Ahead of voting, Ashok Gehlot’s big Rajasthan claim: ‘Cong winning 156 seats, will break tradition’
Gehlot's claim is different from Congress leadership's earlier assessment of a close contest.
Gehlot's claim is different from Congress leadership's earlier assessment of a close contest.
At a public rally in Kota in the poll-bound state, the PM alleged that a rally by the banned outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) is being carried out in the state with full police protection.
Due to the candidate's death, now the assembly polls will be held in 199 out of 200 assembly constituencies in Rajasthan on November 25. Election on this seat would be rescheduled later.
In a letter to all such party rebels, AICC Incharge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa asked them to mend ways and toe the party line otherwise disciplinary action will be initiated against them.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has many 'Alpsankhyak Morcha' (minority cells), has been hesitant in fielding minority candidates from the 200 assembly seats in the northern state.
Yoonus Khan, considered to be a close aid of Vasundhara Raje, was denied ticket from Deedwana.
This is 433 per cent more than the seizures made during the entire MCC period in the 2018 Assembly elections which stood at Rs 70 crore in 65 days.
Kharge was speaking after a meeting of the Congress Central Election Committee (CEC) convened to discuss the choice of candidates for the Rajasthan polls.
In the last assembly polls in 2018, the Congress had given five seats to its alliance partners, the Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD), the RLD, and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). Out of the five, two went to the RLD (founded by Ajit Sinhg).
Mukesh Yadav will contest from Bansur, Mandan Mohan Bhandari from Bayana-Roopwas, and Rameshwar B Gurja from Dausa, the party statement said.
