The voting percentage in Rajasthan, known for voting out the incumbent government at every election, was slightly higher compared to the last time. In the 2018 election, 74.24 percent of people voted, while this time the figure stood at 74.62 percent.
When counting the postal ballots, the percentage was 74.71 percent in 2018 and increased to 75.45 percent this year, according to data released a day after polling.
Although the conventional wisdom suggests that a higher turnout could mean the ruling government will be voted out, this notion is not applicable in Rajasthan. Since the 1990s, the state has consistently voted out the ruling government.
However, the Congress government led by Ashok Gehlot is hoping for a second term, while the BJP is waiting for an opportunity to take charge.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today predicted that the INDIA Alliance will be wiped out in the assembly elections being held in the three heartland states, including Rajasthan. He said, “I have seen in the three states that the ‘Indi alliance’ (INDIA alliance) will be wiped out. The women and farmers there are going to uproot the Congress party,” during an election rally in Telangana’s Toopran.
Former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje offered prayers at the Gotameshwar Mahadev Temple in Pratapgarh and the Tripura Sundari Temple in Banswara district earlier today.
Unlike previous elections, the BJP has not projected Ms. Raje as the Chief Ministerial candidate in the state this time and is contesting under the banner of PM Modi.
Polling in 199 out of 200 assembly seats in Rajasthan was held on Saturday, and the results will be declared on December 3.
The election for the Karanpur seat in Sriganganagar district has been postponed due to the unfortunate death of the Congress candidate.
