CM takes whirlwind tour of six Marwar constituencies

Jodhpur: Chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday embarked on a whirlwind campaign tour across six constituencies of Marwar region on Wednesday.Addressing the gathering during this tour, Gehlot highlighted various schemes rolled out by his government, urging support for party candidates and also emphasised the need to bring the party back to power to fulfil seven guarantees promised by his government.Starting from Sojat in Pali district, Gehlot addressed public meetings at Pipar City of Bilara constituency, Balesar in Shergarh constituency, Chokha in Luni constituency and Chopasni Housing Board (CHB) in Soorsagar constituency.His campaign trail ended at Ghantaghar in Jodhpur city constituency, a permanent venue marking culmination of Gehlot’s campaigning.For the first time, Gehlot’s campaigning itinerary included CHB, which is a stronghold of BJP in Soorsagar constituency, which is being held by BJP for the past three elections. Entangled in tough fight in the entire constituency, BJP always takes the decisive lead from this area.His address at every venue found mentioning of Kerala, which broke the tradition of alternating governments through better management during the Covid outbreak.

Sr BJP leaders join race for party ticket from Mys constituency

Political activities intensify in Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency as 14 Congress leaders express interest in contesting polls. BJP camp also sees senior leaders joining the race for party ticket. CM Siddaramaiah's home turf is a prestigious battleground for both parties. BJPs Pratap Simha is the current representative, but other potential candidates include Dr BH Manjunath, Addanda C Cariappa, R Raghu, and Thejaswini Gowda. BJP needs to win at least 25 seats in Karnataka to retain power at the Centre, according to former minister B Sriramulu.

Park on JLN Marg a major issue for Malviya Nagar constituency

A small piece of green opposite the World Trade Park in Jaipur has become a burning issue for the upcoming assembly election in the Malviya Nagar constituency. Over 4,000 voters in nine adjacent colonies are involved in a legal battle with the state government over the decision to hand over the park to a private firm for the construction of a private hospital. The sitting MLA and BJP candidate, Kalicharan Saraf, promised to revoke the decision if BJP comes to power. Locals have moved the high court seeking a stay on the agreement with the private company and the Lok Adalat order.