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Lok Sabha polls | About 61% turnout in Phase II; polling largely peaceful

Lok Sabha elections: Peaceful second phase polling in 88 constituencies across 13 States with nearly 61% voter turnout.

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Rajasthan records over 64% turnout in Phase 2 as supporters of rival candidates clash in Barmer

Over 63% voter turnout in Rajasthan's Lok Sabha election second phase with 152 candidates in fray.

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Bhajan Lal Sharma to be sworn in as Rajasthan CM on December 15

Bhajan Lal Sharma to be sworn in as Rajasthan's 14th CM on Dec 15. Deputy CMs Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa to take oath. Ceremony to be held outside Albert Hall in Ram Niwas Garden.

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Rajasthan CM-designate Bhajan Lal Sharma to take oath on Dec 15

Rajasthan Chief Minister-designate Bhajanlal Sharma, along with his two deputies will take the oath of office on Friday (December 15) at Albert Hall, Ramniwas Bagh, in Jaipur. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Congress’s woes in Rajasthan: Paper leaks, infighting, Gehlot making it all about himself

In the run-up to the Rajasthan assembly polls, there was one major question discussed ad nauseam in the state and the media.

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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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Congress makes a long list of promises, Gehlot says he is candidate in all 200 seats

Rajasthan Assembly Polls: Rajasthan CM Gehlot released the Congress manifesto for the Assembly polls, promising a caste survey, interest-free loans up to ₹2 lakh to farmers and 10 lakh job opportunities

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Former Jaipur Mayor, Congress leaders join BJP in Rajasthan ahead of Assembly polls

Former Mayor of Jaipur, Jyoti Khandelwal, and former MLAs Chandrashekhar Baid and Nandlal Poonia were among half a dozen Congress leaders who joined the Opposition BJP

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BJP workers stage protests in Rajasthan after release of the second list of candidates for Assembly polls

The BJP has named 83 candidates in its second list released on Saturday, taking the total number of nominees announced so far to 124.

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BJP suspends Rajasthan MLA Kailash Meghwal over comments on Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal

BJP suspends Kailash Meghwal from primary membership over corruption charges against Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal. Meghwal, 89, had called the Union Minister “corrupt number one” and alleged bribes taken. He demanded Arjun Ram Meghwal's removal from Cabinet post and threatened to contest Assembly election against BJP candidate.

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Jyoti Mirdha, former Congress MP from Rajasthan, joins the BJP

Former Lok Sabha MP from Nagaur, Jyoti Mirdha, and Rajasthan Congress leader Sawai Singh Choudhary, joined the BJP in the run-up to Assembly elections in the State

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Congress forms eight committees for Rajasthan Assembly elections

Congress forms 8 committees for Rajasthan Assembly election, appoints AICC Gen. Sec. Randhawa as convener and Speaker Joshi as chairperson of manifesto committee.

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Central leaders to be in limelight during BJP’s four Parivartan Yatras in Rajasthan

The BJP will launch four ‘Parivartan Yatras’ from four corners of Rajasthan, beginning this week-end, ahead of this year’s State Assembly election, covering all the 200 constituencies

The Hindu

Uproar in Rajasthan Assembly over killing of teenager in Karauli

As soon as the House assembled at 1.15 p.m. after the special address of President Droupadi Murmu, Speaker CP Joshi took up the listed business but the opposition BJP stormed into the well, protesting the murder of a teenager in Karauli district

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Dalit woman murdered after gang rape in Rajasthan; BJP demands justice

The woman was found in an injured state on Tuesday afternoon and taken to the hospital, where she died.

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BJP stages protest over graft, exam paper leaks in Jaipur

BJP stages protest against Congress government in Jaipur

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Will perform magic tricks to earn money, but won't let people of Jodhpur down: Gehlot

Terming himself as ‘Pratham Sewak’ of the people of Jodhpur, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on June 4 said if the need arises he would earn money by performing magic tricks, but would not let the people of this Rajasthan district down.

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Rajasthan Cricket Association, HZL sign MoU for construction of new Jaipur stadium

JAIPUR: Taking a major leap forward towards speeding up the construction of the new cricket stadium near Chonp village in Jaipur, Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) signed an MoU with Vedanta's Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) for the first phase development at the SMS Stadium here on Thursday. HZL will invest 300…

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RCA, Royals on same page: Vaibhav on hosting IPL in Jodhpur

JODHPUR: The newly renovated Barkatullah Khan Stadium is currently playing host to a Ranji Trophy match after 32 years and it is a potential sign of the Indian Premier League (IPL) making its way into the Sun City. But how soon? The Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) president Vaibhav Gehlot says…

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Rajasthan Congress MLA questions Ashok Gehlot’s leadership capacity

Divya Maderna says the Chief Minister failed to summon the errant legislators to the CLP meet

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RCA polls: Vaibhav, Dhananjay & Shah file nominations for prez post

JAIPUR: Though the stage is set for Vaibhav Gehlot's second tenure as president of the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA), he will be challenged by Dhananjay Singh Khimsar and Mukesh Shah for the post in the upcoming elections. Son of former Rajasthan sports minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar, Dhananjay is the president…

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In Rajasthan, 92 MLAs threaten to resign if Sachin Pilot is made CM

In a full-blown crisis for the ruling Congress in Rajasthan, 92 MLAs of the party and its allies thr

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Rajasthan political crisis: Congress observers to return to Delhi today, submit report to top leadership

With miffed party MLAs unwilling to meet with the observers, sources said that the next step will be decided by observers of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) after a discussion with the party's high command. Read more on Dynamite News

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At least 92 Rajasthan MLAs threaten to quit if Sachin Pilot is made CM

Congress Legislature party meeting fails to take place as Gehlot loyalists say ‘anyone responsible for the failed 2020 coup’ against the current CM should not be given the reins of the government

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Why Rajasthan is key to the Congress’s chances of revival

It is among the only States where the party’s cohort of leaders is so far intact — can the Congress do a better job in resolving State-level rivalries here than it has done in its erstwhile strongholds like Punjab?

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