Assembly Elections 2018: 118 candidates file 151 papers in poll-bound Rajasthan on Thursday

A total of 118 candidates filed 151 nominations in poll-bound Rajasthan on Thursday, including BJP leaders Arun Chaturvedi, Gulab Chand Kataria, BSP leader Navin Pilania and Congress hopefuls Pramod Jain and Dheeraj Gurjar.

Apart from prominent names in Congress, many hopefuls have also filed their nominations even though the party was yet to announce its list of candidates.

Congress leader and two-time MLA Pramod Jain Bhaya filed nomination in modest manner for Anta assembly on Thursday.  Bhaya’s candidature has, however, not been declared so far by the Congress party.

Bhaya with a handful of supporters reached the SDM office on Thursday noon and filed the nomination, however before filing the nomination, he visited temples of the area and sought divine blessings. So far, 269 candidates have filed 343 sets of nominations, Rajasthan Chief Electoral Officer Anand Kumar said.

—With PTI inputs