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Close combat: On Rajasthan Assembly polls

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is banking on welfare schemes in a keen contest

The Hindu

BSF Punjab Frontier intercepts Pakistani drone, pistol and 5.240 kg heroin recovered

Border Security Force Punjab Frontier and India's first line of defence intercepted a Pakistani drone and recovered a pistol and 5.240kg of heroin from Pakistan at Village Chak Allah Baksh. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Rajasthan records 71.64% turnout in peaceful polling

Rajasthan records 71.64% voter turnout in Assembly polls; clashes, violence reported in some areas. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot confident of Congress victory; BJP State president C.P. Joshi says people will give befitting reply to Congress; Sachin Pilot says people willing to change trend of incumbent govt being voted out; Vasundhara…

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Jaipur's Palawala Jatan village boycotts polls

The villagers of Palawala Jatan have boycotted the elections as a show of resentment towards public representatives in the area.

The Hindu

Who are the ‘gypsy entrepreneurs’ behind India’s colourful election campaigns?

In the heavyweight poll-bound state of Rajasthan, capital Jaipur offered a spectrum of colours on November 21 – chief minister Ashok Gehlot’s pink, Congress’s blue, and the Bharatiya Janata Party’s saffron. The city was hosting two big political events: the Rajasthan Congress’s manifesto launch and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow.

Newslaundry

Ram temple vs welfare schemes: What was on the voters’ minds in Rajasthan?

Rajasthan voted across 199 constituencies today for its 200-seat legislative assembly. The election for the Karanpur assembly seat was deferred due to the demise of the Congress candidate.

Newslaundry

Rajasthan Assembly polls: 68.24 pc voter turnout recorded till 5 pm

Rajasthan recorded 68.24 per cent voter turnout till 5 pm in the state Assembly polls which is underway on Saturday, the Election Commission informed. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Rajasthan Polling: Congress leader Sachin Pilot says, "Ultimately Janta Janardan decides fate of Govt"

Sachin Pilot said that the fate of candidates belonging to different ideologies is ultimately decided by the "Janta Janardan." Read further on Dynamite News:

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Rajasthan Assembly Polls: Voting underway for 199 Constituencies amide tight Security

Voting began at 7 am on Saturday after days of hectic campaigning by major political parties, including the ruling Congress and BJP. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Elect me because I am Rajasthani, ignore the Gujaratis, says CM Gehlot

Gehlot plays 'son of soil' card in Rajasthan, takes swipe at Modi, Shah. Recalls Modi's "Marwari" comment in Gujarat. Claims PM said "where else could he go since he was a Gujarati".

The Hindu

Ashok Gehlot-Sachin Pilot make one last effort to put up an united front

Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot make last effort to unite ahead of Rajasthan polls; CM tweets video of Pilot, appeals for votes. Gujjar vote bank could swing electoral fortunes in 35-40 seats. Gehlot addressed 64 rallies, Pilot spoke at 30 constituencies outside his. Gujjar population had consolidated for Congress in…

The Hindu

Lord Ram, Congress-bashing, Kanhaiya Lal: Inside Rajasthan BJP’s election war on WhatsApp

Kuldeep Gurjar, 17, refers to himself as an “army lover” and a “Modi lover”. He scoffed when asked what he thinks about the current Congress government in Rajasthan.

Newslaundry

Maharashtra: Shiv Sena (UBT) objects to posters calling CM Eknath Shinde 'Hinduhridaysamrat'

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) has objected to chief minister Eknath Shinde being referred as Hinduhridaysamrat in a poster put up by a BJP candidate in Rajasthan to welcome him for the poll campaign. The title which means “King of Hindu hearts” was used to describe Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray.

The Times of India

HOCKEY | Top teams saunter into the quarterfinals

Top teams breeze into QF of Hockey India 13th Senior National men's championship. Punjab, UP & Odisha qualify in style with thumping wins. Telangana's captain & goalkeeper Sai Kumar Gangavath made some wonderful saves. QF line-up: Haryana vs Odisha; TN vs UP; Karnataka vs Jharkhand; Punjab vs Manipur.

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Rajasthan goes to the polls in a high-stakes battle

Rajasthan votes November 25 to elect new Assembly; 1862 candidates in fray; BJP and Congress focus on works and performance, crime, corruption; 1.7M voters 18-30, 22K new 18-19; CM Gehlot, Cong BJP leaders in fray; 70K Rajasthan Police, 18K Home Guards, 120 RAC Cos deployed for security.

The Hindu

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot shares Sachin Pilot's video appeal to voters

In a show of unity, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on November 24 posted a video on social media platforms in which his former Deputy Sachin Pilot is making an appeal to people to vote for the Congress. Polling for the Rajasthan Assembly will take place on November 25.

The Hindu

Mizoram seeks to meet EC for rescheduling counting day

The EC has fixed December 3 as the day for counting of votes for five States — Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Telangana.

Newslaundry

Congress ‘sidelining’ Pilot: Tonk voters say he’s ‘absent’, but still better than BJP

Outside the Congress office in Jaipur, 10 cutouts of politicians loom over passersby. They’re all evenly spaced but the cutout of Sachin Pilot tips to the left, crowded by cutouts of Govind Singh Dotasara and CP Joshi.

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The Times of India

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Deepak Hooda slams 114 to take Rajasthan home

Deepak Hooda has a point to prove. Lack of performance has kept him out of the national team reckoning for a while now. The 28-year-old last played an ODI in November 2022 while he was last seen in the T20Is in February this year. An underwhelming Indian Premier League (IPL)…

The Hindu

Congress doing politics of appeasement, people are 'very upset', says Amit Shah in Rajasthan

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said Congress in Rajasthan is doing politics of appeasement, people are "very upset" and BJP will win Assembly polls. He accused Congress of corruption, not taking action against rioters and not fulfilling promises.

The Hindu

Ashok Gehlot accuses BJP of hatching conspiracies to win Assembly elections

CM Gehlot accuses BJP of conspiring to win Rajasthan/Chhattisgarh elections. 50 raids conducted in Rajasthan, no charges proved. BJP in "desperate condition" after failed horse-trading. Modi trying to instigate Gujjar community. Over 1 crore people registered for Congress' 7 guarantees. PM, HM, CM of BJP-ruled states touring Rajasthan for campaign.

The Hindu

Rajasthan set to break tradition by repeating Congress government, says Mallikarjun Kharge

Congress chief Kharge claims Rajasthan ready to break tradition of evicting incumbents; Rahul Gandhi interacts with beneficiaries of Chiranjeevi health scheme, pledges free treatment up to ₹50 lakh. Kharge says BJP scared of Congress' social justice, economic empowerment, savings, relief schemes. Gandhi lauds Chiranjeevi scheme, says Modi should come to…

The Hindu

Vying for the tribal vote in Rajasthan amid a changing idea of tribal identity

Tribal youth in Rajasthan seek to move out of forests while preserving their identity; parties promise jobs, urbanisation. BAP hopes to capitalise on tribal identity politics, but faces competition from BTP. Tribal youth in Rajasthan seek to move out of forests while preserving their identity. Parties promise jobs, urbanisation; BAP…

Newslaundry

#ResultsWithIndependentMedia: Cut through the noise on December 3

For the past few weeks, Teams Newslaundry and The News Minute have been on the ground, bringing you everything you need to know on the ongoing assembly elections in Rajasthan, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram and Chhattisgarh.

The Hindu

Despite BJP’s ‘collective leadership’ gambit, satraps stand out in campaign trail

BJP in three Hindi-speaking States of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh campaigned on collective leadership, without projecting a face. CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Vasundhara Raje and Raman Singh held their own. BJP needed Chouhan, Raje to pull together as a united front. Raje maintained media silence, addressed 56 rallies. In…

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