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.
Ahead of Telangana polls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government and alleged it of mired in corruption in the last 10 years. Home Minister Amit Shah appealed to the voters to vote after evaluating performance.
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.
The public is more aware of the issues of law and order, appeasement politics, and farmer loans which might become a cause for the defeat of the Congress party in the state, said Satish Poonia.
Amid the ongoing polling for 199 Assembly constituencies in Rajasthan, Union Jal Shakti Minister and senior BJP leader, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, arrived at his designated polling centre in Jodhpur to cast his vote on Saturday.
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.