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Vaibhav Gehlot seen as having several advantages in Jalore, including being well-educated, and young; Rajput anger against BJP too may prove decisive
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In preparation for the Lok Sabha elections, Jalore, a rural constituency in Rajasthan, is gearing up with 2,64,331 eligible voters and a literacy rate of 54.86%. The BJP has replaced its incumbent MP with farmer Lumbaram Chaudhary, while Congress has named Vaibhav Gehlot, son of former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, as the candidate from Jalore-Sirohi. Despite the BJP's stronghold in Jalore in the past four Lok Sabha elections, the Congress has made significant gains, winning 99 seats in the 2018 state election, setting the stage for a closely contested battle in Rajasthan.
Read about the protest by teachers in Ludhiana demanding regularisation of their services. Find out the reasons behind their protest and the challenges they face.
Ludhiana: Demanding regularisation of their services, three BEd-TET teachers from a contractual teachers’ union climbed on top of a water tank at Jawa.