{
  "id": 11894379,
  "title": "Ashok Gehlot Says Farmers Will 'Teach BJP A Lesson' In Rajasthan Panchayat Polls, Predicts Strong Congress Mandate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/ashok-gehlot-says-farmers-will-teach-bjp-a-lesson-in-rajasthan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T08:36:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/ashok-gehlot-says-farmers-will-teach-bjp-a-lesson-in-rajasthan-panchayat-polls-predicts-strong-congress-mandate"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jaipur, Rajasthan, India - Congress leader Ashok Gehlot has warned that farmers in the state are dissatisfied with Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma's administration and predict a setback for the BJP in the upcoming Panchayat polls. Farmers work only for 25 days, Gehlot remarked, criticizing Sharma's recent statement. The Congress leader expressed confidence in securing a strong mandate in the election. Rajasthan State Election Commission has announced the polls in four phases from October 23 to November 28, 2026, with the Model Code of Conduct already in effect. CM Bhajanlal Sharma, in his address to Panchayati Raj representatives on October 2, emphasized the government's focus on farmers, rural infrastructure, and development. Sharma highlighted schemes like the Kisan Samman Nidhi, which has increased the subsidy to Rs 9,000 and provided over Rs 14,400 crore to more than 76 lakh farmers. The government is also working towards providing daytime electricity to farmers across the state by 2027.",
  "summary": "Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], October 4: Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said that farmers in the state are unhappy with the governance of Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma and that the BJP will face a setback in the Panchayat polls. \"They said that farmers work for only 25 days. CM should not have said this. Farmers across the state are unhappy with this. They will teach a lesson in this…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}