INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
the Rajasthan assembly election is underway
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is facing a major challenge as the northern state has always voted out the incumbent government for more
Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, however, is looking to hold on to power by riding on her government's schemes and the work it has done for
rally and said the Election Commission must act
The Congress is counting on anti-incumbency to win in Rajasthan
In the last round of by-elections in February, the Congress wrested the Ajmer and Alwar Lok Sabha seats and the Mandalgarh assembly seat
The votes for Rajasthan will be counted on December 11 along with Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Chhattisgarh.For the latest News
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"As a woman chief minister, casting my vote at a pink polling booth run completely by women gives me a great sense of pride
I urge you all to go out and vote, celebrate your identity and exercise your right," Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje said.Pink booths in
RajasthanDecorated with pink and white balloons, the women's polling booths are a new experiment by the Election Commission to help increase
the participation of women in the electoral system
"We are seeing that women's participation is increasing in all sectors -- be it government or private
So we wanted to experiment with stations managed exclusively by women
Going forward, we would want more and more such pink booths," said an election officer from a pink booth in Jhalrapatan where Chief Minister
Vasundhara Raje voted this morning
"Is this the sort of example he wants to set for youngsters Congress and its allies should be restrained in their language," Rajasthan Chief
Minister Vasundhara Raje said on the comments by Bihar politician Sharad Yadav that was seen as body-shaming the chief minister
The BJP in Rajasthan has complained to the Election Commission after Mr Yadav's outrageous comments last Friday in Alwar
Voters protest at polling booth No
253 and 254 in Ahor constituency of Jalore as voting has been stopped following electronic voting machine (EVM) malfunction: news agency ANI
An electronic voting machine (EVM) is being replaced at polling booth No
172 in Bikaner's Kisamidesar following a technical issue: news agency ANI Rajasthan Congress leader Ashok Gehlot casts his vote at polling
Union Minister of State for Agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat casts his vote at polling booth No
128 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan
A 90-year-old man arrives at polling booth No
104 in Sardarpura constituency of Jodhpur district to cast his vote
Rajasthan Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria casts his vote at a polling station in Udaipur
The Rajasthan assembly has 200 seats, but election in Alwar district's Ramgarh constituency has been put off due to the death of Bahujan
Samaj Party candidate Laxman Singh
"More than two lakh electronic voting machines (EVMs) and verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines will be used in the elections,"
chief electoral officer Anand Kumar said on Thursday
He said it was for the first time that VVPAT machines are being used in Rajasthan
"We will sit and discuss this after our party gets a majority in the election," Congress leader Sachin Pilot said on who would be the chief
ministerial candidate for the party in Rajasthan
In Tonk, Sachin Pilot and Rajasthan Transport Minister and BJP candidate Yoonus Khan are face to face
Mr Khan is the only Muslim candidate fielded by his party
Ashok Gehlot is fighting for the Sardarpura seat
The polling caps a hard-fought campaign between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore casts his vote at polling booth No
252 in Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur
Vasundhara Raje formed the Rajasthan government with a massive majority in the 2013 assembly elections, in which the BJP had won a record
163 seats and the Congress could get just 21
The BSP had got three seats, while independents and candidates of other parties won 13."I am extremely shocked," she said on Bihar
politician Sharad Yadav's comment on her weight that was seen as body-shaming
"It is very important that Election Commission takes notice of the remark
Women are insulted," Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje said after casting her vote at pink polling booth No
31A at Jhalrapatan constituency in Jhalawar.The "pink polling booth" is for women
In the last assembly elections in Rajasthan, the turnout of women voters was 1 per cent higher than men
Rajasthan Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria offers prayers at Shiv temple in Udaipur before casting his vote
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje of the BJP is scheduled to cast her vote at 8:15 am for the Rajasthan assembly election
She is counting on her government's programmes to fetch her a large number of votes, enough to keep her in power for another term
The Congress is hoping anti-incumbency will work in the northern state
Mock polling being conducted at booth No
106 in Jodhpur's Sardarpura constituency
Voting for the Rajasthan assembly election will start at 8 am
Election official prepare to receive voters at a polling booth in Jodhpur
Voting for the Rajasthan assembly election will start at 8 am.The counting of votes will take place on December 11
The results of three other states - Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram - will be announced on the same day.No chief ministerial
candidate in CongressThe Congress is yet to announce a chief ministerial candidate in Rajasthan
Its election in-charge Sachin Pilot and former chief minister Ashok Gehlot are seen as front-runners for the top job if the party
wins.Voting in the Rajasthan assembly election will start at 8 am
A "pink polling booth" in Jhalawar.Prominent candidates in Rajasthan assembly election: CongressHeavyweight candidates from Congress include
Minister and State General Secretary of AICC Ashok Gehlot from Sardarpur, Senior Congress Leader and former Revenue Minister Hemaram
Choudhary from Gudha Malani, State Vice President and former Cabinet Minister Mahendra Jeet Singh Malviya from Bagidora, Former State Home
Minister Shanti Dhariwal from Kota and Son of Jaswant Singh and former MP Manvendra Singh from Jhalrapatan.Prominent candidates in Rajasthan
assembly election: BJPFrom Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), State Rural Development Minister Rajendra Rathore from Churu, State Party President
and Mayor of Jaipur Ashok Parnami from Adarsh Nagar, State Women and Child Welfare Minister Anita Bhadel from Ajmer South, State Home
Minister Gulab Chand Kataria from Udaipur, and Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje from Jhalrapatan are the prominent candidates
In the last five elections since 1993, Rajasthan has swung between the BJP and the Congress
But the Congress, which won only 21 assembly seats in 2013 against the BJP's 161, would need an 8 per cent swing in its favour to win the
election.A "pink polling booth" at Jhalawar in Rajasthan
