Rajasthan Assembly Election Results 2018

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‘Thugs of Hindostan’ screening in Jaipur hall cancelled due to Congress meet, movie goers fume

Updated on Nov 11, 2018 09:33 AM IST

Movie goers who booked tickets for the matinee show of ‘Thugs of Hindostan’ in Jaipur’s Raj Mandir theatre were in for a shock on Saturday when they found that the hall was occupied by Congress workers for a meet. An embarrassed theatre management had to refund the money.

When people went to the hall, they found posters of ‘Sanvidhan Bachao, Desh Bachao’ along with posters of ‘Thugs of Hindostan’.(HT Photo)

Jaipur | ByHT Correspondent

Rajasthan elections 2018, a litmus test for BJP poll strategy

The BJP has ensured every booth-level committee has representatives of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, who constitute about 60% of Rajasthan’s population, a BJP leader familiar with party strategy said.

BJP president Amit Shah at a conference in Bikaner on October 4, 2018. The December 7 Rajasthan election is seen as a test of the BJP’s ability to win two consecutive terms in Rajasthan — a feat no political party has achieved in 25 years.(PTI File Photo)

Updated on Nov 09, 2018 08:30 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Jaipur | ByChetan Chauhan

‘BJP has failed on all fronts’: Rajasthan Congress leader Raghu Sharma

Raghu Sharma, Congress MP from Ajmer and Rajasthan campaign committee chairperson says that the BJP has cheated people and did not refer to its manifesto even once in five years of rule.

Raghu Sharma is Congress MP from Ajmer and chairperson of the campaign committee in Rajasthan.(HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 07, 2018 02:24 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jaipur | BySachin Saini

Manvendra Singh’s wife may contest Rajasthan polls ‘if people and Congress want her to’

Chitra Singh’s statement is quite contradictory to that of her husband -Manvendra Singh -who had announced after joining Congress, that no member of his family will contest this assembly election.

After joining Congress in October, veteran BJP leader Jaswant Singh’s son, Manvendra Singh (right) had said that no one from his family will contest the Rajasthan assembly elections.(HT File)

Updated on Nov 07, 2018 01:41 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Barmer | ByMukesh Mathrani

BJP’s campaign mantra in Rajasthan is Jan Sampark: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

BJP’s Rajasthan election management committee convenor Gajendra Singh Shekhawat says that during campaign for assembly polls, the party is focusing on telling people about the welfare schemes and development done by the governments of CM Vasundhara Raje and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Rajasthan minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat addressing a press confrence in Jaipur on Tuesday, November 6, 2018.(HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 07, 2018 01:27 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jaipur | ByUrvashi Dev Rawal

Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot promises consensus on candidates for assembly polls

Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot said that immediately after Diwali, there will be a meeting in Delhi where the final decision on candidates for Rajasthan assembly elections will be taken,

Rajasthan Congress president Sachin PIlot intrect with media persons on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. He said that the party will take the final decision on candidates for assembly elections after Diwali.(HT Photot)

Updated on Nov 07, 2018 01:10 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Jaipur

Private school students across Rajasthan to sign pledge asking parents to vote in assembly elections

State chief electoral officer Anand Kumar has asked district electoral officers (DEOs) to get letters of pledge signed by the students, especially of private schools in cities and towns, so that the voting percentage increases in urban areas.

Students of private schools in Rajasthan will sign pledge to persuade their parents and other family members to vote to increase the polling percentage in the upcoming state assembly elections.(HT File Photo)

Updated on Nov 05, 2018 03:05 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jaipur | ByHT Correspondent

Mock voting in Rajasthan’s Alwar district to create awareness about EVM, VVPAT

The mock polling exercise in the 11 constituencies of Alwar district of poll-bound Rajasthan began on October 1 and will end on November 14.

Election officials are conducting mock voting in Alwar district to create awareness among voters about the working of EVM and VVPAT.(HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 05, 2018 02:42 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Alwar | ByDevendra Bhardwaj

Rajasthan assembly polls: Congress hopes for maiden victory in Kota South seat

The BJP has won the Kota South constituency of Rajasthan assembly since its creation following delimitation in 2008. The state votes for a new assembly on December 7.

AICC President, Rahul Gandhi meets public after addressing an event in Kota, 25 October 2018. The Congress hopes to wrest the Kota South seat from the BJP in the upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan.(AH Zaidi / HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 05, 2018 03:07 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Kota | ByAabshar H Quazi

Farmers’ distress to be the key issue in Rajasthan assembly elections

Farmers from all sections and across Rajasthan have spoken about the “distress” and the “losses” they have faced in recent years. The farming community and its issues are likely to take centre stage in the run-up to the assembly elections.

Farmers from all sections and across Rajasthan have spoken about the “distress” and the “losses” they have faced in recent years. Issues related to the farming community are likely to hold centre stage in the campaign for assembly elections in the state, slated on December 7.(HT File Photo)

Updated on Nov 05, 2018 01:17 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Kota | ByAabshar H Quazi, Kota

Rajasthan assembly elections 2018: Retd, serving IPS officials vie for tickets from Congress

Among officers willing to contest the Rajasthan assembly elections is IPS officer IG Hari Prasad Sharma, who in the past has hold important positions in different police ranges and districts.

Supporters of Congress holding a huge flag attend an election campaign rally in Mumbai ()(Reuters File Photo)

Published on Nov 04, 2018 10:46 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jaipur | ByJaykishan Sharma

BSP supremo Mayawati to address 8 poll rallies ahead of Rajasthan elections

Going by the results of past elections, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) move may impact poll prospects of the ruling BJP and the Congress in at least 60 seats in Rajasthan.

Going by the results of past elections, the BSP move may impact poll prospects of the ruling BJP and the Congress in at least 60 seats in Rajasthan.(PTI File Photo)

Published on Nov 03, 2018 11:15 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jaipur | ByHT Correspondent

In outreach push ahead of Rajasthan assembly polls, Vasundhara Raje writes to 1 crore voters

Ahead of December 7 assembly elections in Rajasthan, as part of the Maha Jan Sampark abhiyan, all leaders -- from Vasundhara Raje to Rajasthan poll in-charge Prakash Javadekar, MPs, MLAs, office-bearers and workers at booths -- will reach out to 1 crore people.

As part of a mass-contact drive ahead of the December 7 assembly polls in Rajasthan, chief minister Vasundhara Raje has written to around 1 crore voters appealing them to vote for the BJP.(PTI File Photo)

Published on Nov 03, 2018 08:21 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jaipur | ByHT Correspondent

7 lakh litres of liquor, 115 quintals of drugs, Rs 7 cr cash seized during pre-poll vigil in Rajasthan

Issuing licence for arms is prohibited during the period commencing with the date of announcement of elections. This ban remains until the completion of the election as notified by the Election Commission of India.

Rajasthan goes to poll on December 7 to elect a new assembly. After the model code of conduct came into force on October 6, police have seized Rs 7.5 crore in cash besides illegal liqour.(Reuters File)

Updated on Nov 03, 2018 03:34 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jaipur | ByHT Correspondent, Jaipur

Congress says Rajasthan CM, BJP nervous after Raje’s 2nd visit to her constituency in a week

Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje arrived in her Jhalarapatan assembly seat for a two-day visit on October 28 amid speculations that she might change her constituency. Raje scotched the speculations by announcing that she would contest the December 7 assembly polls from Jhalarapatan.

CM Vasundhara Raje sips tea at the house of a Ujjwala gas connection scheme beneficiary in Jhalawar, Friday, November 2, 2018.(HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 03, 2018 03:19 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Kota | ByHT Correspondent

Congress launches phone number to seek suggestions for Rajasthan polls manifesto

The Congress released a dedicated mobile number on which people can call, message and send videos of their suggestions, based on which the party will prepare its manifesto for Rajasthan assembly elections.

Rajasthan Congress president Sachin Pilot released ‘Rajasthan Report Card’ which he said would expose the ruling BJP, in Jaipur on November 2, 2018.(Himanshu Vyas / HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 03, 2018 03:03 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jaipur | ByHT Correspondent

Congress, BJP outreach initiative before Rajasthan assembly election

The BJP and Congress have decided to launch their outreach campaigns in Rajasthan after both parties decided to put off the announcement of candidates for the assembly polls till after Diwali, celebrated on November 7.

The BJP on Friday launched its mass contact programme with chief minister Vasundhara Raje, Union minister Prakash Javadekar and all MPs and MLAs reaching out to the people to create a mood in favour of the party ahead of the December 7 polls.(PTI)

Published on Nov 03, 2018 02:59 PM IST

Jaipur | ByHT Correspondent

BJP takes a dig at Congress, says the party was offline for a long time in Rajasthan

Satish Poonia, co-convener of the BJP election management committee, said that the party leaders and workers would go door-to-door and tell people about the welfare schemes of the Raje government and seek support in favour of the BJP in the upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan.

Union Minister and BJP election incharge for Rajasthan, Prakash Javdekar launched ‘booth mahasampark’ campaign in the poll-bound state on November 2, 2018.(HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 03, 2018 02:12 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jaipur | ByHT Correspondent

Pilot, Gehlot not ‘kisan putra’, so not my choice for Rajasthan CM: Kirodi Lal Meena

Talking about anti-incumbency against the BJP, Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan Kirodi Lal Meena admitted that there was anger against some MLAs.

File photo of BJP Rajya Sabha MP Kirodi Lal Meena.(HT File Photo)

Published on Nov 02, 2018 03:14 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jaipur | ByChetan Chauhan and Rakesh Goswami, Jaipur

In BSP’s list of 11 candidates for Rajasthan polls, 7 to contest for the first time

BSP’s Rajasthan unit president Sitaram Meghwal said the names of the 11 candidates were chosen on the directions of party supremo Mayawati. The state votes on December 7.

File photo of BSP supremo Mayawati. BSP’s Rajasthan unit president Sitaram Meghwal said the names of the 11 candidates for Rajasthan assembly polls were chosen on the directions of Mayawati. .(PTI File)

Updated on Nov 02, 2018 03:05 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jaipur | ByHT Correspondent, Jaipur

BJP fails to find consensus on candidates for Rajasthan assembly polls

The core committee members, including chief minister Vasundhara Raje, who had gone to Delhi, returned on Wednesday night after no consensus could be reached over the candidates. Sources said the state leadership did not agree upon the central leadership’s view which is in favour of axing 80-90 sitting MLAs including ministers.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje at a rally in Ajmer, Oct 6, 2018. Sources said the state leadership did not agree upon the central leadership’s view which is in favour of axing 80-90 sitting MLAs including ministers for the upcoming assembly elections.(PTI File)

Updated on Nov 02, 2018 02:52 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jaipur | ByHT Correspondent

CM Raje to launch BJP’S mass contact programme for Rajasthan assembly elections

Chief minister Vasundhara Raje will lead the BJP campaign in her constituency Jhalrapatan while other ministers, members of Parliaments, legislative assemblies and party workers will reach out to the voters in their respective areas and seek votes in favour of the party.

Published on Nov 02, 2018 02:23 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jaipur | ByHT Correspondent

Congress will win at least 160 seats in Rajasthan elections, claims Rajeev Shukla

Addressing media persons in Jaipur on Thursday, Congress spokesperson Rajeev Shukla that the Congress is trying to bring opposition parties together across the country.

Congress spokesperson Rajiv Shukla intrect with media persons at PCC on Thursday.Photo:-HT

Published on Nov 02, 2018 02:13 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jaipur | ByHT Correspondent

Rajasthan assembly elections: On candidate hunt, Congress looks for allies in NCP, LJD

The Congress central election committee (CEC), headed by Rahul Gandhi, finalised names on 90 seats at a meeting held on Wednesday in Delhi. The screening committee will hold next round of discussions with senior leaders, such as Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot, on Friday and Saturday.

Ticket seekers for the upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh wait at the lawns of Congress headquarters, in New Delhi, on Thursday, November 1, 2018.(Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Nov 02, 2018 02:06 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jaipur | ByHT Correspondent

3 Rajasthan villages decide to boycott voting over ex-armyman’s alleged custodial death

Sarpanches of Baben, Dehra and Awar villages in Rajasthan and a retired colonel, Ombeer Singh, held a panchayat attended by “thousands of people” on October 27 and decided to not participate in the assembly polls unless the accused officers are arrested for what they alleged was the torture and killing of Naik (retired) Prahlad Singh, 53, a resident of Dhapa Ka Nagla.

Residents of 3 villages in Rajasthan are protesting the death of a former army man allegedly in police custody, in Bharatpur on Wednesday, October 31, 2018.(HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 01, 2018 01:59 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Bharatpur | BySuresh Foujdar, Bharatpur

BJP finalises names of probables for Rajasthan assembly elections, action shifts to Delhi

While BJP has been saying that it will change candidates on about 80-90 seats in Rajasthan, sources said that it has been decided to drop several ministers in view of anti-incumbency.

Ticket seekers for upcoming assembly polls in Rajasthan along with their supporters wait to meet BJP leaders at the party office, in Jaipur, on Tuesday October 30, 2018.(Himanshu Vyas / HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 02, 2018 09:25 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Jaipur | ByHT Correspondent

Civil society outfits in poll-bound Rajasthan submit people’s demands to political parties

The 32 demands submitted by civil society organisations in poll-bound Rajasthan relate to ration, labour, unorganised labourers, Dalits, saharias, semi-nomadic tribes, education, land, agriculture, mining, child rights, transgender community, employment guarantee, women’s right, disabled, youth, and so on.

More than 100 organisations and about 1500 people took part in Jan Manch programme in Jaipur on October 30, 2018. They took a pledge that they will not vote based on caste and religion and will not be lured by parties.(Himanshu Vyas / HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 02, 2018 09:27 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Jaipur | ByHT Correspondent

Caste groups demand their share as BJP, Cong finalise Rajasthan poll lists

Ahead of the December 7 Rajasthan assembly election, at least six caste groups have held meetings or press meets to demand candidates from their community get due consideration from both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress.

Leaders of various caste groups have been demanding that the BJP and the Congress give them adequate tickets for the December 7 Rajasthan assembly elections (File photo)(HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 02, 2018 09:13 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Jaipur | ByRakesh Goswami

Independent MLA Hanuman Beniwal floats new party, calls for third front government in Rajasthan

Reacting to Beniwal’s third front, Rajasthan BJP spokesperson Mukesh Pareek said, “Earlier too many people in the state tried to form a third front based on castes and small parties, but they have not succeeded. It is for sure that third front will not succeed. There will be only two parties in Rajasthan and no other party can survive here.”

Independent MLA and Jat leader Hanuman Beniwal (wearing a garland) along with other party leaders at Kisan Hunkar Rally in Jaipur on Monday, October 29, 2018.(Prabhakar Sharma/HT photo)

Updated on Nov 02, 2018 09:14 AM IST

Jaipur | ByHT Correspondent

Party of several OBC communities to contest all seats in Rajasthan assembly elections

The Rashtriya Mahan Gantantra Party (RMGP) claims to represent several communities belonging to the OBC category which have been demanding scheduled tribe status for reservation in education and jobs.

Formed in 2014, the Rashtriya Mahan Gantantra Party, which claims to represent several communities belonging to OBC category, will contest assembly polls for the first time in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.(PTI File / Representative Photo)

Updated on Nov 02, 2018 10:01 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Kota | ByAabshar H Quazi

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Movie goers who booked tickets for the matinee show of ‘Thugs of Hindostan’ in Jaipur’s Raj Mandir theatre were in for a shock on Saturday when they found that the hall was occupied by Congress workers for a meet. An embarrassed theatre management had to refund the money.

The BJP has ensured every booth-level committee has representatives of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, who constitute about 60% of Rajasthan’s population, a BJP leader familiar with party strategy said.

Raghu Sharma, Congress MP from Ajmer and Rajasthan campaign committee chairperson says that the BJP has cheated people and did not refer to its manifesto even once in five years of rule.

Chitra Singh’s statement is quite contradictory to that of her husband -Manvendra Singh -who had announced after joining Congress, that no member of his family will contest this assembly election.

BJP’s Rajasthan election management committee convenor Gajendra Singh Shekhawat says that during campaign for assembly polls, the party is focusing on telling people about the welfare schemes and development done by the governments of CM Vasundhara Raje and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot said that immediately after Diwali, there will be a meeting in Delhi where the final decision on candidates for Rajasthan assembly elections will be taken,

State chief electoral officer Anand Kumar has asked district electoral officers (DEOs) to get letters of pledge signed by the students, especially of private schools in cities and towns, so that the voting percentage increases in urban areas.

The mock polling exercise in the 11 constituencies of Alwar district of poll-bound Rajasthan began on October 1 and will end on November 14.

The BJP has won the Kota South constituency of Rajasthan assembly since its creation following delimitation in 2008. The state votes for a new assembly on December 7.

Farmers from all sections and across Rajasthan have spoken about the “distress” and the “losses” they have faced in recent years. The farming community and its issues are likely to take centre stage in the run-up to the assembly elections.

Among officers willing to contest the Rajasthan assembly elections is IPS officer IG Hari Prasad Sharma, who in the past has hold important positions in different police ranges and districts.

Going by the results of past elections, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) move may impact poll prospects of the ruling BJP and the Congress in at least 60 seats in Rajasthan.

Ahead of December 7 assembly elections in Rajasthan, as part of the Maha Jan Sampark abhiyan, all leaders -- from Vasundhara Raje to Rajasthan poll in-charge Prakash Javadekar, MPs, MLAs, office-bearers and workers at booths -- will reach out to 1 crore people.

Issuing licence for arms is prohibited during the period commencing with the date of announcement of elections. This ban remains until the completion of the election as notified by the Election Commission of India.

Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje arrived in her Jhalarapatan assembly seat for a two-day visit on October 28 amid speculations that she might change her constituency. Raje scotched the speculations by announcing that she would contest the December 7 assembly polls from Jhalarapatan.

The Congress released a dedicated mobile number on which people can call, message and send videos of their suggestions, based on which the party will prepare its manifesto for Rajasthan assembly elections.

The BJP and Congress have decided to launch their outreach campaigns in Rajasthan after both parties decided to put off the announcement of candidates for the assembly polls till after Diwali, celebrated on November 7.

Satish Poonia, co-convener of the BJP election management committee, said that the party leaders and workers would go door-to-door and tell people about the welfare schemes of the Raje government and seek support in favour of the BJP in the upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan.

Talking about anti-incumbency against the BJP, Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan Kirodi Lal Meena admitted that there was anger against some MLAs.

BSP’s Rajasthan unit president Sitaram Meghwal said the names of the 11 candidates were chosen on the directions of party supremo Mayawati. The state votes on December 7.

Chief minister Vasundhara Raje will lead the BJP campaign in her constituency Jhalrapatan while other ministers, members of Parliaments, legislative assemblies and party workers will reach out to the voters in their respective areas and seek votes in favour of the party.

Addressing media persons in Jaipur on Thursday, Congress spokesperson Rajeev Shukla that the Congress is trying to bring opposition parties together across the country.

The Congress central election committee (CEC), headed by Rahul Gandhi, finalised names on 90 seats at a meeting held on Wednesday in Delhi. The screening committee will hold next round of discussions with senior leaders, such as Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot, on Friday and Saturday.

While BJP has been saying that it will change candidates on about 80-90 seats in Rajasthan, sources said that it has been decided to drop several ministers in view of anti-incumbency.

Ahead of the December 7 Rajasthan assembly election, at least six caste groups have held meetings or press meets to demand candidates from their community get due consideration from both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress.

The Rashtriya Mahan Gantantra Party (RMGP) claims to represent several communities belonging to the OBC category which have been demanding scheduled tribe status for reservation in education and jobs.

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