Rajasthan Assembly Elections

BJP juggernaut and national politics: Seven takeaways for 2024 elections

The 3-1 verdict between BJP and Congress set the stage for the road to the national polls in 2024. State and national contests often differ but several key indicators stand out from the results, which also have significant implications for Congress and opposition I.N.D.I.A. alliance

Assembly polls 2023: Modi remains X factor; women and tribals power BJP’s juggernaut

The BJP gets a head-start for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls with emphatic victories in the Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh

Opposing Sanatan (Dharma) has sunk Congress, says party leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam

"Opposing Sanatan (Dharma) has sunk the party. This country has never accepted caste-based politics...This is the curse of opposing Sanatan (Dharma)," said Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam

BJP releases manifesto for Rajasthan assembly elections

Polling in Rajasthan will be held on November 25 and the votes counted on December 3.

Rajasthan Police seizes Rs 200-crore worth poll ‘freebies’ since model code kicked in

Besides the Rs 200 crore worth of election “freebies” including cash, liquor, narcotics and jewellery, drugs worth Rs 60 crore, petrol, diesel and illegally stored fertilizers, meant to influence voters, were also seized in various districts of Rajasthan

Congress’ 7 guarantees to Rajasthan include free laptops and tablets, subsidised LPG

CM Ashok Gehlot, while addressing a press conference in Jaipur announced five guarantees for the people of the state and promised that the guarantees proposed by his government will be implemented if his government is re-elected in the November 25 elections

The EC has changed the poll date in Rajasthan. The reason might surprise you

The Election Commission on Wednesday changed the poll date in Rajasthan from 23 November to 25 November. The former coincided with Dev Uthani Ekadashi, considered auspicious by people. Over 50,000 weddings are scheduled in the state on that day

Anti-incumbency on its side, BJP swears by PM Modi in Rajasthan: A SWOT anaylsis

The BJP is expected to bank heavily on the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the development projects launched at the Centre as it heads into the Rajasthan Assembly polls on 23 November

Rajasthan Congress in disarray; all guns trained on Ashok Gehlot for focussing on son's campaign, neglecting other seats

Rajasthan Congress, which faced an embarrassing defeat in the state in the Lok Sabha elections only months after winning the mandate in the Assembly polls, appears to be lacking leadership, with all guns trained on Ashok Gehlot.

Rajasthan Assembly: BJP to decide on leader of Opposition soon; Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Arjun Ram Meghwal on shortlist

Days after the Rajasthan poll results, the opposition BJP is yet to decide on who would lead it in the state assembly. The result for the Rajasthan elections was declared on 11 December.