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In a tough fight, Om Birla faces off with ex-BJP member in Kota

Om Birla is vying for a third consecutive victory for the House he has been presiding over since 2019.

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Two-time MP from Churu Rahul Kaswan: A third generation Jat politician from Rajasthan’s Shekhawati region

Rahul Kaswan, who has resigned from the BJP and joined Congress, is a third generation Jat politician from Rajasthan’s Shekhawati region and is a two-time MP from Churu.

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Voice of dissent in Rajasthan after the BJP distributes tickets for Lok Sabha election

BJP faces dissent in Rajasthan as two-time MP Rahul Kaswan protests ticket denial for 2024 Lok Sabha election.

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Shivraj Chouhan, Vasundhara Raje may form own parties if ED, PMLA abolished: Arvind Kejriwal

Taking a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal has said that if the Enforcement Directorate is shut down today. Read further on Dynamite News:

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New backroom managers make the cut in the BJP in 2023

BJP appoints new Chief Ministers and in-charges for 2023 elections; Union Ministers Pradhan, Yadav, Joshi, Mandaviya, Vaishnaw, Bansal and Tawde to coordinate campaigns.

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Sindhi leader Vasudev Devnani elected Rajasthan Assembly Speaker

Five-time BJP MLA Vasudev Devnani was unanimously elected as the Speaker of the 16th Rajasthan Assembly.

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Milk vendor, sarpanch, rebel, CM: Bhajan Lal Sharma’s journey to Rajasthan’s top post

A viral video on social media shows Vasundhara Raje, former BJP chief minister of Rajasthan, at a party legislature meeting in Jaipur. Sitting next to union minister Rajnath Singh, the party observer for Rajasthan, she opens a slip of paper that he hands to her.

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BJP summons Legislature Party meeting in Jaipur on December 12

The suspense over the appointment of new Chief Minister in Rajasthan following the BJP’s victory in the recent State Assembly election will be over on December 12

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Madhya Pradesh CM choice puts question mark on what next for Shivraj

Mohan Yadav appointed as Madhya Pradesh CM, raising questions of "what next?" for Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Several examples of BJP leaders post-CM roles, incl. Anandiben Patel (Governor), Sarbananda Sonowal (Union Cabinet Minister), Raman Singh and Vasundhara Raje (national vice-presidents). Despite BJP's decision to not make Chouhan the face of the…

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Amid suspense over next Rajasthan CM, BJP MLAs meet Vasundhara Raje

Vasundhara Raje, a two-time Chief Minister, is among the frontrunners for the Rajasthan Chief Minister’s post

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Role of the leadership factor in the Rajasthan verdict

Leadership factor crucial in Rajasthan election: CM Gehlot favoured by Congress supporters, PM Modi by BJP voters. 28% of respondents supported Gehlot, 14% Raje, 10% other BJP hopeful.

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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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BJP sweeps Hindi heartland, Congress surges in Telangana

BJP shrugs off anti-incumbency to retain power in Madhya Pradesh, storms back in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh after losses in 2018; Congress wrests power from BRS in Telangana

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Assembly election results | PM Modi, party organisation, women, Dalits and tribals charge the BJP juggernaut

BJP tested strategies in five State polls, including not highlighting State-specific face, depending on PM Modi, SC/ST and women support, countering Congress' caste census demand, & mid-course correction in Telangana. Results show these strategies worked, and will be used in 2024 LS polls.

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Rajasthan Assembly Election Results 2023 | Royal family members on BJP ticket lead in their seats

Rajasthan Assembly Election 2023: We take a look at the royals in the race in Rajasthan, and how they’re faring

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Rajasthan Assembly Election Results 2023 | Four BJP rebels leading as independents

Rajasthan Assembly Election 2023: As Congress looks lose yet another state to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), eight independent candidates are leading in their respective seats in Rajasthan on Sunday, widening the gap between the two parties.

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Rajasthan Assembly Election Results 2023 | Rajasthan sticks to 30-year-old trend, votes out government

BJP leading in majority seats in Rajasthan. Former CM Vasundhara Raje wins from Jhalrapatan. Congress candidates Sachin Pilot, Shanti Dhariwal, Tikaram Jully, Anita Jatav win. CM Gehlot humbly accepts people's mandate.

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Hectic parleys in Rajasthan before counting of votes for Assembly election

Rajasthan polls: Parleys start to win over rebels, independents; Ashok Gehlot, Vasundhara Raje active. Facing slim majority, CM Gehlot meets Congress candidates, Cabinet colleagues; Vasundhara Raje visits temples, meets RSS leaders, seeks support from independents.

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Rajasthan records 71.64% turnout in peaceful polling

Rajasthan records 71.64% voter turnout in Assembly polls; clashes, violence reported in some areas. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot confident of Congress victory; BJP State president C.P. Joshi says people will give befitting reply to Congress; Sachin Pilot says people willing to change trend of incumbent govt being voted out; Vasundhara…

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Despite BJP’s ‘collective leadership’ gambit, satraps stand out in campaign trail

BJP in three Hindi-speaking States of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh campaigned on collective leadership, without projecting a face. CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Vasundhara Raje and Raman Singh held their own. BJP needed Chouhan, Raje to pull together as a united front. Raje maintained media silence, addressed 56 rallies. In…

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Morning Digest | India’s dream run ends in despair as Australia wins sixth World Cup title, former U.S. first lady Rosalynn Carter dies at 96, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on November 19, 2023

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On the campaign trail, Raje woos women voters amidst uncertainty about her own political future

In the 2023 Assembly elections for Rajasthan, former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje’s political clout is at stake after the BJP decided to go with collective leadership in Rajasthan

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BJP as a cadre-based party recognises and rewards discipline: Rajyavardhan Rathore

Former Union Minister and Lok Sabha member from Jaipur (Rural) Rajyavardhan Rathore, now contesting Assembly polls in Rajasthan from the Jhotwara seat, says that the BJP’s success in getting many of its rebel candidates to stand down from the contest is the realisation that “discipline is recognised and rewarded in…

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In Rajasthan, BJP, Cong bet on incumbents, against all odds

Anti-incumbency hangs heavy on the governing party, and even heavier on sitting members of the legislative assembly in Rajasthan – known for a “roti palatnewali” electorate which has rotated the party in power over five assembly elections in the last 25 years.

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Vasundhara Raje confidant Yunus Khan springs surprise by contesting as Independent

Yunus Khan, has sprung a surprise with his decision to contest the Rajasthan Assembly election

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