AICC general secretary Mukul Wasnik, in a statement, announced the candidates for seats in southern Chhattisgarh, which is infested by Naxals.
Alleging that there was a sense of fear and intimidation in the "rule of tyranny", Gehlot said the Modi government's veil was coming off with exposes on corruption, particularly in the Rafale fighter jet deal.
On 7 January 2019, the tenure of MP assembly ends.
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The resignations of Sopte and Shirodkar have brought down the strength of the Congress, hitherto the single-largest party in Goa, from 16 to 14 MLAs, which is equivalent to the number of lawmakers of the ruling BJP.
Meena, who is a five-time legislator and seen as the patriarch of the Meena community, said Sachin Pilot "was already a chief minister for the Congress" so he should clear his stand on reservation to Gujjars and Meenas.
The Congress had set up a three-member committee to look into the issue after a woman, a party worker from Chhattisgarh, levelled charges of sexual harassment against the chief of its students' wing.
Addressing a rally in Madhya Pradesh, Gandhi targeted the Modi government and the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led BJP government in the state over rising unemployment, corruption and unabated farmer suicides.
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Congress currently has 16 MLAs in the Goa Legislative Assembly. Their strength would be reduced to 14 if two legislators resign.
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The development comes a day after party’s Chattisgargh working president and MLA Ramdayal Uike joined the BJP in presence of party president Amit Shah.
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Promises that can be fulfilled right after coming to power will be announced in the manifesto, Pilot said.
Though the faction-ridden unit in Rajasthan has managed to put up a united face by bringing two heavyweights — former chief minister Ashok Gehlot and state Congress chief Sachin Pilot — together, it is still trying to deal with the squabbling over tickets.
Ramdayal Uike, who represents Pali-Tanakhar constituency, is considered a popular tribal leader in Bilaspur division.
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Kumari Selja, the chairperson of Congress' screening committee for the elections in Rajasthan said all other factors will be analysed later.
The first phase of voting is scheduled to take place in Chhattisgarh on November 12 and second phase on November 28. Counting of votes would take place on December 11.
The Congress also asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak up on the violence in the BJP-ruled state and apologise taking moral responsibility for what it called acts of the saffron party leaders.
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