Rajasthan Polls

Rajasthan Polls: 544 candidates including former CM Vasundhara Raje file nomination papers 

Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta said that nomination papers would not be filed on Sunday, thus Monday will be the last day for filing nominations.

Rajasthan 2023 elections: The glaring marginalisation of Vasundhara Raje

Despite having such a significant Rajmata legacy and a strong political connection, the marginalisation of Yashodhara and Vasundhara is evident

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

BJP releases list of 41 candidates for upcoming assembly polls in Rajasthan

According to the list, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore will contest from Jhotwara, Diya Kumari from Vidhyadhar Nagar, Baba Balaknath from Tijara, Hansraj Meena from Sapotra and Kirodi Lal Meena will contest from Sawai Madhopur

Rajasthan polls: Is BJP planning to field Vasundhara Raje against Ashok Gehlot?

The scuttlebutt in certain quarters is that Vasundhara Raje could take on Ashok Gehlot in his stronghold of Sardarpura. But experts say BJP’s strategy of ‘collective leadership’ for polls slated for this year could be a bad sign for the former chief minister

Rajasthan Panchayat Election Results 2020: Counting of votes across 21 districts underway

The counting will decide the fate of 1,778 candidates for the zila parishad election and 12,663 candidates for the panchayat samiti election

AAP strolls to win as BJP's polarisation bid fails; voters bucking national trend yet again should make saffron party introspect

The Delhi election throws up several conclusions. For one, it reinforces an electoral trend that has seen voters buck the national trend and vice-versa

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.

Rajasthan polls: Given dismal representation of women across parties, it will take 300-plus years to bring gender parity

The number of women candidates contesting the Rajasthan Assembly election has been growing since 1952, but at the current rate it would take another 315 years to reach a stage where the number of women candidates contesting the polls is equal to that of men

Rajasthan Elections 2018: Voters trust neither BJP nor Congress, but electorate leans in favour of Vasundhara Raje's last-minute sops

There is a strong undercurrent of disquiet and unease as the people of Rajasthan line up to cast their vote. This unease is directed at the political class who have left no stone unturned to woo the electorate.