Rajasthan session begins in the shadow of poll results
The Hindu
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The Rajasthan Assembly’s session, which was a continuation of the Budget session adjourned sine die on March 19 this year, started here on Thursday in the shadow of results of the panchayat body elections held in six districts. The Opposition BJP snatched the Jaipur Zila Pramukh’s seat from the ruling Congress despite the latter obtaining a majority in the panchayat samitis. With the rift in the Congress playing out once again, the BJP took exception to the State government not sending the file to the Governor for prorogation of the Budget session. In the first instance in the State’s parliamentary history, the Assembly's session was convened after a gap of more than five months without the previous session being prorogued. Political observers attributed the government’s unusual decision to last year’s incidents, when Governor Kalraj Mishra had repeatedly turned down the State Cabinet’s advice to convene a session in the aftermath of a rebellion staged by the then Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot along with 18 MLAs supporting him.More Related News
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