The boycott is due to their demand to connect Palawala Jatan to Tunga. Since morning, not a single villager has arrived at the booth to vote. These villagers have boycotted the last seven elections as well.
In a remarkable display of democratic spirit, bride-to-be Rukhsar Khan, a resident of Rajasthan's Jhalawar Housing Board took a pause from her wedding ceremonies to cast her first vote. She made her way to the polling station early in the morning.
The ruling Congress is eyeing another term while the BJP is seeking to replace the Ashok Gehlot government, banking on the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The ruling Congress is eyeing another term while the BJP is seeking to replace the Ashok Gehlot government, banking on the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The ruling Congress is eyeing another term while the BJP is seeking to replace the Ashok Gehlot government, with the party banking on the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The BJP's Rajasthan chief CP Joshi took a veiled dig at the Congress government amid the ongoing polling for 199 Assembly seats in Rajasthan, saying that every vote cast would be for good governance over 'terrorism' and justice over injustice.
National spokesperson of Congress and candidate from Udaipur Assembly seat, Professor Gourav Vallabh, cast his vote at the polling booth located at St. Mary's School in the city. Earlier Gourav Vallabh reached the historical Jagdish temple where he took the blessings of Lord Jagadish and
Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Saturday claimed that the BJP will form a strong government in Rajasthan where polling for the 199-member assembly began on Saturday morning.
Voting began in 199 out of 200 assembly seats in Rajasthan on Saturday after days of hectic campaigning by major political parties including the ruling Congress and BJP.