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FIVE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS

BATTLE

HEATS UP

The results of assembly elections will have a big impact on the general elections next

year. Both Congress and BJP are treating these elections as a semi-final for the 2024

elections. What are they promising to these states and other parts of the country?

OUR BUREAU
New Delhi/Tel Aviv/Ramallah
s campaign picks up in five
states which will hold elections
Ain November, everything pos-
sible – from tall promises to political
alignment of all sorts – is happening
in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya
Pradesh, Telangana and Mizoram.
Also, the level of political discourse is
getting heated and – in some cases –
toxic.
The counting of votes will be
done on December 3. The results will
have a big impact on the general elec-
tions next year. Both Congress and
BJP are treating these elections as a
semi-final for the 2024 elections and
leaving no stone unturned in their ef-
fort to sweep the polls.
On Thursday, the Enforcement
Directorate (ED) carried out search-
es at the properties of Rajasthan Con-
gress President Govind Singh Dotasra
and the party’s candidate for the Ma- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan holds an election campaign in support of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Krish-
hua Assembly seat as part of a money na Gaur from the Govindpura Assembly constituency ahead of the State Assembly elections, in Bhopal on Friday (ANI Photo)
laundering inquiry into an alleged ex-
amination paper leak case in the poll- mobile phones and our email were Dotasara said that as much as the cen- 15 lakh for loss due to natural disas-
bound state. The premises of Dotasra, seized. Neither any paper nor any jew- tral agency will be misused, the people ters, a law for old pension schemes for
a former Minister for School Educa- ellery was seized. If I have earned any- of Rajasthan will definitely teach a les- government employees, purchase of
tion, in Sikar and Jaipur, apart from thing in life, I have earned the love of son to the BJP in the coming elections. cow dung at Rs 2 per kg and English
party candidate from Mahua seat in Congress workers. But I appeal to all As his government comes under medium education to all the students.
Dausa, Omprakash Hudla, and some of you to tell this to the people of the pressure because of ED raids, Ashok These five guarantees are in addi-
others were searched. entire Rajasthan that the Congress Gehlot, during a press conference in tion to two earlier promises made by
After the raid, Dotasara said that worker is not weak or cowardly.” Jaipur, announced five more guaran- Ashok Gehlot during Priyanka Gand-
not a single rupee was seized from Speaking on Chief Minister tees for the people of Rajasthan ahead hi Vadra’s visit. The previous two
him, only 3 mobile phones and e-mail Ashok Gehlot’s son, Vaibhav Gehlot of the upcoming assembly elections guarantees included Rs 10,000 every
details have been taken by ED. Ad- summoned by ED, Dotasara said “No on November 25. The five promises by year to the female head of the family
dressing the people in Sikar, Dotasara matter how much the central gov- the Rajasthan CM included free lap- and domestic gas cylinders to 1.4 crore
said “There is no point of tension. ernment misuses its central agency, tops and tablets to students in the first families for Rs 500. “At present, Con-
Not even 1 rupee was seized. Only 3 Congress leaders are not afraid of it.” year of college, insurance cover of Rs Continued on next page... >>

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