Assembly Elections 2013

Raj assembly polls: 321 nominations rejected

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 21:08

As many as 321 nominations were rejected as scrutiny of documents for December one assembly elections in Rajasthan was held on Wednesday.

Modi`s poll rallies in desert state on Nov 19

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 20:34

BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will address four public rallies in poll-bound Rajasthan on November 19.

Congress will retain power in Rajasthan: Ghulam Nabi Azad

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 15:18

Union Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Congress would retain power in Rajasthan on the basis of the work done by the UPA government at the Centre and Gehlot government in the state.

Assembly polls: After Rahul`s call, Rajasthan minister enters fray

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 00:55

After a phone call from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Rajasthan minister Hemaram Choudhary, who had decided not to contest the state Assembly polls, filed his nomination for Gudamalani seat on Tuesday.

Rajasthan polls 2013: Revenue minister Choudhary yet to file his nomination

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 12:33

With only a day left to file papers for the December 1 elections, the Revenue minister Hemaram Choudhary reportedly left for Gujarat without filing his nomination, party sources said.

Rajasthan polls: Congress announces final list of 22 candidates

Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2013, 21:49

Congress on Monday released the final list of 22 candidates for the Rajasthan Assembly polls.

Vasundhara Raje files nomination from Jhalrapatan, calls for Congress-free Rajasthan

Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2013, 13:17

Bharatiya Janata Party’s Rajasthan chief, Vasundhara Raje, filed her nomination from Jhalawar on Monday and promised to bring a change in the state if her party was voted to power.

Ravana Rajput Samaj warns BJP, Cong of using NOTA in Raj polls

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 22:23

Angry over being neglected by BJP and Congress in distribution of tickets, Rajasthan Ravana Rajput Samaj on Sunday threatened to either use the NOTA option or support Independent candidates during the upcoming Assembly polls.

Royal Rajasthan: A cradle of colours and cultures

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 13:50

With a history dating back to 5000 years old, Rajathan boasts of opulent monuments that stand testimony to a glorious past and from whose walls reverberate, countless tales of chivalry, heroism, honour and romance.

Rs 35 lakh seized ahead of polls in Rajasthan

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 09:16

Separate raids by authorities in the poll-bound state of Rajasthan have yielded Rs 35 lakh in cash, sources said.

Discord out in open in Raj BJP camp over candidates` list

Last Updated: Friday, November 8, 2013, 21:38

With the announcement of list of candidates for the December 1 Assembly elections, rebellion is out in the open among BJP rank and file in Rajasthan`s Hadoti region, once a stronghold of the opposition party.

Rajasthan polls: 151 candidates file nomination on Day 4

Last Updated: Friday, November 8, 2013, 19:42

As many as 151 candidates, including 20 of BJP and 14 of Congress, Friday, filed their papers on the fourth day of filing of nominations for the December 1 Assembly elections in Rajasthan.

Reservation issue: Jat body to oppose Cong in Rajasthan Assembly polls

Last Updated: Friday, November 8, 2013, 18:43

Accusing the Congress of adopting double standards on the Jat reservation issue, a section of the Jat community on Friday announced to oppose the party in the December 1 Assembly elections in Rajasthan.

Vasundhara Raje - Leading a resurgent BJP in Rajasthan

Last Updated: Friday, November 8, 2013, 16:56

With most of the opinion polls predicting a victory for the BJP in the Assembly polls in Rajasthan, all eyes are on Vasundhara Raje, the president of her party in the state and also its CM candidate for 2013 polls.

Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2013: Issues

Last Updated: Friday, November 8, 2013, 16:46

From 1990 onwards, every election in Rajasthan has seen the Congress and the BJP trade the benches in state Assembly. So, one can ill-afford to ignore the anti-incumbency factor in the state. And least so can Ashok Gehlot, whose second coming as the Chief Minister of the state was interspersed by a term in the office for BJP’s Vasundhara Raje Scindia.