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Rajasthan CM Gehlot challenges Vasundhara Raje to debate on welfare guarantees

Rajasthan CM Gehlot challenges BJP leader Raje to debate on Congress' 7 guarantees for Rajasthan. Gehlot promises ₹10,000/yr for women, cow dung at ₹2/kg, laptops for college students, free English medium education, free insurance, LPG cylinders and Old Pension Scheme. Congress has fulfilled past promises & will keep future ones.…

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BJP announces candidates against Gehlot, Pilot in third list for Rajasthan

BJP announces 3rd list of 58 candidates for Rajasthan Assembly election, fielding 8 sitting MLAs & 7 women. Mahendra Singh Rathore to challenge CM Gehlot in Sardarpura, Ajit Singh Mehta to contest against Pilot in Tonk. Subhash Meel & Darshan Gujjar, former Cong leaders, also fielded.

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India needs Congress, Rajasthan Assembly polls is also about party's future: Ashok Gehlot tells party workers

CM Gehlot urges Congress leaders to prioritise nation over politics in upcoming Rajasthan Assembly elections. Urges them to help elect party candidates, assuring them of official positions after polls

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Discontent over Congress lists in Rajasthan; MLA Khiladi Lal Bairwa quits Commission’s post

Amid the discontent over the lists of 156 candidates announced by the ruling Congress for Rajasthan Assembly election so far, Baseri MLA Khiladi Lal Bairwa resigned as chairperson of the State Scheduled Castes Commission.

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Congress has good chance of breaking the trend, retaining power in Rajasthan: Sachin Pilot

Sachin Pilot, senior Congress leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan, took two hours to travel five kilometres to file his nomination papers. Supporters lined the streets, cheering him on in an open truck adorned with marigolds. After filing his papers, Pilot sat down for an interview with The…

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Congress leadership discusses final set of names for Rajasthan Assembly election; some sitting MLAs may be dropped

Congress ‘ top leadership is treading carefully, given the State unit’s history of a leadership tussle between Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy, Sachin Pilot.

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FEMA inquiry: Rajasthan CM's son Vaibhav Gehlot appears before ED in Delhi

Vaibhav Gehlot, son of Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot, appears before ED in Delhi for questioning in foreign exchange violation case. ED had issued summons linked to raids on Triton Hotels & Resorts Pvt. Ltd. & Vardha Enterprises Pvt. Ltd

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Farce of law: On the searches in Rajasthan and the Enforcement Directorate

The Enforcement Directorate’s enthusiasm in pursuing political corruption fluctuates and it too much of a coincidence that the ED suspects corruption only in Opposition-ruled States

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Gehlot’s meeting with octogenarian BJP MLA generates interest in political circles

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot's visit to octogenarian BJP MLA Suryakanta Vyas' home in Jodhpur to pay respect to her long political career has sparked interest in political circles. Gehlot's visit seen as move to win over Pushkar Brahmin community, core voter base of BJP in Soorsagar.

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"Raids during election...it has never happened", says Mallikarjun Kharge

Attacking the Central government on recent ED raids in poll-bound Rajasthan, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said that Congress won't be scared and one day they (BJP) too will have to suffer.

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Countdown for Narendra Modi has begun, says Ashok Gehlot

CM Gehlot hits out at BJP for ED raids on Congress leaders in Rajasthan. Gehlot says ED is being used as a "political weapon" and the countdown for PM Modi has begun. Chhattisgarh CM Baghel also commented on ED's "prowl" in the country. Congress protests outside ED office, BJP spokesperson…

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Congress announces five new guarantees in poll-bound Rajasthan

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announces five guarantees including OPS law, cow dung purchase, laptops/tablets for college students, English medium school education and ₹15-lakh insurance cover for natural disasters. He also attacked Centre alleging misuse of ED and said Modi's countdown has begun.

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Morning Digest | Mobile internet ban in Manipur extended till October 31; ED searches against Rajasthan Congress leaders kick up row ahead of Assembly polls, and more

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ED action in Rajasthan a sign of BJP’s imminent loss: Sachin Pilot

Congress unites in face of ED summons, raids. Sachin Pilot questions timing, calls it politically motivated. Pilot defends Gehlot government, says Congress stands for action against corrupt.

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Mamata decries ED searches on WB Minister and summons to Gehlot’s son

Speaking to mediapersons at her residence at Kalighat after a gap of almost a month, Ms. Banerjee raised a host of issues

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ED searches against Rajasthan Congress leaders kick up row ahead of Assembly polls

Enforcement Directorate’s raids on the premises of two Congress leaders as part of a money laundering probe, and a summons issued to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s son, led to a political slugfest with Mr. Gehlot accusing the BJP-led Union government of using the Enforcement Directorate like “swarms of locusts”

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Congress ‘politicising’ ED raids in Rajasthan exam paper leak case: BJP

BJP alleges Congress govt. in Rajasthan trying to "politicise" ED raids against "big fishes" in paper leak case. Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat claims Gehlot govt. is "most corrupt" and ED action is PM Modi's resolve to not tolerate corruption

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ED summons Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot’s son in FEMA case

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot’s son Vaibhav has been asked to depose before the federal agency’s headquarters in New Delhi on October 27, the sources said.

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Rajasthan: ED raids Cong Chief's residence regarding paper leak, summons CM’s son; Gehlot targets BJP

ED is also conducting search operations at nearly a dozen locations in Rajasthan. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Modi government has no vision for future, says Priyanka at rally in Rajasthan

Congress’ Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slams Modi govt for lack of vision, unemployment & privatisation of PSUs. Ashok Gehlot announces ₹10,000 annual financial aid for women ahead of assembly polls.

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BJP MP accuses Congress MLA Danish of faking attack on convoy

Congress MLA Danish Abrar's alleged attack has taken a political twist ahead of Rajasthan Assembly polls. BJP MP Kirodi Lal Meena accused Abrar of orchestrating the attack with his own men. Abrar was rewarded with a ticket for his loyalty to CM Gehlot. Meena alleged Abrar released a fabricated video…

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In Rajasthan, itch for change, or a yen for continuity?

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's emphasis on bachat, raahat, badhat schemes to beat Rajasthan's trend of incumbent gov'ts being voted out. BJP and Congress vying for power, with RLP and AAP also contesting. BJP's Vijay Bainsla and Congress' Sachin Pilot contesting in Tonk. BJP's Diya Kumari and Congress' Rafeeq Khan…

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'Why is he being a coward?': Ashok Gehlot on Shekhawat approaching court over Sanjivani 'scam'

Rajasthan CM Gehlot calls Union Minister Shekhawat a "coward" for moving court against his arrest in the alleged Sanjivani scam. He also slams Mr. Shekhawat for failing to declare ERCP as a national project

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Congress releases second list of 43 candidates for Rajasthan election

The ruling Congress announced its second list on October 22, comprising 43 candidates, for the Rajasthan Assembly election.

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Assembly Polls: Congress declares first list of 33 candidates for Rajasthan

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will contest from Sardarpura Constituency. Read further on Dynamite News:

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