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BJP's Satish Poonia, Alka Gurjar, Cong's Neeraj Dangi elected unopposed to RS from Rajasthan

Three candidates have been elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan. Satish Poonia and Alka Gurjar from the BJP, and Neeraj Dangi from the Congress secured their seats. This happened after the deadline for withdrawing nominations passed. The biennial election was for three seats. The terms of the current…

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BJP announces candidates for RS polls in five states, fields Tarun Chugh from MP

The Bharatiya Janata Party is gearing up for the Rajya Sabha elections, announcing its candidate lineup for five states. Among the highlighted nominees are Tarun Chugh from Madhya Pradesh and Satish Poonia from Rajasthan, while Union Ministers Ravneet Singh Bittu and George Kurian did not make the cut this time.

The Economic Times

New promises and faces helped the BJP address the resentment felt by farmers

BJP's promises of increased procurement prices, PM-Kisan Nidhi, PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, Ladli Behna scheme, and Krishi Unnati Scheme helped them win rural votes in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh. Despite protests by the SKM, BJP's measures to empower farmers, address water scarcity, and access to technology won them…

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Up to Sachin Pilot to decide his future, says Rajasthan BJP chief Satish Poonia

“We are very clear, we will wait for 2023 polls. We have a year left and are in preparation for polls”, says Poonia

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Bhupendra Singh appointed Uttar Pradesh BJP chief

The self-effacing Jat face is being seen as efficient organisational man who will help the party counter farmer anger in West UP

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BJP stages massive protest in Jaipur on law and order issue

BJP State president Satish Poonia led the march to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s residence

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BJP misuses paramilitary forces, police to transport ill-gotten money to party offices: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot

Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot made the remarks on August 15 while addressing a programme at the Shaheed Memorial in Jaipur on the occasion of Independence Day.

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Retirement age in politics should be 70 years, says Rajasthan BJP chief Satish Poonia

JAISALMER: BJP state president Satish Poonia has started a new debate by saying the retirement age in politics should be 70 years. On the possibility of the BJP central leadership bringing a new formula to give tickets to people aged 70 years and above in the forthcoming assembly elections in…

The Times of India

Rajasthan Congress seeks NIA probe into BJP's alleged links with Udaipur killers

JAIPUR: Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra on Tuesday wrote a letter to NIA DG demanding a thorough probe into the BJP's alleged connections with terrorists and the perpetrators of the gruesome murder of Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur. Referring to various media reports, he alleged that one of the accused…

The Times of India

Agnipath in best interest of nation’s young guns: Poonia

JAIPUR: BJP state president Satish Poonia on Monday said the Agnipath scheme has been launched considering the best interest of the youths and blamed vested interests for the protests.

The Times of India

Rajasthan: BJP councillor resigns from party over Prophet remark

Tabassum Mirza expressed regret on being a member of the party, saying that the party failed to control its functionaries who have been criticising her "Nabi"

The Hindu

Sequestered MLAs being ‘trained’ on how to vote without getting disqualified

Rajasthan BJP president Satish Poonia says this is necessary as many of them are first timers

The Hindu

Rajasthan BJP shifts MLAs to camp for Rajya Sabha polls training

“Several of our MLAs have been elected for the first time. They need to be trained in casting their votes”

The Hindu

Rajya Sabha polls | Rajasthan, Haryana Congress MLAs moved to resorts to prevent poaching

Rajya Sabha polls are expected to go down to the wire with emergence of BJP-backed independent candidates

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Rajasthan: Ashok Chandna meets Ashok Gehlot, says he will go by CM's decision

JAIPUR: In a climbdown after his controversial tweet, minister Ashok Chandna, who finally managed to meet Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in the evening on Friday, tweeted that he would abide by "whatever decision he (CM) will take" while expressing his support for his leadership.

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Service, good governance and welfare of the poor to be focus of BJP, says party’s general secretary

Specific strategies will be formulated for each State going to polls during the next two years, says B.L. Santhosh

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Jodhpur Violence: Police on high alert, 97 people arrested so far

97 people have been arrested so far in connection with incidents related to Jodhpur violence, informed police official on Tuesday. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Two temples demolished in Rajasthan; BJP, Congress trade charges

Officials say the action as part of an anti-encroachment drive to widen a road in Rajgarh town of Alwar district

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BJP HQ wants faction-hit Rajasthan unit to work together

JAIPUR: For state BJP leaders, who are openly engaged in the battle for one-upmanship, party national president JP Nadda’s message of ‘united state’s unit’ does not come as a surprise. With the state going to polls next year, the state BJP leaders are busy trying to prove their popularity, which…

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BJP huddles over Rajasthan, Nadda pushes for unity in party

Top brass has conveyed that the party’s stand on all issues should be the same

The Hindu

BJP delegation stopped en route to violence-hit Karauli

Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya and BJP’s Rajasthan president Satish Poonia, accompanied by hundreds of party workers, were on way to meet victims of communal violence on April 2

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CM Ashok Gehlot unable to provide enough electricity to farmers, says BJP

JAIPUR: BJP state vice-president Madhoram Chaudhary alleged that chief minister Ashok Gehlot is not able to provide electricity in the rural areas on time leading to loss of agriculture.

The Hindu

BJP demands judicial probe into Karauli violence

Congress govt. pursuing ‘appeasement politics’, says BJP’s Rajasthan head Poonia

The Hindu

Karauli communal clashes: Curfew continues, situation under control

The rally to mark Hindu New Year was passing through a Muslim-dominated area when some people pelted stones

The Times of India

Rajasthan: Up to 10 years in jail, max fine of Rs 10 crore for paper leak, cheating

JAIPUR: "If an examinee or examiner indulges in unfair means in public examinations, he/she will be punished with an imprisonment of up to 10 years and a fine up to Rs 10 crore and will be debarred from taking part in any public examinations.

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