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Reach and impact of election campaigns in Rajasthan

In Rajasthan's Assembly elections, 37% of voters decided who to vote for at the last minute, with 48% of them voting for the Congress. Campaigns were important in swaying voters, with the Congress and BJP using phone calls, SMS, WhatsApp, and door-to-door visits.

The Hindu

Did welfare measures make a mark on Rajasthan voters?

Rajasthan's welfare schemes had broad reach, esp. among SCs, Muslims, and vulnerable econ. sections. Indira Gandhi Shahri Rojgar Yojana, Indira Gandhi Cylinder Yojana, and free electricity scheme benefitted many. However, only in two schemes did Congress gain advantage.

The Hindu

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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INDIA bloc leader Omar Abdullah minces no words to criticise Congress over poll debacle

National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah said he attributed the recent electoral losses in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh to the shortcomings of the Congress party

The Hindu

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Bowlers help Rajasthan crush Assam

Pitted against Assam in their last Group D game of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Rajasthan steamrolled the last-placed team in some style, registering an eight-wicket win in Chandigarh on Tuesday.

The Times of India

PM Modi asks Indians to be prepared for more Opposition ‘meltdowns’, warns against divisive agenda

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a combative post uncharacteristically dotted with emojis on “X”, asked Indians to be prepared for “many more meltdowns” from the Opposition, and to “beware of their divisive agenda”.

The Hindu

Rajasthan Congress authorises high command to appoint Leader of the Opposition

Congress Legislature Party passes resolution authorising party high command to pick Leader of Opposition in Rajasthan Assembly. Outgoing CM Gehlot, Rajasthan Congress chief Dotasra, senior leader Pilot & newly elected MLAs attended meeting.

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Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi: Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena chief shot dead in Jaipur

JAIPUR: Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi, president of the right-wing group Shri Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Rajasthan's capital Jaipur on Tuesday. One of the assialants was also killed in in retaliatory firing.

The Times of India

Poll adjourned in Rajasthan Assembly seat due to candidate's death now on Jan. 5

Rajasthan's Karanpur Assembly seat, adjourned due to death of Congress candidate, will hold polling on Jan 5, 2024. Counting of votes on Jan 8. Nomination submission starts Dec 12, last date Dec 19. Scrutiny on Dec 20, withdrawal by Dec 22. BJP won 115 of 199 seats in Dec 3…

The Hindu

ED raids nearly a dozen locations in Haryana, Rajasthan in gangster Lawrence Bishnoi case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches at nearly a dozen locations in Haryana and Rajasthan on Tuesday in connection with the jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi case. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Stalin congratulates parties that won in four States

M.K. Stalin, CM of Tamil Nadu, congratulated winning parties in Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan for their Assembly election wins. He wished them a term of positive change, progress, and prosperity for all.

The Hindu

‘Congress secured more votes than BJP in 4 States’

Despite defeat of the Congress in three major States in the Hindi belt, senior leader and MLC B.K. Hariprasad claimed that the party has secured over 9.44 lakh more votes than the BJP, which is all set to form governments in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh.

The Hindu

Except Telangana silver lining, exit polls miss the mark again

The assembly election results in five states have sprung a surprise for most pollsters. While the BJP got a comfortable majority in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, the Congress managed to win only Telangana and the Zoram People’s Movement stormed to power in Mizoram.

Newslaundry

Modi is not a national leader but a Hindi belt politician: Congress leader Ugrappa

Referring to the BJP victory in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, Congress leader V.S. Ugrappa said that the election results once again proved that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was only a Hindi belt leader.

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Rajasthan registers maximum number of cases against noise pollution, Delhi zero

Rajasthan contributed 98.9 per cent of the total 7,378 cases registered under the Noise pollution acts in 2022, while Uttar Pradesh registered one case and Delhi zero cases, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) annual report. Read further on Dynamite News:

Newslaundry

How BJP’s organisational drive transformed a ‘close race’ to emphatic wins

For a Sunday that saw clear verdicts in four assembly polls, subsequent explanations haven’t been in short supply. Amid a slew of factors attributable to the BJP’s victory in three Hindi heartland states, and the Congress’s consolation win in Telangana, the centrepiece has been the role of an organisational reset…

The Hindu

Punjab Police arrest two operatives of banned outfit Sikhs for Justice

Two Sikhs for Justice operatives arrested for writing pro-Khalistan slogans in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan. Arrests made by CI Bathinda, backed by SFJ leader Gurpatwant Pannun and Jagjeet Singh of Sikhs for Justice in New York. FIR registered, investigation ongoing.

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Analysis | Did overconfident regional satraps who ignored Congress’ central leadership cost the party?

The stunning defeat of the loss of the Congress in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan not only reflected the failure of the top leadership in being assertive with regard to decision making but also the overconfidence of regional straps

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Country has rejected negativity, don’t vent anger of defeat in Parliament, PM Modi tells Opposition

Assembly election results 2023: PM Modi he said that such a course of action, of venting frustration against electoral losses, would be counter-productive to the Opposition and harmful for the country.

The Hindu

Results disappointing but Congress not dejected, says Jairam Ramesh

Congress disappointed in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh but vote share is close to BJP. AICC’s Jairam Ramesh said this is reason for hope and revival.

Newslaundry

INDIA challenge, Modi charm: What editorials said on election results

Mizoram still counts its votes even as at least three of the four other states which recently held assembly elections have thrown out their governments. And it’s not just anti-incumbency that has defined the change, as the mandate in Madhya Pradesh has spelt out.

Newslaundry

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.

Newslaundry

A scheme, Modi’s magic, an ‘irresponsible’ Congress: How BJP scripted victory in MP

Three months ago, no one would have imagined that the BJP would return to power in Madhya Pradesh. Even the party’s own central leadership was wary about reintroducing Shivraj Singh Chouhan as its chief ministerial candidate in the assembly elections – results of which gave the BJP 164 seats to…

The Hindu

BJP sweeps tribal seats across M.P., Chhattisgarh; BAP opens account

BJP's courting of tribal vote in MP, Chhattisgarh & Rajasthan paid off; PM's Rs 24,000 cr plan for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups & BJP's focus on tribal representation, culture & nationalistic identity helped. BAP's "alternate politics" & Gondwana Gantantra Party's alliance with BSP also won seats.

The Hindu

Decisive wins: On M.P., Rajasthan, Telangana and Chhattisgarh Assembly election results

The BJP’s victories signify a consolidation of its hold over the Hindi heartland and in straight contests against its principal national opponent, the Congress

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