Rajasthan Assembly

Seizures in five election states up 636% in 5 yrs; Telangana tops the list

While not linked to the polls, the EC's drive in Mizoram led to the recovery of an orangutan. Exotic animals are smuggled into the state from Myanmar

Rajasthan Assembly passes demand for grants for Excise Department

Rajasthan Assembly on Thursday passed demand for grants for the Excise Department by voice vote. Replying to the debate in the Assembly, Excise Minister Parsadi Lal Meena said the Rajasthan government is committed to prohibiting liquor in the state. The government has earned more revenue by selling less liquor as compared to the previous years. After the discussion, the House passed the demand for a grant of over Rs 1.80 billion for the department by voice vote. Meena said liquor shops remained closed for three months during the Covid period. To protect the shopkeepers from the adverse effects of Covid, exemption has been given in various duties and taxes. Minister of State for Ayurveda, Subhash Garg said in the Assembly that a 20-year road map is being developed in the state through AYUSH policy to develop Ayurveda and other medical systems. The budget for Ayurveda has been doubled by the state government in the last three years. He said many institutions have been opened for the

BJP walks out of Rajasthan Assembly over minister's remark against PM Modi

BJP on Wednesday walked out from Rajasthan Assembly as state Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shanti Dhariwal alleged women are most unsafe in the Lok Sabha constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi

BJP won't topple govt, will win Rajasthan on its own steam in 2023: Shah

He exuded confidence that the BJP will win the 2023 assembly elections in Rajasthan with two-thirds majority.

Rajasthan CM Gehlot's cabinet to have 12 new faces, 5 from rival Pilot camp

The Congress government will have a total of 30 ministers, including 18 who had resigned earlier.

Rajasthan bypolls: Results of two assembly seats to be announced on Tuesday

For Dhariyawad assembly constituency, 300 postal ballot papers were issued in four categories, out of which a total of 285 postal ballots have been received.

Rajasthan's Vallabhnagar and Dhariawad set for bypolls on Saturday

Polling will be held from 7 am to 6 pm at 638 polling booths in both the assembly constituencies and counting of votes will take place on November 2.

Polling begins for three assembly seats in Rajasthan amid tight security

The polling in three assembly constituencies of Rajasthan began at 7 am on Saturday, amid tight security arrangements

Congress will win all 3 assembly bypolls in Rajasthan: Ajay Maken

All India Congress Committee general secretary in-charge for Rajasthan Ajay Maken on Monday exuded confidence

Rajasthan Assembly passes demand for higher education grants via voice vote

The Rajasthan Assembly on Tuesday passed the demand for grants for higher education by voice vote amid an uproar by the BJP over the phone-tapping row

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Rajasthan assembly passes three bills to counter Centre's farm laws

The Rajasthan assembly on Monday passed three bills by voice vote to counter the farm laws enacted by the Centre recently

Rajasthan MLA who attended Assembly session tests Covid-19 positive

Rajasthan's Phalodi MLA Pabbaram Vishnoi, who attended the Vidhan Sabha session on Friday, has tested COVID-19 positive on Monday, confirmed officials

Win in trust vote message for those trying to topple elected govts: Gehlot

The Congress government on Friday won the motion of confidence in the state assembly by voice vote

Ashok Gehlot says it will be victory of truth in Rajasthan Assembly

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said it would be "a victory of truth" during the assembly session that began on Friday.

No interim order on plea against BSP MLAs merger with Cong in Rajasthan: SC

BJP MLA Madan Dilawar said that these six Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLAs have been wrongly allowed by the assembly speaker to merge with the ruling Congress party

Horse-trading 'rates' rose after Assembly session was announced: Gehlot

The deadlock over convening the Rajasthan Assembly ended on Wednesday with Governor Kalraj Mishra agreeing to call a session from August 14

Rajasthan political crisis: CLP meeting under CM Gehlot to be held today

Amid an ongoing political crisis in the Rajasthan, Congress Legislature Party (CLP) is set to meet under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday at Hotel Fairmont

Rajasthan Governor setting 'dangerous precedent', says Ahmed Patel

Amid the faceoff between the Rajasthan Governor and the Ashok Gehlot government over convening the special Assembly session, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel said it could set a dangerous precedent

BSP approaches Rajasthan HC against its MLAs' merger with Congress

BSP on Wednesday approached the Rajasthan High Court against the merger of six of its MLAs in the state with the Congress party amid the ongoing political crisis