Rajasthan Meeting Polls | BJP Surges Forward Of Cong As Counting Of Votes Progresses

Jaipur, Dec 3: The BJP crossed the midway mark in Rajasthan with its candidates main in 114 seats whereas the Congress was forward in 68, in keeping with Election Fee developments out there on Sunday for the meeting polls.
The Bharat Adivasi Celebration (BAP) and BSP are main in three seats every and the CPI (M) was main in a single. The Rashtriya Loktantrik Celebration (RLP) and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) have been main in a single seat every.
Unbiased candidates are main in eight constituencies.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Tikaram Jully, Brijendra Ola, Vishvendra Singh, Mahendra Jeet Singh Malvia are among the many Congress candidates who’re main whereas parliamentary affairs minister Shanti Dhariwal and meeting speaker CP Joshi are trailing.
Congress candidate Sachin Pilot is main on Tonk seat with a margin of 943 votes whereas BJP chief and former chief minister Vasundhara Raje is main in Jhalrapatan meeting seat with 7,025 votes.
Among the many BJP candidates main have been Diya Kumari from Vidgyadhar Nagar, Baba Balaknath from Tijara, Kirodi Meena from Sawai Madhopur and Mahant Pratap Puri from Pokaran BJP rebels Yoonus Khan (Deedwana) and Ravindra Singh Bhati (Sheo) are among the many 10 impartial candidates who’re main in preliminary developments.
With the preliminary ballot developments giving an edge to the BJP, Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat took a jibe at Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, saying folks have come out of the spell of the “magician”.
“The ‘magic’ has ended and Rajasthan has come out of the spell of the magician. Individuals have voted for the honour of girls and for the welfare of the poor,” he stated.
Gehlot was born right into a household of magicians and assisted his father throughout his excursions.
“Individuals have failed the ensures of Congress. They’ve voted to throw corrupt Congress out,” Shekhawat advised reporters right here.
He asserted that the BJP might be forming the federal government within the state with an enormous mandate.
e forming the state authorities with an enormous mandate.
BJP candidate from Kota north Prahlad Gunjal additionally stated that the BJP goes to type the federal government.
“Rajasthan has given the mandate and the image will change into clear in someday,” he stated.
When requested who would be the CM, he stated, “This might be determined by the occasion excessive command. Now we have large leaders like Vasundhara Raje and we want not convey from outdoors.” Gunjal is contesting in opposition to parliamentary affairs minister Shanti Dhariwal.
Polling in 199 out of 200 meeting constituencies was held on November 25.
The election in Sriganganagar’s Karanpur seat was postponed as a result of demise of Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh Koonar.
Counting of votes polled within the November 25 meeting elections in Rajasthan bought underway at 8 am amid tight safety preparations.
A complete of 36 counting centres have been arrange 199 of the state’s 200 meeting constituencies which went to ballot. Election to the Sriganganagar’s Karanpur seat was postponed as a result of demise of Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh Koonar.
As many as 1,862 candidates are within the fray for 199 seats.
Whereas 30 election districts have one counting centre, Jaipur, Jodhpur and Nagaur have two centres every. “All District Election Officers, Police Commissioners and Superintendents of Police have been instructed to strictly comply with the safety protocol on the counting centre,” CEO Gupta stated.
He stated that three-tier safety preparations have been ensured on the counting venue and solely these with authorised passes would have the ability to enter.
“Separate counting halls have been made for every meeting seat on the counting centre, the place as per the directions of the Fee, tables have been organized for counting of postal ballots and EVMs,” he stated.
Incumbent Congress and its rival Congress performed intense ballot marketing campaign and are each hopeful of forming a authorities.
Whereas most of pollsters predicted an edge for the BJP, three exit polls of their higher restrict forecast a Congress win within the desert state. (Businesses)