effects on the Congress due …

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Ashok Gehlot's daughter-in-law sells vegetables while campaigning for husband
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Ashok Gehlot's daughter-in-law sells vegetables while campaigning for husband

India TV News  

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and his family are leaving no stone unturned for the victory of his son Vaibhav Gehlot who is contesting from Jalore-Sirohi Lok Sabha constituency in Rajasthan on a Congress ticket. The party leaders from the two districts of Jalore and Sirohi, including former cabinet ministers, Ashok Gehlot's confidantes and members …

Sachin Pilot: Will ‘100%’ campaign for Gehlot’s son
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Sachin Pilot: Will ‘100%’ campaign for Gehlot’s son

The Hindu  

Burying the hatchet with his party rival Ashok Gehlot, Congress leader Sachin Pilot has said he will campaign for his senior colleague's son Vaibhav who is contesting the Lok Sabha polls from Jalore. In an interaction with PTI editors at the news agency's headquarters in New Delhi, the Congress general secretary said a redux of the 2004 election when the …

Jalore Lok Sabha election 2024: Ex-CM Ashok Gehlot's son Vaibhav to take on BJP's Lumbaram Choudhary
9 months, 1 week ago

Jalore Lok Sabha election 2024: Ex-CM Ashok Gehlot's son Vaibhav to take on BJP's Lumbaram Choudhary

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Rajasthan's Jalore Lok Sabha seat is going to witness a key contest between Congress' Vaibhav Gehlot and BJP's Lumbaram Choudhary, in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Since 2009, the Jalore Lok Sabha seat has been held by BJP's Devji Patel, however, the party has replaced him with Lumbaram Choudhary in the upcoming polls. Jalore seat Lok …

Congress announces candidates for 10 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan, Vaibhav Gehlot, Rahul Kaswan fielded
9 months, 1 week ago

Congress announces candidates for 10 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan, Vaibhav Gehlot, Rahul Kaswan fielded

India TV News  

The Congress on Tuesday announced names of 10 candidates from Rajasthan including former chief minister Ashok Gehlot's son Vaibhav. Vaibhav Gehlot, who had contested the Lok Sabha election unsuccessfully from Jodhpur seat in 2019 against present Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, got ticket from Jalore. The list comprises names of three sitting MLAs, including Lalit Yadav from Alwar Lok …

Gehlot’s son quits as Rajasthan cricket association chief
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Gehlot’s son quits as Rajasthan cricket association chief

New Indian Express  

JAIPUR: Former CM Ashok Gehlot’s son Vaibhav has resigned as the President of Rajasthan Cricket Association. In a sign that Rajasthan Cricket Association is undergoing significant upheaval, Vaibhav Gehlot, tendered his resignation amidst mounting pressure on Monday. Vaibhav’s resignation follows a no confidence motion which was reportedly signed by secretaries of 29 districts of the state which left him with …

Union minister predicts Ashok Gehlot's future in Congress, says 'will visit him to...'
10 months ago

Union minister predicts Ashok Gehlot's future in Congress, says 'will visit him to...'

Hindustan Times  

Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Thursday claimed that former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot might not have a significant role in the central leadership of the Congress party anymore. Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, former Rajasthan CMs Vasundhara Raje and Ashok Gehlot during the swearing-in ceremony of BJP leader Bhajan Lal Sharma as Rajasthan Chief Minister, in Jaipur. The …

Karanpur election: Rajasthan minister Surendra Pal Singh loses against his Congress rival
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Karanpur election: Rajasthan minister Surendra Pal Singh loses against his Congress rival

India TV News  

In a major setback, Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Rajasthan Cabinet Minister Surendra Pal Singh was defeated by his Congress rival Rupinder Singh Koonar in the Karanpur assembly seat election. Gehlot congratulates Rupinder Singh Koonar Following the result, former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot congratulated Koonar on his victory. "Heartiest congratulations and best wishes to Congress candidate Shri Rupinder Singh Kunnar …

Ashok Gehlot congratulates Bhajan Lal Sharma: ‘Hope while working as CM…’
1 year ago

Ashok Gehlot congratulates Bhajan Lal Sharma: ‘Hope while working as CM…’

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader and former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot congratulated Bhajan Lal Sharma on being selected as Rajasthan CM by the BJP legislature party. Bhajan Lal Sharma, a first-time MLA from the Sanganer assembly constituency, was named chief minister of Rajasthan by the BJP, along with two deputy chief ministers for the state. Congress leader and outgoing Rajasthan chief minisrer …

Ashok Gehlot's dig at BJP amid Vasundhara Raje or Balak Nath suspense in Rajasthan: ‘If Congress…’
1 year ago

Ashok Gehlot's dig at BJP amid Vasundhara Raje or Balak Nath suspense in Rajasthan: ‘If Congress…’

Hindustan Times  

Outgoing Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday took a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party for failing to name the next chief minister of the state, even a week after the results of the assembly election were declared. BJP leaders Mahat Balak Nath and Vasundhara Raje “If the Congress had not selected a chief minister for this long, they …

Rajasthan Assembly polls: Election Commission sets January 5 as polling date for Karanpur seat
1 year ago

Rajasthan Assembly polls: Election Commission sets January 5 as polling date for Karanpur seat

India TV News  

Rajasthan Assembly polls: The Election Commission of India has fixed January 5, 2024, as the date of voting for the elections in the Karanpur constituency in Rajasthan on which the polls were postponed due to the death of Congress candidate. Rajasthan polls were conducted on 199 seats out of 200 assembly seats on November 25, as elections in the Karanpur …

BJP sweeps Hindi belt: wins Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, retains Madhya Pradesh
1 year ago

BJP sweeps Hindi belt: wins Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, retains Madhya Pradesh

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: It was the BJP’s big day on Sunday. After ousting its rivals from the central and northern parts of the country, the Prime Minister took the social media route and stated: “The results in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan indicate that the people of India are firmly with the politics of good governance and development, which the @BJP4India …

As BJP Clinches Clear Majority, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot Tenders Resignation To Guv
1 year ago

As BJP Clinches Clear Majority, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot Tenders Resignation To Guv

ABP News  

Ashok Gehlot Resign: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot tendered his resignation to Governor Kalraj Mishra today, acknowledging the electoral triumph of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the state. #WATCH | #WATCH | Jaipur: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot tenders his resignation to Governor Kalraj Mishra BJP won 104 seats and is currently leading on 11 seats. #RajasthanElection2023 pic.twitter.com/4kfRpd6DjJ — ANI December …

Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2023: 'Unexpected result for everyone', Ashok Gehlot accepts defeat, to resign today
1 year ago

Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2023: 'Unexpected result for everyone', Ashok Gehlot accepts defeat, to resign today

Firstpost  

Conceding Congress’ defeat in Rajasthan, Gehlot said, ‘We humbly accept the mandate given by the people of Rajasthan. This defeat shows that we were not completely successful in taking our plans, laws and innovations to the public’ Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will hand over his resignation to Rajasthan’s Governor Kalraj Mishra after Congress lost the state to BJP on …

Rajasthan election results: Vasundhara Raje credits PM Modi for BJP’s performance
1 year ago

Rajasthan election results: Vasundhara Raje credits PM Modi for BJP’s performance

Hindustan Times  

Former Rajasthan chief minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Vasundhara Raje credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the party’s lead in the counting of assembly election votes. Addressing the media on BJP’s lead in the state, Raje said, “This victory is of the mantra of ‘Sabka saath, sabka vishwas and sabka prayas’ given by PM Modi. Most importantly, it’s …

Will it be Vasundhara Raje again? Who will be Rajasthan CM as BJP is set for a win?
1 year ago

Will it be Vasundhara Raje again? Who will be Rajasthan CM as BJP is set for a win?

Firstpost  

With the BJP leading in Rajasthan polls, the question remains on who will become the CM. Vasundhara Raje, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Mahant Balaknath, Union ministers Bhupender Yadav and Ashwini Vaishnaw are some of the names that could take the post The counting of votes for Rajasthan Assembly Elections is currently underway. Other possible choices Experts believe Union Jal Shakti Minister …

Rajasthan Assembly Election Results 2023 | Four BJP rebels leading as independents
1 year ago

Rajasthan Assembly Election Results 2023 | Four BJP rebels leading as independents

The Hindu  

As Congress looks likely to lose yet another state to the Bharatiya Janata Party, eight independent candidates are leading in their respective seats in Rajasthan on Sunday, widening the gap between the two parties. Those leading include – Ganeshraj Bansal, Prabhudayal Sarswat, Mukhtyar Ahmad, Dr. Ritu Banawat, Yoonus Khan, Ravindra Singh Bhati, Dr. Priyanka Chowdhary, Chandrabhan Singh Chouhan and Ashok …

Rajasthan Election 2023: Vasundhara Raje ahead with over 7,000 votes in Jhalrapatan constituency
1 year ago

Rajasthan Election 2023: Vasundhara Raje ahead with over 7,000 votes in Jhalrapatan constituency

Firstpost  

According to initial trends for the Rajasthan assembly polls, counting for which began at 8 am on Sunday, BJP candidates are leading in several other seats BJP leader Vasundhara Raje is leading in Rajasthan’s Jhalrapatan assembly seat with 7,025 votes against her Congress rival Ramlal Chouhan, according to the Election Commission website. According to initial trends for the Rajasthan assembly …

Rajasthan Assembly Election Results 2023 | BJP cruises to victory; Vasundhara Raje, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore among winners
1 year ago

Rajasthan Assembly Election Results 2023 | BJP cruises to victory; Vasundhara Raje, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore among winners

The Hindu  

The Opposition BJP wrested power from the Congress in Rajasthan on Sunday by obtaining a clear majority and emerging as the single largest party past the halfway mark in the closely fought Assembly election. The BJP’s victory also came as a setback to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who was expecting to beat the anti-incumbency trend with his welfare schemes, social …

Sardarpura Election Result 2023: Ashok Gehlot defeats BJP candidate Dr Mahendra Rathore by 26,396 votes
1 year ago

Sardarpura Election Result 2023: Ashok Gehlot defeats BJP candidate Dr Mahendra Rathore by 26,396 votes

India TV News  

Vidhan Sabha Seat Results 2023: Incumbent Chief Minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot defeated BJP candidate Professor Dr Mahendra Rathore by 26,396 votes in Sardarpura constituency of Rajasthan. Candidates in Sardarpura: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot from the Congress party and Dr Mahendra Rathore from the Bharatiya Janata Party were the two important candidates in the Sardarpura constituency. In 2013, …

'Unexpected result': CM Ashok Gehlot on Rajasthan election results as BJP takes lead
1 year ago

'Unexpected result': CM Ashok Gehlot on Rajasthan election results as BJP takes lead

India TV News  

Rajasthan election results: After the massive defeat in assembly elections, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said the poll results were "unexpected for everyone" and added the party humbly accepted the people's mandate. Gehlot on Congress defeat In a post on X, Gehlot said, "We humbly accept the mandate given by the people of Rajasthan. In the 2018 Rajasthan …

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot submits resignation to Governor after Congress loses Assembly election
1 year ago

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot submits resignation to Governor after Congress loses Assembly election

India TV News  

Rajasthan Assembly Election 2023: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday submitted his resignation to Governor Kalraj Mishra after the defeat of Congress in Rajasthan Assembly elections. As the Congress faced defeat in Rajasthan, outgoing Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said the poll results were "unexpected for everyone" but rejected suggestions that bringing forward "new faces" would have helped the party retain …

Vasundhara Raje on Rajasthan election win: 'This is the victory of guarantee given by PM Modi'
1 year ago

Vasundhara Raje on Rajasthan election win: 'This is the victory of guarantee given by PM Modi'

India TV News  

Former Rajasthan chief minister and senior BJP leader Vasundhara Raje credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision and development for party's victory. Vasundhara Raje also defeated Congress candidate Ramlal Chouhan by 53,193 votes in Jhalrapatan. On party's lead in Rajasthan, BJP leader Vasundhara Raje Scindia says, "This victory is of the mantra of 'Sabka saath, sabka vishwas and sabka prayaas' given …

How Ashok Gehlot lost but BJP failed to repeat its best in Rajasthan
1 year ago

How Ashok Gehlot lost but BJP failed to repeat its best in Rajasthan

India Today  

In some ways, the results of the Rajasthan assembly election have been on expected lines, with the electorate voting out the incumbent government for the fifth consecutive time. Also, the bitter fight between Gehlot and Sachin Pilot, whose victory margin has been considerably reduced, made the Congress government in Rajasthan a talking point for all the wrong reasons. Even Sachin …

Rajasthan Election Results highlights: BJP wins 115 seats, Cong bags 69
1 year ago

Rajasthan Election Results highlights: BJP wins 115 seats, Cong bags 69

Hindustan Times  

Rajasthan Election Results highlights: The electoral politics of Rajasthan did not see any change in its three-decade tradition of voting out the incumbent party as the BJP is all set to form the government. Assembly Election 2023 results: Follow LIVE updates Rajasthan assembly election 2023: winners list Rajasthan Result: Big winners Former CM and BJP candidate from Jhalrapatan, Vasundhara Raje …

Rajasthan Election Results highlights: BJP wins 115 seats, Cong bags 69
1 year ago

Rajasthan Election Results highlights: BJP wins 115 seats, Cong bags 69

Hindustan Times  

Rajasthan Election Results highlights: The electoral politics of Rajasthan did not see any change in its three-decade tradition of voting out the incumbent party as the BJP is all set to form the government. Assembly Election 2023 results: Follow LIVE updates Rajasthan assembly election 2023: winners list Rajasthan Result: Big winners Former CM and BJP candidate from Jhalrapatan, Vasundhara Raje …

India TV-CNX Rajasthan Exit Poll Results 2023: Region-wise predictions for BJP, Congress
1 year ago

India TV-CNX Rajasthan Exit Poll Results 2023: Region-wise predictions for BJP, Congress

India TV News  

Rajasthan Exit Poll Results 2023: The Congress party is likely to win 94-104 seats in Rajasthan, while the Bharatiya Janata Party- 80-90 seats, predicted India TV-CNX exit poll on Thursday. Prediction on Marwar region Marwar region - one of the regions in Rajasthan that sends 55 MLAs to the assembly - saw a close fight between Congress and BJP, suggested …

India TV-CNX Rajasthan Exit Poll Results 2023: Congress likely to break trend, may retain power
1 year ago

India TV-CNX Rajasthan Exit Poll Results 2023: Congress likely to break trend, may retain power

India TV News  

Rajasthan Exit Poll Results 2023: The India TV-CNX exit poll projected a surprise result in Rajasthan as it predicted that the Congress party may retain power in the state overcoming the revolving door trend. The exit poll showed in the Jaipur-Dholpur region, the Bharatiya Janata Party may win 20 seats, while Congress 25 seats. Key candidates in Rajasthan: The main …

Rajasthan exit poll results: BJP likely to win, Congress to be close second
1 year ago

Rajasthan exit poll results: BJP likely to win, Congress to be close second

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The BJP will likely wrest power from Congress's Ashok Gehlot, exit polls predicted. Per the exit poll, the Congress is likely to win between 86 and 106 seats, the BJP 80-100 seats and others 9-18 seats. The Times Now-ETG exit poll predicted 56-72 seats for the Congress and 108-128 seats for the BJP. Exit polls may say something, …

Ashok Gehlot’s battle with history
1 year, 1 month ago

Ashok Gehlot’s battle with history

Hindustan Times  

In Rajasthan, which votes today, the three-time chief minister Ashok Gehlot is battling history. The BJP manifesto is a mixture of welfare and muscular nationalism that includes the promise of 250,000 government jobs in five years, a dole of ₹5,000, loan relief, and rural start-up fund to double farmers’ incomes but also deportation of Bangladeshis and Rohingyas and citizenship to …

HT interview: If I am a Gehlot prop, would I have ensured his son’s defeat in 2019, asks Beniwal
1 year, 1 month ago

HT interview: If I am a Gehlot prop, would I have ensured his son’s defeat in 2019, asks Beniwal

Hindustan Times  

Rashtriya Loktantrik Party leader Hanuman Beniwal has set up a third front with Chandrashekhar Azad’s Aaj Samaj Party for the Rajasthan polls. Excerpts: Rashtriya Loktantrik Party leader Hanuman Beniwal has set up a third front with Chandrashekhar Azad’s Aaj Samaj Party for the Rajasthan polls You won just three assembly seats in 2018. In Parliament I left the BJP’s side …

Rajasthan Polls: Relatives face off in 4 seats including husband vs wife
1 year, 1 month ago

Rajasthan Polls: Relatives face off in 4 seats including husband vs wife

Live Mint  

Rajasthan Assembly Elections: The high-stakes Assembly polls that will be held on 25 November, will also witness relatives pitted against each other including a husband contesting his wife and nieces up against their uncles. The family has traditionally been with the Congress but it witnessed a political split when Rita Chaudhary joined JJP in August this year, and was made …

Rajasthan election: CM Ashok Gehlot's close aide withdraws nomination, joins BJP
1 year, 1 month ago

Rajasthan election: CM Ashok Gehlot's close aide withdraws nomination, joins BJP

India TV News  

Rajasthan Assembly Elections: In a major setback for the Congress party ahead of the Rajasthan Assembly Elections, a senior leader and Jodhpur mayor Rameshwar Dadhich, who had filed his nomination for the upcoming state polls from the Soorsagar constituency as an independent candidate, withdrew his papers and joined the BJP on Thursday. Additionally, in Jaipur, former minister Rajpal Singh Shekhawat, …

Rajasthan elections: CM Ashok Gehlot files nomination from Sadarpura Assembly constituency
1 year, 1 month ago

Rajasthan elections: CM Ashok Gehlot files nomination from Sadarpura Assembly constituency

India TV News  

Rajasthan Assembly Elections: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot files nomination from the Sardarpura Assembly constituency for the upcoming Assembly elections in Rajasthan. Gehlot political journey Gehlot is the present Rajasthan Chief Minister since 2018. In the 2018 Rajasthan Assembly Election, Gehlot defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party's Shambhu Singh Khetasar by 45,597 votes. It was Gehlot who led the Congress party to …

Congress releases first list of 33 candidates for Rajasthan Assembly polls, fields CM Gehlot from Sardarpura, Pilot from Tonk
1 year, 2 months ago

Congress releases first list of 33 candidates for Rajasthan Assembly polls, fields CM Gehlot from Sardarpura, Pilot from Tonk

The Hindu  

After several days of intense negotiations, the ruling Congress on Saturday announced its first list, naming candidates for 33 of the 200 seats, for the Rajasthan Assembly election to be held on November 25. The Congress list contained the constituencies represented by heavyweights such as Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Assembly Speaker C.P. Joshi, former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot, and Rajasthan …

Rajasthan Polls 2023: Why Congress Prospects Will Depend On How It Projects CM Ashok Gehlot
1 year, 3 months ago

Rajasthan Polls 2023: Why Congress Prospects Will Depend On How It Projects CM Ashok Gehlot

ABP News  

With the Rajasthan assembly term ending soon and an election is scheduled to be held later this year, the political landscape is buzzing with anticipation as everyone is waiting to see if the state will continue with its trend of not bringing back the same government or will break the trend and give the Congress another chance. To complement this, …

Congress’s Rajasthan poll panel holds first meeting, Gehlot targets BJP
1 year, 4 months ago

Congress’s Rajasthan poll panel holds first meeting, Gehlot targets BJP

Hindustan Times  

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said the Bharatiya Janata Party seemed to have accepted defeat even before the assembly elections are held, as the opposition party does not have a face in its state leadership. Exuding confidence of a big win for the party, Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot said the feedback received from people shows they have …

Rajasthan Assembly elections | Pressure building up on Gehlot to field younger politicians
1 year, 5 months ago

Rajasthan Assembly elections | Pressure building up on Gehlot to field younger politicians

The Hindu  

Pressure is building up on Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to give tickets to young candidates for this year’s Assembly election with at least three elderly Congress MLAs of the rival Sachin Pilot camp announcing that they will not contest the poll. While Mr. Singh had earlier advised all senior Congress leaders to leave the “fascination for chair” and give …

Why Ashok Gehlot's 156-seat goal in the Rajasthan polls targets Sachin Pilot more than the BJP
1 year, 10 months ago

Why Ashok Gehlot's 156-seat goal in the Rajasthan polls targets Sachin Pilot more than the BJP

India Today  

The Congress in Rajasthan has set itself a target of winning 156 of the 200 seats in the assembly polls later this year. The goal is commendable because chief minister Ashok Gehlot could manage only 56 assembly seats for his party in 2003 and 21 in 2013 while in power. The simple majority mark in the Rajasthan assembly election is …

Maharashtra Legislative Council polls: MVA bags 3 seats, defeats BJP on Gadkari's home turf
1 year, 10 months ago

Maharashtra Legislative Council polls: MVA bags 3 seats, defeats BJP on Gadkari's home turf

India Today  

The counting of votes for the Maharashtra Legislative Council concluded on Friday with Maha Vikas Aghadi winning three out of the five assembly seats which went to polls on January 30. Counting of votes for the five Council seats - three teachers segments and two graduate constituencies began on Thursday morning. Interestingly, the MVA coalition, in its first electoral test …

Congress president poll: All senior leaders decided to support Kharge's candidature, says Ashok Gehlot
2 years, 2 months ago

Congress president poll: All senior leaders decided to support Kharge's candidature, says Ashok Gehlot

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said all senior leaders had decided to back veteran Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge’s candidature for the party chief’s election. Gehlot, who declared on Thursday that he would not contest the election, also announced his support for Kharge after meeting the senior leader at his 10, Rajaji Marg residence here. “All senior …

Gehlot out of Congress presidential race, Sonia to pick Rajasthan CM
2 years, 2 months ago

Gehlot out of Congress presidential race, Sonia to pick Rajasthan CM

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Rajasthan Congress rebellion has hit the state Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot hard. After meeting party chief Sonia Gandhi and apologising for the Sunday rebellion, Gehlot ruled himself out of the Congress presidential race. The Congress wanted Gehlot to step down as Rajasthan CM before running for the Congress president's post, while Gehlot wanted to play a double …

Ashok Gehlot bows out of the Congress president race
2 years, 2 months ago

Ashok Gehlot bows out of the Congress president race

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 29, 2022 20:43 IST After the Rajasthan Congress legislators sounded the bugle call of revolt, three-time Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot declared that he was out of the race for the post of president in the party’s organisational elections scheduled for October. All we both want is that whoever prevails, @incIndia will win!✋🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/Df6QdzZoRH — Shashi Tharoor September …

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