Bhopal: After the meeting of Congress newly elected legislators on Wednesday, all the MLAs agreed upon the name of Kamal Nath as the next Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. However, the final decision will be made by Congress National President Rahul Gandhi. The discussion over the first cabinet is also[Read More…]
Tag: Ashok Gehlot
Ashok Gehlot becomes the Chief Minister of Rajasthan for third time
Ashok Gehlot becomes Chief Minister of Rajasthan for the third time. The announcement was made on Friday afternoon. Sachin Pilot will be the deputy CM and continue as Rajasthan Congress chief. Ashok Gehlot who is one of the most popular household names in Rajasthan entered politics in 1970. A student politician[Read More…]
Ashok Gehlot: Magician from Rajasthan
Ashok Gehlot, one of the most popular household names in Rajasthan has been elected as chief minister of Rajasthan for the third time. Indian National Congress almost kissed the majority mark on its own at the Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2018. The student politician of the 1970s caught eyes of the[Read More…]
Wikipedia calls Pilot Rajasthan’s 14th CM
Jaipur: Even as votes polled in Assembly elections were still being counted in Rajasthan, the Wikipedia page on Tuesday projected state Congress leader Sachin Pilot as the new Chief Minister. The Congress has not yet declared its Chief Ministerial face and the names of Pilot and former Chief Minister Ashok[Read More…]
Gehlot confident of Congress win in Rajasthan, woos independents
Jaipur: Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday expressed confidence that the Congress would take power in the state and said it was ready to ally with independents. “The Congress is open to form a government with independent candidates,” Gehlot told the media as it became clear that the[Read More…]
Congress will form government in Rajasthan: Gehlot, Pilot
Jaipur: Congress leaders Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot, both contenders for the Chief Ministerial post in Rajasthan, on Tuesday expressed confidence that their party will form the government in the state with a comfortable majority and said the decision on a new Chief Minister will be taken by party chief[Read More…]
Rajasthan: Congress releases manifesto, promises ‘Journalist Protection Act’
Ahead of December 7 polls in Rajasthan, State Congress chief Sachin Pilot, former chief minister Ashok Gehlot and chairman of the manifesto committee Harish Choudhary released the party manifesto on Thursday in Jaipur. The manifesto promises to bring a legislation for the protection of journalists in the state and promised[Read More…]
Rajasthan Polls: Major setback for BJP, former Speaker joins Congress
Ahead of Rajasthan polls, incumbent BJP faced another major setback, as former Speaker of the state assembly Sumitra Singh on Thursday joined the Congress in Jaipur. Senior leader joined the Congress in the presence of AICC General Secretary Avinash Pande, Rajasthan Congress Chief Sachin Pilot, former Chief Minister of the[Read More…]
Rajasthan Election: Rahul Gandhi reaches Ajmer Sharif Dargah
Ajmer: Amidst Rajasthan Election campaign, Congress President Rahul Gandhi is accompanied with former CM Ashok Gehlot and Rajasthan PCC Chief Sachin Pilot paid their respect at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah. Rahul Gandhi reaches Ajmer Sharif Dargah, offers ‘Chadar’ and prayer at Khwaja Gareeb Nawaz Majar.
Modi cannot overcome huge resentment against Vasundhara government: Sachin Pilot
Jaipur: Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot, one of the chief ministerial aspirants in the state, maintains there is no confusion between him and former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over the December 7 assembly elections and the decision on who will be the chief minister will be taken by the party[Read More…]
Rajasthan polls: Massive swell in fake news, a tough task for EC
The spread of fake news is increasing day by day in the poll-bound Rajasthan and as the electoral battle of the Royal state reaching its crest. Doctored videos images, photo quotes pertaining to national leaders and candidates are being spread in the state. The Media Certification and Monitoring Committees (MCMCs)[Read More…]
Rajasthan Assembly Polls: Congress releases third list of candidates; Check it out
Ahead of Rajasthan polls, Congress on Sunday released the third list of candidates for upcoming assembly election. List comprised of eminent leaders Murari Lal Gurjar from Nagar, Subhash Meel from Khandela and many more. Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha comprised of 200 members, is witnessing a major contest between incumbent BJP and Congress. Rajasthan[Read More…]
Rajasthan: Congress releases second list, Manvendra Singh to contest from Jhairapatan
Ahead of Rajasthan polls, Congress on Saturday released the second list including 32 candidates for upcoming electoral battle. Eminent state leader Manvendra Singh will contest from Jhairapatan and Professor Ayub Khan from Soorsagar. Rebel BJP leader, Manvendra Singh holds a considerable amount of support in Barmer, Jalaur, Jaisalmer and Jodhpur segments. Manvendra Singh[Read More…]
Rajasthan: Congress fields old war horses, BJP to face tough battle
Congress party on Thursday night released its first list of 152 candidates for the Rajasthan assembly elections, including former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot from Sardarpura, State Congress Chief Sachin Pilot from Tonk, senior Congress leader CP Joshi from the Nathdwara assembly and former National Commission for Women Chief Girija Vyas[Read More…]
Rajasthan Polls: Is Tonk a cakewalk for Sachin Pilot?
Ahead of Rajasthan polls, Congress declared its 152 contestants for the electoral battle of the Royal state. According to sources, after several discussions during Central Election Committee meeting in New Delhi, Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee (RPCC) Chief Sachin Pilot, will contest from Tonk and Congress General Secretary Ashok Gehlot will[Read More…]
Rajasthan: Another blow to BJP, Harish Meena joins Congress
New Delhi: In another blow to Bhartiya Janata Party, Member of Parliament from Rajasthan’s Dausa constituency Harish Chandra Meena has joined the Congress Party in the presence of party leaders Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot, in Delhi. All India Congress Committee General Secretary Ashok Gehlot and the state president Sachin Pilot welcome[Read More…]
Congress not to field senior leaders in Rajasthan & Madhya Pradesh elections?
Ahead of assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, Congress has decided to implement a new formula to reduce dissent within the party cadres. Party has declared that it will not field any senior leaders and state presidents in assembly elections. After the declaration, it is expected that senior leaders[Read More…]
Jaswant Singh’s son BJP MLA Manvendra Singh joins Congress
New Delhi: Rajasthan BJP MLA Manvendra Singh, the son of BJP veteran and former Union Minister Jaswant Singh, on Wednesday joined the Congress. An MLA from Sheo in Barmer, Manvendra Singh had announced in September that he was quitting the BJP. He was formally inducted into the Congress in the[Read More…]
Assembly Polls: Rajasthan Congress put ball in Rahul Gandhi’s court’s over candidates selection
Ahead of assembly polls in Rajasthan, issues pertaining to ticket distribution are increasing day by day in Congress. As per the sources, Congress is facing the problem of too many candidates asking for party tickets in the upcoming assembly election in Rajasthan, Congress leaders told media. However, earlier Congress chief Rahul Gandhi stated that no[Read More…]
Rajasthan: IPS wife to contest against Vasundhra Raje
Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje is once again going to face a woman adversary in the upcoming assembly election. Mukul Choudhary, wife of IPS officer Pankaj Choudhary is set to contest against the Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje from Jhalrapatan seat. Mukul alleges that her husband Pankaj is harassed by the[Read More…]
Rajasthan: Duplicate voters entries in the list, challenge for authorities continue to grow
Duplicate entries of voters in the list continue to be a bigger challenge for the concerned authorities in poll-bound state Rajasthan. As per recent media reports around 25000 duplicate names have been found by the authorities in Rajasthan capital Jaipur. In the meanwhile, authorities are erasing the duplicate names from[Read More…]
Tension in Rajasthan’s Tonk: Curfew imposed, internet suspended
In the wake of violence following stone pelting at Kanwariyas in Tonk district of Rajasthan on Thursday, the administration on Friday imposed curfew and suspended internet services in the area, an official said. Tonk Superintendent of Police Yogesh Dadheech said instructions have been issued to act tough against the miscreants.[Read More…]
Rajasthan Assembly Election 2019: Rahul Gandhi to kickstart Congress campaign today
Congress president Rahul Gandhi will launch the party’s election campaign on Saturday in Rajasthan, which is expected to go for polls later this year. As per his schedule, Rahul will land in Jaipur at 1:30 pm and will later address a public gathering at Ramlila Maidan in the evening, thereby officially kickstarting[Read More…]
Congress President Rahul Gandhi to visit Jaipur on August 11
Jaipur: Congress President Rahul Gandhi will visit Jaipur in Rajasthan for a day on August 11, the party said on Monday. During his visit, he will address the PCC delegates, Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee (RPCC) President Sachin Pilot said. On Monday, a meeting called by Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi[Read More…]
Rajasthan: Vasundhara Raje’s ‘Gaurav Yatra’ is her ‘Vidai Yatra’, says Ashok Gehlot
Jaipur: Citing suicide by one more farmer in Rajasthan on Sunday, former state Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday dubbed Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje’s Gaurav Yatra as Vidai Yatra. In a Facebook post, Gehlot questioned Raje as to which gaurav (honour) she is trying to boast of at a time[Read More…]