Sachin Pilot
6 articles on India Vote Kar are tagged “Sachin Pilot”, published between November 2018 and December 2018. They are filed mainly under Congress, BJP. They are listed below, newest first, followed by related coverage and topics.
Rajasthan portfolios allocated as Ashok Gehlot keeps nine departments, including home
Rajasthan’s newly inducted ministers have been given their portfolios, with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot retaining nine departments, among them finance and home. Governor Kalyan Singh approved the allocation late on Wednesday night on Gehlot’s advice, according to orders from the Cabinet Secretariat. How the decision was reached Besides the Chief Minister and his deputy, the list covers 13 cabinet ministers and 10 ministers of state. The 23 ministers took oath on Monday, a week after Gehlot and Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot were sworn in. The portfolios were finalised afterRead More
Counting day: Congress ahead in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, close fight in Madhya Pradesh
As votes were counted in five state elections seen as a semi-final ahead of the 2019 general election, the Congress was leading in two BJP-ruled Hindi heartland states, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, and was locked in a tight race in Madhya Pradesh. It was trailing in Mizoram, which it governed, while the ruling TRS appeared set to keep Telangana comfortably. Why the results matter For the BJP, the polls were the last test of its policies before seeking another term at the Centre. A strong result for the Congress was expectedRead More
Rajasthan exit polls: aggregate gives Congress 112 seats, BJP 78
Exit polls released on Friday, after voting ended in five states, indicated that Rajasthan would keep up its pattern of voting out the sitting government. Results for Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram were due on Tuesday, December 11. What the numbers suggest An aggregate of the exit polls put the Congress at 112 and the BJP at 78 of the 199 Rajasthan seats where voting took place. A party needs 100 seats to form the government. Apart from anti-incumbency, the BJP had lost several prominent members before theRead More
Sachin Pilot asks if Yogi Adityanath will campaign for BJP’s Yoonus Khan in Tonk
Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot, who is contesting Tonk against Yoonus Khan, the BJP’s only Muslim candidate in the state election, has repeatedly challenged the BJP to say whether Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath would come to Tonk to campaign for Khan. A day on the campaign trail On Wednesday, Pilot toured nine panchayats and the town itself, accusing the BJP of exploiting caste and religion. He framed the contest as a clash of ideologies rather than personalities. It is his first assembly election, and the seat lies outsideRead More
Rajasthan polls 2018: Congress ends 46-year tradition by fielding Sachin Pilot from Tonk
The Congress decision to field Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee president Sachin Pilot, 41, from Tonk in the December 7 assembly election has ended the party’s 46-year practice of nominating a Muslim candidate in the constituency. Pilot, who visited a Devnarayan temple in Tonk district as a child with his father Rajesh Pilot and took his sons Aaran and Vehaan there in September, will be contesting his first assembly election. Why Tonk Pilot was elected to the Lok Sabha from Dausa in 2004 and Ajmer in 2009, losing Ajmer in 2014Read More
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