BJP Fights A Resurgent Congress As Rajasthan Goes To The Polls Today

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
after a high-decibel election campaign that witnessed the participation of everybody from Congress president Rahul Gandhi to Prime Minister
seats, 50 others will have rebels from both sides playing spoilsport
chief-ministerial face
Party state unit chief Sachin Pilot and former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot both have loyal followers, and it was decided at the top level
that an early decision in this regard should not be taken for fear of antagonising either faction.As many as 2,274 candidates, including 189
women, are in the fray for 199 out of 200 constituencies in the state
from 8 am to 5 pm in 199 constituencies," Rajasthan's Chief Electoral Officer Anand Kumar said, adding that elaborate security arrangements
have been made for free-and-fair polls
campaigning initially focused on agricultural issues, corruption and employment figures, but eventually swung into the realm of Lord
Hanuman's caste and "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" slogans
Telangana, Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram
The BJP had stormed to power in the 2013 Rajasthan assembly elections, winning 163 of 200 seats while the Congress could manage just
23.(With inputs from PTI)For the latest News Live Updates on Election Results from each assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan,
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